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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1921.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

1918.

1919.

1920.

1921.

335

The number of cases reported to the Police,

8.449

10,542

11,912

12,242

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoner

before the Police Magistrates,

12,535

16,680

18,525

22,693

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person,

257

293

329

341

2. Gambling,

.....

964

1,660

1,682

2,418

3. For off: nves against the property other than predial lureeny, 4. For other offences,

1.179

1,835

1,775

1,308

5.896

7,800

9,680

5,430

The number of convictions in the Supresne Courts ;—

1. For offences against the person,

2. Prefiul farceny..

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

4. For other offences,

The number of persons arquitted

1. In the Inferior Contrts,

2. In the Superior Courts.......

20

17

21

出

33

33

15

33

26

16

16

18

2,140

22

1.98333

1,740

16

19

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MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1918.

1919.

1920,

1921.

The number of olfenves reported to the Poljer,

261

167

2000

364

The number of persons apprehended by rue Poliro on

before the Marine Magistrate,

summernes]

564

360

$24

867

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person,

2. For bronching cargo...............

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

246

13

348

The number of eonvictions in the Superior Courts :—

1. For offences against the personi,

2. For offences against property,

3. For other offences,

The number of persons nequitted :-

1. Tu the Marine Mugistrate's Couri, 2. In the Superior Courts,

:::

40

30

65

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