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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

1. Gambling.

2,361

2,442

1,570

1,393

1. For Offences against property other than predial larceny

2,770

2,932

3,212

4,993

1. For Opium Offences

4,468

2,147

1,790

1,070

1. 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

1. For broaching cargo....

1. For offences against property other than bronching cargo

1. For other offences,

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the person.

1. For offences against property.

1. 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%