The chief increases were:
Serious assault
4
2
27 cases.
Coinage
Offences against the Deportation
Ordinance
Larceny on ships
False pretences
20
21
90
??
18
+
20
There were sixty-six cases of robbery, distributed as follows:
Hong Kong Island.....
Kowloon
New Territories
In 1982 there was a total of seventy cases.
21 cases.
28
1
17
77
There were 25,659 minor cases in 1933, as against 15,364 in 1932, an increase of 10,295 or 67%.
PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.
4. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1933 was $764,492.38 as against $714,205.52 in 1932, an increase of $50,286.86 or 7%. The average for the last five years is $804,829.23. The value of property recovered during the year was $67,469.34 or 8.8% of the property reported stolen as against $85,836.29 or 12% of the property stolen during 1932.
Included in the sum of $764,492.38 shown in the estimated value of property stolen are seven cases of Larceny by Servant, five of Larceny by Bailee, two of Larceny by Trick, thirteen of Embezzlement, four of Larceny by False Pretences and five of Fraudulent Conversion. The amounts involved in each of these cases were all well over a thousand dollars; the largest being $208,391.73 and $103,000.00 under Larceny by Servant and Embezzlement respectively. The total value of property stolen in these thirty-six cases was $511,031.64, or 66% of the total amount stolen.
LOST PROPERTY.
5. A summary of the number of articles lost and recovered with their value is given below:-
Year. Articles reported lost. Value lost. Articles recovered and found but not reported lost. Value of articles found. 1933 316 $23,568.32 129 $3,625.85 1932 441 $38,101.06 125 $3,718.96The chief increases were:
Serious assault
K 4
2
27 cases.
Coinage
Offences against the Deportation
Ordinance
Larceny on ships
False pretences
20
21
90
??
18
+
20
There were sixty-six cases of robbery, distributed as follows:
Hong Kong Island.....
Kowloon
New Territories
In 1982 there was a total of seventy cases.
21 cases.
28
1
17
77
There were 25,659 minor cases in 1933, as against 15,364 in 1932, an increase of 10,295 or 67%.
PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND PROPERTY RECOVERED.
4. The estimated value of property stolen during the year 1933 was $764,492.38 as against $714,205.52 in 1932, an increase of $50,286.86 or 7%. The average for the last five years is $804,829.23. The value of property recovered during the year was $67,469.34 or 8.8% of the property reported stolen as against $85,836.29 or 12% of the property stolen during 1932.
Included in the sum of $764,492.38 shewn in the estimated value of property stolen are seven cases of Larceny by Servant, five of Larceny by Bailee, two of Larceny by Trick, thirteen of Embezzlement, four of Larceny by False Pretences and five of Fraudulent Conversion. The amounts involved in each of these cases were all well over a thousand dollars; the largest being $208,391.73 and $103,000.00 under Larceny by Servant and Em- bezzlement respectively. The total value of property stolen in these thirty-six cases was $511,031.64, or 66% of the total amount stolen.
LOST PROPERTY.
5. A summary of the number of articles lost and recovered with their value is given below:-
Year.
Articles reported
Value lost.
lost.
Articles re- covered and found but not reported lost.
Value of
articles found.
1933
316
1932
441
$23,568.32 38,101.06
129 125
$ 3,625.85
3,718,96
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