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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1937.

MAGISTRACY, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.

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

1934.

1925.

1936.

1937.

The number of cases reported to the Police

33,282

39,373

46,587

55,722

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrates,

56,370

58,472

62,965

71,554

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For Offences against the person.

242

290

360

440

2. Gambling

2,442

1,570

1,393

2,648

3. For Offences against property other than predial larceny

2,932

3,212

1,993

10.817

4. For Opium Offences

2,147

1,790

1,070

857

5. For other Offences

37,623

40,979

45.347

48,553

The anmber of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts.

5,146

8,174

8,128

8,041

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1981.

1985.

1936.

1937.

The number of offences reported to the Police

648

684

329

301-

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

1,132

1,160

1,049

1,161

The number of summary convictious :—

1. For offences against the person

2. For brosching cargo...

3. For offences against property other timan bronching cargo

4. For other offences,

The mumber 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 nequitted :

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

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