Classification of Offences.
OFFENUES AGAINST INDIVIDUALA
(a)—Against their property
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNISANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURT AT HONG KONG DURING THE YEAR 1933.
Cases, moro disposed of, and the Number of Male, Female and Juvenile Defendants under each Head.
charges.
- Total No. of
Total No. of
Defendants.
Convicted and sentenced.
I
Discharged.
M.
F.
J.
Tota
M.
J. Total.
Committed for trial at the Supreme Court.
Committed to Prison or Petained pending Orders of II. E. the Governor.
=
M.
F.
l'ound over without further penalty.
To keep the peace
Convicted and cautioned.
I'reviously convicted.
and be of good
To answer any cbarge.
behaviour.
J.
M.
F.
J.
V.
F.
J.
Jl.
F.
J.
M.
F
J.
M.
F.
J.
105
1
12
3
1. Larceny: Simple
Stealing from the person ......
Embezzlement and fraudulent
conversion där much
Robbery
Piracy......?
.............
Burglary and housebreaking
Demanding with menaces
False pretences and cheating
Receiving and possession of stolen goods ' 734
2. Arson
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960
217
10
21
103
8
77
1
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948
675
9
26
7101
222
145
43
188
14
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I
3
98
16
08
A
::
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4.
26
8
10
10
7
9
79
756
3. Malicious domage
10
11
4. Forgery
31
31
:རྫསྠཱཿཏེ ུས
81
26
27
2
2
6
6
45
27
27
320
19
12
351
325
3
332
1
1
5
3
::
3
3
2
46
3
12
2
14
7
2
9
5. Other offences
84
92
59
4
68
5
5
3
~(b)--Against their persons.
1. Homicide
13
2..iii-trentment and grievous harm
3. Common
salt
180
194
4. Kidnapping
5. Sexual offences
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13
4. Other offences ........................ ........
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14
12
17
25
༠ཎྜ༤ :སྐ
2
6
7
+22
108
Б
114
31
31
6
4
10
7
1
12
18
622717
5
1
42
4
OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE.
(0)—Against the Crown and Government,
1. Currency offences
33
88
80
384
30
7
7
2. Sedition, intimidation and breach of
emergency regulations.
2
2
3. Unlawful societies
2
4. Trespass and damage on Crown Land.....
101
125
88
13
... |
101
127
2
14
5. Theft and damage of public stores
:
6. Misconduct by Gavernment officers......
6
7-
5
5
7. Optum and Revenue offences
2,652
2,781
2.244
289
30
2,563
96
8. Dangerous drug aid goods
9. Other off-ue's ....... ....... •
81 122
114
$4
2
86
24
13
1
128
60
18
78
6
***
Carried forward..
5,505
5,760
4,000
372
118
4,490
709
39
2
113
26
6
| :
14
762
24
1
...
:
:
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2
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1
3
2
:
1
17
17
15
:
3
4
:
2
8
4
15
3
51
15
13
1
*
20
16
2
2
+
265
38
11
14
3
8
80
28
35
34
2
(Y3)
487