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APPENDICES

Appendix IX— Contd

(Chapter 13: Law, Order and Records)

Serious Crime in the Year 1961

Crime

Number of Cases Reported

Number of Cases Detected

435

Number of Persons Prosecuted

Under 16 years 16 years and over

Against Lawful Authority

1. Against Public Order

2. Perjury

3. Escape and Rescue

4. Unlawful Society

5. Other Offences against Lawful

Authority

Total Class I

Against Public Morality

: 4:

1

33

33

1

28

13

11

9

304

304

3

296

11

11

6

361

359

4

-339

6. Rape

1

1

1

7. Indecent Assault on Female

206

167

23

-103

8. Other Sexual Offences

39

39

1

29

9.

Unnatural Offences

9

8

1

8

10. Other Offences against Public

Morality

7

7

|

5

Total Class II

262

222

25

146

Against the Person

11. Murder and Manslaughter

12. Attempted Murder

13. Serious Assaults

14. Abortion

15. Kidnapping

+

25

23

25

8

8

6

638

607

46

573

5

5

4

2

1

16. Criminal Intimidation

23

23

1

15

17. Other Offences against the

Person

78

13

1

9

Total Class III

779

680

48

632

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