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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1916.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Couvictions, and Acquittals for the last. Four Years.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916.

The number of cases reported to the Police,

12,011

8,817

9,289

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates,

23,998

16,190

15,766

18,220

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person,

977

268

211

272

2. Gambling,

4,264

2,290

1.848

1,514

3. For offences against property other than predial larceny,. 4. For other offences,

1,487

855

995

1,120

9,930

7.162

9,995

12,216

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The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the person,

15

13

17

|

18

2. Predial larceny,.

3. For offences against property other than predial larceny,....... 4. For other offences,

43

11

as

87 |

35

16

222

12

The number of persons acquitted :—

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2. In the Superior Courts,

2,739 28

2,516 11

2,163

30

2,235 22

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences, Apprehensions, Convictions. and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916,

The number of offences reported to the Police,

435

447

470

341

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

hefore the Marine Magistrate,

699

1,050

922

593

The number of summary convictions ;

1. For offences against the person,

ות

2

2. For broaching cargo,.......

3. For offences against property other than bronching cargo, 4. For other offences,

417

417

445

315

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the person,

2. For offences against property,

3. For other offences,

The number of persons acquitted :—

1. In the Marine Magistrate's Court, 2. In the Superior Courts,.........

33

55

59

29

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