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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1919.

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SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

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1918.

1919.

1916.

1917.

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The number of cases reported to the Police.

11,319

9,508

10,542

The number of persous apprehended by the Police or summoned.

before the Police Magistrates,

18,220 | 14,881

12,535

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The number of summary convictions:—

1. For offences against the person,

*272

215

257

293

2. Gambling,

1,514

1,401

964

1,660

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

1,120

1,090

1,179

1,835

12,216

9,462

5,896

7,800

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the person,

2. Predial larceny,

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

4. For other offences,

The number of persous acquitted

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2. In the Superior Courts,

18

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12

19

29

17

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43

43

33

23

35

45

17

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16

2,235 22

2,260 20

2,140

22

1,933 16

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919.

The number of offences reported to the Police,

341

294

261

167

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate,

593

584

564

360

The number of summary convictions :—

3

1. For offences against the person,

1

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

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

315

270

246

I

155

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 persous acquitted :-

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

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40

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