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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1932.

MAGISTRACY.

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

1920.

1930.

1981.

1932.

The number of cases reported to the Police”

21.140

24,981

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoued

before the Police Magistrates

34,368

42,325

12, 166

36,333

The number of summary convictions 2-

-

1. For Offences against the person..........

288

199

294

642

1. Gambling.

1,626

1,836

2,860

2,217

1. For Offences against the property other than predial larceny

2,111

2,124

2,643

3,110

1. For other Öffences

23,574

29,453

30,388

24.714

1. For Opittum Offences

732

1,299

979

905

The aumber of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

5075

6,395

4,478

4,647

Supplied by Policy.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Number of Offences. Apprehensions. Convictions,

and Acquittals for the last Four Years.

1929.

1930.

1931.

1932.

The number of offences reported to the Police

509

849

784

515

The number of persons apprebetuled by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

$78

1,269

1,200

846

The number of summary convictions

1. For offences against the person

1

1. For bronching cargo...........

1. For offences against property other than brouching cargo

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 acquitted :—

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

809

751

479

41

41

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37

595