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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1928.

SUPREME COURT AND MAGISTRACY.

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

I

1925,

1926.

1927.

1925.

The number of cases reported to the Police*

13,×45

20.045

24,444

19,610

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates

32.358

36,976

35,746

31,276

The unmber of summary convictions :—

1. For Offences against the person

330

313

399

249

1. Gambling

1,921

1,504

2,140

-1,685

1. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

2,500

1,552

1.713

2,067

1. For other Offences

17,847

22.881

28,109

22.651

1. For Opium Offences

3.895

6,489

6.760

544

The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

4,309

3,689

3.661

3,379

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Suppiled by Police.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1925.

1926.

1927.

1928.

The number of offences reported to the Police

308

393

346

392

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

721

720

678

685

The number of summary convictions :—

1

24

1. For offences against the person

1. For broaching cargo..............................

1. For offences against property other than broaching cargo...

297

379

342

391

1. For other offences,

The number of convictions in the Superior Courts:-

1. For offences against the person

1. For offences against property

1. For other offences

The number of persons nequitted :—

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

:

28

:

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36

38

399