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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1938.
MAGISTRACY, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON,
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1935.
1936.
1937.
1938.
The number of cases reported to the Police
39.373
46,587 55,722
60,943
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrales
58,472
62,965 71,551
76,257
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For Offences against the person..
290
360
440
532
2. Gambling.
1,670
1,393
2.648
3,046
3. For Offences against property other than predial larceny
3.212
1,993 10,817
8,500
4. For Opin Offences
1,790
1,070
857
2,211
5. For other Offences
10,979
45,347
48,553
53,312
The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts
8,174
8.128
8.044
8,396
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Comparative TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1935.
1956.
1937.
1938.
The number of offences reported to the Police
684
529
501
476
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Marine Magistrate
1,160
1,049
1,161
1.087
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For offences against the person
5
2. For bronching cargo....
3. For offences against property other than brosching cargo
501
463
454
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
63
119
39
26
407