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CRIMINAL STATISTICS. 1917.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

287

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

The number of cases reported to the Police,

8,817

9,560

11,319

9,508

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates,

16,190

1

15,766

18,220

14,881

The number of summary convictions ;—

1. For offences against the person,

268

211

272

215

2. Gambling,

2,290

1,848

1,514

1,401

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

855

995

1,120

1,090

7,162

9,995

12,216 İ

9,462

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the person,

2. Predial larceny....................................

3. For offences against property other than prodial larceny,...

4. For other offences,

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17

18

19

37

35

43

16

12

23

The number of persons acquittal :—

1. In the Inferior Courts,

A.

2. Ju the Superior Courts,

2,616

2,163

2,235

30

22

2,260 20

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Comparative TaBLE showing the Number of Offences. Apprehensions, Convictions, and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1914

1915.

1916.

1917.

The number of offences reported to the Police,

447

1

470

341

284

The number of persons appreliefde by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate,

1,050

922 1

593

584

The number of sumruary convictions :—

1. For offetices against the person.

I

1

2. For brouching cargo,....................

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

1

2

417

145

315

270

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 Court,................

55

59

29

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