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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1936.
MAGISTRACY, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1933
1934.
1935.
1986.
The number of cases reported to the Police
31,289
33,282 39.373
46,587
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrates
48,618
56,370 58,472
62,965
The number of summary convictions:—
1. For Offences against the person.......
400
292
290
360
2. Gambling.
2,361
2,442
1,570
1,393
3. For Offences against property other than predial larceny
2,770
2,932
3,212
4,993
4. For Opium Offences
4,468
2,147
1,790
1,070
5. For other Offences
34,728
37,623
40,979
45.847
The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts
3,851
5,146
8,174
8,128
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensious, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1933.
1034.
1935.
1936.
The number of offences reported to the Police
550
648
684
529
The number of persons apprehended by the Polies or summɔnal
before the Marine Magistrate
912
1,132
1,160
1,049
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For offences against the person
2. For broaching cargo....
3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo
4. For other offences,
The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—
1. For offences against the person.
2. For offences against property.
3. For other offences
The number of persons acquitted :—
1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court 2. In the Superior Courts
52:::
527
621
647
501
33
43
63
...
119
32%