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CRIMINAL STATISTICS, 1938.

MAGISTRACY, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON,

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

1935.

1936.

1937.

1938.

The number of cases reported to the Police

39.373

46,587 55,722

60,943

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Police Magistrales

58,472

62,965 71,551

76,257

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For Offences against the person..

290

360

440

532

1. Gambling.

1,670

1,393

2.648

3,046

1. For Offences against property other than predial larceny

3.212

1,993 10,817

8,500

1. For Opin Offences

1,790

1,070

857

2,211

1. For other Offences

10,979

45,347

48,553

53,312

The number of persons acquitted in the Inferior Courts

8,174

8.128

8.044

8,396

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

1935.

1956.

1937.

1938.

The number of offences reported to the Police

684

529

501

476

The number of persons apprehended by the Police or summoned

before the Marine Magistrate

1,160

1,049

1,161

1.087

The number of summary convictions :—

1. For offences against the person

5

1. For bronching cargo....

1. For offences against property other than brosching cargo

501

463

454

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

63

119

39

26

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