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Illegal Recent Arrivals (including Illegal Evaders)

Prosecuted

Illegal Evaders

Prosecuted-

1981

1982 (Jan-June)

1981

1982 (Jan-June)

Robbery

208 (11.5%)

92 (13.8%)

12

(0.7%)

12 (1.8%)

Pickpocketing

218

(27.6%)

113 (24.0%)

7

(0.9%)

11 (2.3%)

Burglary

97

34

2

(7.4%)

( 7.2%)

(0.1%)

2 (0.4%)

Misc. Theft

335

( 5.2%)

155 (4.9%)

16

(0.2%)

20 (0.6%)

Serious Assaults

214

( 5.1%)

82 ( 4.7%)

3

(0.1%)

3 (0.2%)

Fighting in a

76

Public Place

( 3.6%)

60 ( 5.0%)

1

(--)

(0.1%)

Preventive Crime

459 (12.3%)

240

(12.8%)

19 (0.5%)

22 (1.2%)

Abstracting

Electricity

105 (22.6%)

33 (16.9%)

( >

(=)

Other Offences

601 ( 6.7%)

490 (10.6%)

214 (2.4%)

231

(5.0%)

All Offences

2313 (7.8%)

1299 ( 9.0%)

273 (0.9%)

302

(2.1%)

(Figures in brackets show Illegal Recent Arrivals and Illegal Evaders as percentage of all persons prosecuted.)

From this table it may be concluded that the problem is increasing.

Comparison of Persons Prosecuted :

Illegal Recent Arrivals, Legal

Recent Arrivals and Local Residents

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Table E below provides a comparison of the involve- ment of Illegal Recent Arrivals, Legal Recent Arrivals and Local Residents in crime.

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