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Appendix XVII

Contd.

Return of Serious Crime for the Year 1956

Offence

No. of No. of

cases

cases

No. of Persons

Charged

or Summonsed

17 yrs.

reported

detected

16 yrs.

& under

& over

Class 3: Larceny Offences

27. Robbery with Firearms

3

8

28. Robbery with Other Offensive

Weapons

35

7

9

29. Robbery with Aggravation

69

30

44

30. Robbery

11

7

7

31. Assault with intent to Rob

8

7

13

32.

Demanding Money, etc. with

Menaces

64

42

57

33. Larceny from Person (Snatching)

856

287

44

245

34. Larceny from Person (Pickpocket)

726

664

31

347

35. Larceny from Dwelling

1,162

203

14

178

36. Larceny from Ship & Wharf

146

60

2

70

37. Larceny from Vehicle.......

776

159

23

131

38. Larceny of Bicycle

516

78

5

76

39.

Misc. Simple Larcenies

10,274

4,464

493

4,085

40.

Receiving.

175

175

3

145

Total Larcenies

14,822

6,186

618

5,415

Class 4: Offences Involving Fraud

41.

Embezzlement.......

172

143

1

51

42. Larceny by Servant

293

263

11

232

43. Larceny by Bailee

152

63

6

60

44. Larceny by Trick

369

77

4

66

45. Obtaining by False Pretences

293

162

1

72

46. Fraudulent Conversion

74

59

26

47. Obtaining Credit by Fraud

32

29

30

48. Forgery

72

68

13

49. Obtaining by means of Forgery...

45

40

6

50. Possession of Forged Documents,

Notes, Dies, etc.

42

39

16

51. Uttering Forged Documents ....

28

25

16

52.

Counterfeiting Offences

1

1

53. Other Frauds and Cheats

180

166

2

124

Total Frauds

1,753

1,135

25

712