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Appendix XVII

(Chapter 13: Law and Order)

Return of Serious Crime for the Year 1956

No. of Persons Charged

Offence

Class 1: Offences Against the Person

No. of

No. of

cases

cases

or Summonsed

reported

detected

16 yrs.

17 yrs.

& under

& over

1. Murder

2.

Murder - Attempted

37

29

11

10

36

11

3.

Infanticide

4. Manslaughter

2

2

2

5.

Serious Assaults

408

232

244

6. Throwing Corrosive Fluids

6

2

1

7.

Abortion

3

3

3

8.

Abominable Offences

2

1

1

9.

Gross Indecency

4

5

10.

Indecent Assault on a Male .....

11.

Rape......

3

1

1

12. Indecent Assault on a Female

82

57

46

13.

Other Serious Offences on Women

and Girls

11

9

7

14. Kidnapping

1

15. Criminal Intimidation

N

ลง

2

16. Bigamy

17. Incest

18.

All other serious offences against

the person

4

1

Total Serious Offences against

the Person

578

356

9

362

Class 2: Breaking Offences

19. Sacrilege

3

2

1

20. Burglary

241

68

84

21. Housebreaking

453

94

8

88

22. Housebreaking with Intent

22

18

19

23. Shop & Store Breaking

76

22

26

24. Office Breaking

28

6

7

25. Other Breakings

28

8

1

19

26. Breakings-all Attempted.

24

6

8

Total Breaking Offences

875

224

12

252

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