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DESCRIPTION,

MINOR,

Number of Persons.

Number of Cases.

Convicted.

Discharged.

TABLE C.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of OFFENCES coming under the notice of the Police, during the Years 1881, 1882, and 1885.

SERIOUS.

Number of Persons,

Number of Cases,

Convicted.

Discharged.

1881, 1882, 1883, 1881, 1882, 1883. | 1881, | 1882. | 1883.

DESCRIPTION.

2

2

2*

1

1

Assault,..

Mnmler,

Hotbury with Violence from the Person, Burglary or Larceny from Dwelling, Assault with Intent to rob,.

19

30

30

15

21

17

8

6

15

Gambling,

CO

91

$1 31

49

21

8

27

4

Miscellaneous,

1

1

50

65

30

35

29

7

63

69

Piracy,

Kidnapping,

Unlawful Possession, .

Lavonies,

Felonies not already given, ...................

7

5

13

12

3

4

9

11

803 275

251

807 239

217

53

76

བ ཁ ཡ འབ

2

1

Drunkenness,

42

Nuisance,

8

No Pass or Light,

81

1,879 |2,101 | 1,980

9

33

32

9791,053

10

7

887

200

311

312

25

5

36

22

Total,..

2,3292,596 | 2,423 |1,390 |1,405 |1,178

406

601

483

* In one Case the Murderer committed Suicide.

1883-Total Number of Cases, 7,688; being an Increase of 1,361 Cases or 21,56 per cent, over 1882. Decrease of Serious Crimes, 173 Cases or 6.66 per cent.

Increase of Minor Offences, 1,537 Cases or 41,49 per cent.

Police Department, Hongkong, 24th January,

1884.

1881. 1882, 1883. 1881. 1882. | 1883. | 1881. | 1882. | 1883.

901 754

730 |1,430 | 1,089 693

86 1,016

397 261 1,879 |1,750 |2,629 |1,983 |1,820 |2,804 337 276 158 284 263 527 566 424 1,135

227

852 358 108 147 166 367 382 559

317

299

No Analysis of Convictions & Discharges.

Total,..

4,367 |3,728 |5,265 |4,459 |3,002 |1,011

702

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16тп FEBRUARY, 1884.

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T. C. DEMPSTER, Captain,

Acting Captain Superintendent of Police.

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