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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1940.
MAGISTRACY, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1937.
1938,
1989.
1940.
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The number of cases reported to the Police
55,722
60,943
47,844
53,427
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned
before the Police Magistrates
71,554
76,257
62,395
68,898
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For Offences against the person.....
440
532
537
391
7. Gambling
2,648
3,046
4,665
5,886
3. For Offences against property other than predial larceny
10,817
9,500
9,049
12,731
4. For Opiem Offences
857
2,211
2,626
1,771
5. For other Offences
Home A
48,553
53.312
39,958
40,815
The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts
8,044
8,396
3,391
7,469
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Comparative TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.
1937,
1938.
1939.
1940.
The number of offences reported to the Police
301
476
503
692
The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summone
before the Marine Magistratu
1,161
1,087
1,126
1,215
The number of summary convictions :—
1. For offences against the person
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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.
8. For other offences
The number of persons sequitted :--
1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court 2. In the Superior Courts
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