Classification of Offences.
ABSTRACT OF CASES UNDER COGNIZANCE OF THE POLICE MAGISTRATES' COURTS AT HONG KONG DURING THE YEAR 1940
Cases, how disposed of, and the Number of Male and Female Defendants under each Head, Adults only.
| Offence | Total No. of Charges | Total No. of Defendants | Total No. of Convicted and Sentenced | Discharged | Committed for Trial at Supreme Court | Committed to Prison or Detained Pending Orders of H.E. the Governor | Bound Over Without Further Penalty | To Keep the Peace and Be of Good Behaviour | Previously Convicted | Order Made to Keep the Peace and Be of Good Behaviour | To Come Up for Judgment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENCES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS | |||||||||||
| (a) Against Their Property | |||||||||||
| 1. Larceny: Simply Stealing from the Person | 2,257 | 13 | 4,300 | 1,773 | 11 | 1,789 | 128 | 3 | 231 | 70 | 642 |
| 2. Embezzlement and Fraudulent Conversion | 37 | 612 | 28 | ||||||||
| 3. Robbery | 2 | 19 | 75 | 2 | |||||||
| 4. Burglary and Housebreaking | 126 | 139 | 139 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 5. Demanding with Menaces | 35 | 43 | 33 | 3 | |||||||
| 6. False Pretences and Cheating | 16 | 141 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | |||||
| 7. Receiving and Possession of Stolen Goods | 334 | 365 | 112 | 2 | 114 | 227 | 201 | 2 | |||
| 8. Unlawful Possession of Tree Wood | 2,785 | 3,091 | 4,024 | 411 | 2,134 | 100 | 283 | ||||
| 9. Larceny by Servant | 134 | 118 | 70 | 3 | 79 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 10. Arson | 19 | 26 | 18 | ||||||||
| 11. Malicious Damage | |||||||||||
| 12. Perjury | 19 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||
| 13. Other Offences (Property) | 587 | 2,013 | 43 | 5 | 442 | 113 | 113 | ||||
| (b) Against Their Person | |||||||||||
| 1. Murder | |||||||||||
| 2. Manslaughter | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3. Ill-treatment and Grievous Harm | 28 | 34 | |||||||||
| 4. Common Assault | 145 | 184 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5. Kidnapping | 62 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6. Sexual Offences | 23 | 41 | |||||||||
| 7. Other Offences (Person) | |||||||||||
| OFFENCES OF A PUBLIC NATURE | |||||||||||
| (a) Against the Crown and Government | |||||||||||
| 1. Passport and Aliens Registration Offences | 81 | 36 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |||||
| 2. Weights and Measures Offences | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3. Currency Offences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 4. Sedition and Intimidation | |||||||||||
| 5. Unlawful Societies | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | ||||
| 6. Trespass and Damage on Crown Land | 26 | 287 | 163 | 21 | 207 | 51 | 2 | ||||
| 7. Misconduct by Government Officers | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 8. Opium Offences | |||||||||||
| 9. Dangerous Drugs | 860 | 21 | 126 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 573 | 391 | 382 | 12 | 38 |
| 10. Tobacco and Liquor Offences | 472 | 179 | 381 | 63 | 417 | 37 | 46 | ||||
| 11. Other Offences (Public) | 700 | 713 | 611 | 26 | 640 | 61 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Carried Forward | 20,416 | 10,991 | 8,000 | 617 | 8,107 | 16 | 1,332 | 3 | 322 |
† Confiscation order, no arrest.
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Classifention of Offences.
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