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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1922.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

1920.

1921.

1922.

1923.

The number of cases reported to the Police,

11,912

12,242

13,939

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned !

before the Police Magistrate,

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18,525

22,693

21,557

27,123

The number of summary convictions ;—

1. For offences against the person,

329

341

224

264

2. Gambling,

1,682

2,418

1,175

1,754

3. For offences against the property other than predial larceny

1,775

1,308

1,415

1,369

4. For other offences,

9.680

5,430

9,293

11,818

5. For Opium offences,

877

3,039

2,397

3,218

The number of persons acquittel

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1. In the Inferior Courts,

1,740

2,539

2,091

3,262

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1920.

1921.

1922.

1923.

The number of offences reported to the Police

200

364

306

268

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned.

before the Marine Magistrate

524

867

773

644

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person,

3

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

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

1

-

2

181

318

281

243

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts :-

I. 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,

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+

65

18

26

70

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