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Appendix 37

(Chapter 10,

Public Order)

Crime and Narcotic Offences in 1970

Number of Persons

Prosecuted

71

55

55

5

2

1,337

1,266

64

4

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7

91

1

1,019

3

33

34

...

167

137

1

~ -

27

64

Number of Cases

Number of Cases

Number of Persons

Reported

Reported

Crime

Crime

1970

1969

Prosecuted 1970

1970

1969

1970

Under

Under

16 years

16 years

16 years

and over

16 years

and over

Against Public Order

72

53

9

256

Forgery and Coinage

281

266

1

53

Perjury

71

80

1

50

Bribery and Corruption

38

113

1

25

Possession of Arms and Ammunition

66

46

4

47

Escape and Rescue

123

110

1

77

Conspiracy

39

23

24

204

Unlawful Society

960

530

116

759

Breach of Deportation

9

13

8

Other Offences Against Lawful

Other Crime

207

207

97

Authority

50

36

1

24

Total

640

668

30

434

Total

Rape and Indecent Assault

Other Sexual Offences ...

Total

Murder and Manslaughter

Attempted Murder

Serious Assaults

Abortion

Kidnapping

Criminal Intimidation

...

Other Offences Against the Person

:

:

1,276

809

128

1,166

Serious Narcotic Offence

1,191

838

5

1,262

378

427

397

326

12206

123

Grand Total

29,052 25,488 1,652

13,901

198

(Percentage of Crime Detected: 1969–75.6%; 1970—76.6%)

775

753

38

321

:

NARCOTIC OFFENCES

*Manufacturing (Section 6)

3

5

6

*Trafficking (Section 4-Importing)

1

*Other Trafficking (Section 4)

34

73

33

*Possession for Purpose of Trafficking

(Section 7)

1,154

759

5

1,223

Opium

Possession of Opium ...

1,974

1,542

1,729

Total

1,617

1,494

74

1,205

Possession of Equipment

145

142

41

Keeping a Divan

7

38

6

Smoking Opium

2,279

2,137

1

2,237

Robbery with Firearms

4

10

Other Opium Offences

25

15

2

Other Robberies

3,002

2,323

379

1,217

Heroin

All Burglaries

2,522

2,333

99

659

Possession of Heroin ...

8,262

9,220

53

7,121

Going Equipped for Stealing, etc

292

44

1

139

Possession of Equipment

118

112

65

Blackmail

349

393

31

103

Keeping a Divan

3

3

3

Theft from Person

1,500

1,543

63

666

Smoking Heroin

1,169

1,674

2

1,069

Other Thefts

10,247

8,909

679

3,422

Other Heroin offences

79

102

5

All Frauds

497

382

1

129

Handling Stolen Goods

Other Dangerous Drugs

62

56

2

28

Malicious Injuries to Property

Possession

488

750

292

275

194

8

132

Unlawful Possession

Smoking

9

27

9

726

504

56

554

Other Offences

2

11

1

Possession of Unlawful Instrument Loitering and Trespass

1,834

1,700

39

327

2,243

2,541

19

2,127

Total

15,751

16,611

63

13,842

Total

:

23,553 20,926 1,377

9,513

* These offences are classified as Crime and are also shown under Serious Narcotic Offences.