ENG-1958 — Page 405

Appendix XVIII

(Chapter 13: The Courts, Police, Prisons and Records)

Return of Serious Crime for the Year 1958

Offence

No. of No. of

cases

reported

cases detected

351

No. of Persons Charged

or Summonsed 16 years 17 years & under & over

Class 1: Offences Against the Person

1. Murder

2.

Murder-Attempted

25

21

10

10

25

9

3. Infanticide

4.

Manslaughter

da

-5

6

5. Serious Assaults

426

364

23

361

6. Throwing Corrosive Fluids

6

6

3

7.

Abortion

2

2

3

8.

Abominable Offences

1

1

1

9.

Gross Indecency

2

2

4

10. Indecent Assault on a Male

1

1

1

11. Rape

4

4

5

12.

Indecent Assault on a Female

136

115

13

83

-

13.- Other Serious Offences on

い

Women and Girls

19

19

-18

-

14. Kidnapping

15. Criminal Intimidation

19

19

20

16. Bigamy

| · │

די

17. Incest

18. All other serious offences

against the person→

3

3

4

Total Offences Against the

Person..

659

572

36

543

Class 2: Breaking Offences

19. Sacrilege

2

2

2

20. Burglary

94

54

59

21.

Housebreaking

184

67

2

66

22.

Housebreaking with Intent

3

2

1

23. Shop & Store Breaking.

47

21

20

24. Office Breaking

2

1

1

25. Other Breakings

9

4

6

26. Attempted Breakings

6

4

4

Total Breaking Offences

347

155

2

159

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