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Appendix K.

REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT

OF POLICE FOR THE YEAR 1923.

SUMMARY OF CRIME FOR 1923.

The total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1923 was 14,200 as against 13,939 in 1922 being an increase of 261 or 1.87%. The average for the last five years is 12,567.

In the division of these cases into serious and minor offences there were 4,011 serious cases in 1923 as against 4,260 serious cases in 1922 a decrease of 249 cases, or 5.8%. There were 10,189 minor cases in 1923 as against 9,679 minor cases in 1922, an increase of 510 cases or 5.2%.

Table I shows the number and character of the serious and minor offences re- ported to the Police during 1922 and 1923 and number of persons convicted and discharged in connection with these offences.

The following shows in detail the serious offences for 1922 and 1923 :-

Table 1

Offence.

1923

1922

Charge Cases

Cases without.

charge

Total

Charge Cases

Cases without

charge

Total

Increase total

Increase %

Decrease total

Decrease %

109

3193

Column 2

Burglary

13

61

74

4

Part

"

House & Godown Break-

ing

7

60

67

"1

Larceny

1180

980 2160

3

77

*

A

17

in Dwelling House

51'

509

560

11

37

on Ship & Wharf

26

153

179

.:.

:

:

:

25

Manslaughter

2

6 7

2

Murder

15

22 8

27

4

"

Attempted Murder..

14

5

19

:

1

Robbery and Assault with

intent to Rob

40

134 174

Total

1342

1919 3261

Other serious offences not

classified above

Serious offences total

-

750

4011

:

:

:

:

→

:

35 10

:

:

:

244

3600

9

35

90

3:

32.1

227

7,1

:

-

3

33.3

13

37.1

660 90 13.6

4260

:

70

28.7

:

249

5.8