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APPENDICES

Appendix IX

Contd

(Chapter 13: Law, Order and Records) Serious Crime in the Year 1960

Offence

Number

Number

of cases reported

of cases detected

395

Number of Persons Charged or Summonsed 16 years 17 years

& under

& over

Class 5-Other serious offences

54.

Arson

5

5

1

5

55.

Malicious damage

151

128

18

94

56. Threatening letters other than

demanding

4

1

1

57. Conspiracies

13

13

1

33

58. Offering bribes to police

27

27

26

59. Offering bribes to others

8

8

6

60.

Soliciting or receiving bribes by

police

4

4

3

61. Soliciting or receiving bribes by

others

8

8

4

62. All other serious offences not

classified

43

41

1

37

Total other offences

263

235

21

209

Total of classes 1 to 5

11,534

7,118

1,161

4,361

Percentage of crime detected in classes 1 to 5 =

61.71%.

Class 6-Offences discovered

following arrest

63. Membership of an unlawful

society

1,127

1,127

6

1,094

64. Possession of arms and/or

ammunition

24

24

1

20

65. Unlawful possession

1,005

1,005

52

851

66. Possession of housebreaking

implements

21

21

11

67. Possession of instrument fit for

unlawful purpose

112

112

2

68. Found on enclosed premises

28

28

22222223

25

69. Loitering with intent to commit

a felony.

228

228

5

207

70. Other serious offences

2

2

2

Total class 6 offences

2,547

2,547

66

2,242

Grand total of all serious crime

14,081

9.665

1,227

6,603

Percentage of crime detected in all classes = 68.63%.