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1960-61

1961-62

1962-63 1963-64

1964-65

Serious Crime

14,465

14,852

14,660

14,245

17,076

Offences Punishable by Deporta-

tion

152

*

79

98

96

88

Minor Narcotics Offences

17,887

16,038

16,081

19,914

19,187

Miscellaneous Offences

81,891

81,757 143,596

202,481

259,492

Reports Disclosing No Offence

239,277

238,179 244,899 217,023

261,795

Total.

353,672 350,905 419,334 453,759

557,638

101. The number of reports per 100,000 of the population was 14,910, that is to say about 15 reports per 100 persons. The table below analyses crime over the past five years on this basis.

Serious Crime

Offences Punishable by Deporta-

1960-61

1961-62 1962-63 485.24 460-38 415.65

1963-64 1964-65

391-02

456.59

5-10 600.03

+

2.45

2.78 497.15 455.94 2,747-10 2,534-31 4,071-34

Reports Disclosing No Offence

→

2.64 546-64 5,558-08 6,938-48 8,026-74 7,383-11 6,943-55 5,957-26 7,000.05

2.35

513.04

tion

Minor Narcotics Offences Miscellaneous Offences

Total.

11,864-21 10,877-40 11,889-26 12,455-64 14,910-51

102. Hawking, obstruction, and gambling offences grouped within the category of Miscellaneous Offences showed a substantial increase compared with the previous year, and were mainly responsible for the increased number of offences recorded. There were 261,795 reports which did not, after investi- gation, prove to warrant further police action. Of these 483 were originally classified as Serious Crimes, and 261,312 as Miscellaneous Cffences. The tables at Appendices 15 and 16 show trends in Serious Crime over the past three years, together with the number of persons prosecuted divided in adults and juveniles. In addition the tables at Appendices 17 and 18 provide an analysis of Narcotic Offences (excluding those classified as Serious Crime) and the number and type of persons prosecuted.

SERIOUS CRIME

103. There were 17,076 cases of Serious Crime, an increase of 2,831 compared with the preceding year, and the highest reported figure since 1959-60 when 17,433 cases were recorded. This increase occurred in nearly all categories of serious crime and was most significant in crimes of violence such as serious assaults, robberies and demanding with menaces. However of this increase 547 cases were recorded in those offences which are generally disclosed as a result of preventive action taken by the police e.g. loitering and possession of unlawful instruments.

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