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Appendix XVIII-Contd.

Return of Serious Crime for the Year 1957

Offence

No. of No. of

cases

cases

reported detected

No. of Persons Charged

or Summonsed

391

16 yrs.

17 yrs.

& under

& over

Class 3: Larceny Offences

27. Robbery with Firearms

3

28. Robbery with Other Offensive

Weapons

35

16

3

31

29. Robbery with Aggravation

67

31

47

30. Robbery

__-7

3

3

31.

Assault with intent to) Rob

10

7

9

32. Demanding Money, etc. with

Menaces

41

31

41

33. Larceny from Person (Snatching) 34. Larceny from Person (Pickpocket). 35. Larceny from Dwelling

672

234

34

200

647

410

48

-365

1,016

242

29

207

36. Larceny from Ship & Wharf ..................

.....

125

43

46

37. Larceny from Vehicle...

705

195

29

148

38. -Larceny of Bicycle

421

85

I

78

39. Misc. Simple Larcenies

8,661

3,986

371

3,623

40.

Receiving...

96

95

5

81

Total Larcenies

12,506

5,378

520

4,879

Class 4: Offences Involving Fraud

41.

Embezzlement...

341

297

40

42. Larceny by Servant

340

298

12

222

43. Larceny by Bailee

69

36

3

26

44. Larceny by Trick

198

50

56

45. Obtaining by False Pretences

214

152

1

97

46. Fraudulent Conversion

43

32

1

17

47. Obtaining Credit by Fraud

40

39

15

48. Forgery

14

12

10

49. Obtaining by means of Forgery...

11

7

7

50. Possession of Forged Documents,

Notes, Dies, etc.

5

5

LO

5

51. Uttering Forged Documents

18

18

1

15

52. Counterfeiting Offences

1

1

1

53. Other Frauds and Cheats

191

188

3

108

Total Frauds

1,485

1,135

21

619