AnnualReport-1917 — Page 191

Appendix K.

REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE FOR THE YEAR 1917.

The total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1917 was 9,508 as against 11,319 in 1916, being a decrease of 1,811 or 16 per cent. The average for the last five years is 10,223.

In the division of these cases into serious and minor offences. there appears a decrease, as compared with 1916, of 93 cases or 264 per cent. in the former and of 1,718 cases or 22:03 per cent. in the latter.

The increase and decrease as compared with 1916 in Serious Offences are shown as follows:

Decrease.

Murder,...

Kidnapping and Protection of Women and

I

Children,

Unlawful Possession,

15

Larceny,

91

Other Felonies,

11

122

Increase.

Robbery.

5

Burglary and Larceny from dwelling,

21

3

29

93

Assault with intent to rob............

Nett decrease.

2. Table I shows the number and character of the Serious and Minor Offences reported to the Police during 1916 and 1917 and the number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.

MURDER.

3. Eleven murders were reported to the Police during the year as against 12 in 1916.

In connection with 4 of these reports, no arrest was made, and in the remaining 7 cases, arrests were made. There were 3 cases in which convictions were obtained (4 persons all of whom were convicted). In 4 cases there was no conviction (6 persons).

MANSLAUGHTER,

4. Seven cases of manslaughter were reported to the Police during the year as against 9 in 1916.

In all of these cases, arrests were made. There was one case in which conviction was obtained (3 persons all of whom were convicted). In 6 cases there was no conviction (8 persons).