Appendix K.
REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
FOR THE YEAR 1915.
The total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1915 was 9,460 as against 8,817 in 1914 being an increase of 643 or 7·29 per cent.
The average for the last five years is 10,447.
In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences there appears an increase, as compared with 1914, of 140 cases or 4.69 per cent. in the former and of 503 cases or 8.62 per cent. in the latter.
The increase and decrease as compared with 1914 in Serious Offences are shown as follows:-
Increase. Decrease. Robbery, 1 Murder, 1 Larcenies, 30 Burglary & Larceny from dwelling, 51 Other Felonies 168 Assault with intent to rob, 4 45 Kidnapping and Protection of Women and Children, 12 243 Piracy, 1 Nett increase, 140 Unlawful possession. 31 1032. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during 1914 and 1915 and number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.
Appendix K.
REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
FOR THE YEAR 1915.
The total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1915 was 9,460 as against 8,817 in 1914 being an increase of 643 or 7·29 per cent.
The average for the last five years is 10,447 4.
In the division of these cases into Serious and Minor Offences there appears an increase, as compared with 1914, of 140 cases or 469 per cent. in the former and of 503 cases or 862 per cent. in the latter.
The increase and decrease as compared with 1914 in Serious Offences are shown as follows:-
Increase.
Robbery, Larcenies,
Other Felonies
1
30 168
45
243
Decrease.
Murder,
Burglary & Larceny from dwelling, Assault with intent to rob,-
Kidnapping and Protection of Women
and Children,
Piracy,
Unlawful possession.-
Nett increase, -
1
51
4
12
1
31
103
140
2. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during 1914 and 1915 and number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.
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