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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1925.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

1922.

1923,

1924.

1925,

The number of cases reported to the Police,

13,939

14,200

14,515

13,845

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrate,

21,557

27,123

35,484

32,358

The number of summary convictions :-

1. For offences against the person,

221

261

411

330

2. Gambling,

1,175

1,754

1,958

1,921

3. For offences against the property other than predial larceny

1.415

1,369

2,013

1.500

4. For other offences,

9,293

11,818

18.728

17,847

5. For Opium offences,

2,397

3,218

6,157

5,895

The number of persons acquitted :—

1. In the Inferior Courts,

2,094

3,262

5,326

4,339

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925.

The number of offences reported to the Police

306

268

392

308

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

773

644

1,006

721

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person,

5

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

281

243

375

297

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

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,

265

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