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Appendix

(Chapter 10:

40

Public Order)

Crime and Narcotic Offences in 1971

Number of Persons

Prosecuted

313

Number of Cases

Number of Cases Number of Persons

Reported

Reported

Prosecuted

Crime

1971

1970

1971

Crime

1971

1970

1971

Under

16 years

Under

16 years

16 years

and over

16 years

and over

Against Public Order

150

72

49

461

Forgery and Coinage

233

281

1

59

Perjury

44

71

3

24

Bribery and Corruption

80

38

35

Escape and Rescue

84

123

48

Possession of Arms and Ammunition...

41

66

2

29

Unlawful Society

1,034

960

95

779

Conspiracy

19

39

6

60

Other Offences Against Lawful

Breach of Deportation

15

9

8

Authority

74

50

1

37

Other Crime

239

207

98

Total ...

1,386

1,276

148

1,349

Total

627

640

289

Serious Narcotic Offence

Rape and Indecent Assault

Other Sexual Offences

377

378

24

143

1,221

1,191

2

1,304

464

397

7

Grand Total

222

32,461 29,052 1,645

15,294

Total

:

841

775

31

365

(Percentage of Crime Detected: 1970-76.6%; 1971-76.5%)

NARCOTIC OFFENCES

Murder and Manslaughter

Attempted Murder

Serious Assaults

Abortion

Kidnapping

Criminal Intimidation

Other Offences Against the Person

98

71

9

106

*Manufacturing (Section 6)

7

3

19

4

5

3

*Trafficking (Section 4-Importing)

1

1,598

1,337

90

1,122

*Other Trafficking (Section 4)

12

34

14

3

4

*Possession for Purpose of Trafficking

2

(Section 7)

1,201

1,154

2

1,271

:

38

33

48

Opium

239

167

79

Possession of Opium

3,123

1,974

2,643

Possession of Equipment

217

145

18

Total

1,982 1,617

100

1,361

Keeping a Divan

72

7

72

Smoking Opium ...

3,320

2,279

3,255

Robbery with Firearms

14

4

13

Other Opium Offences

37

25

1

Other Robberies

5,132

3,002

540

2,239

Heroin

All Burglaries

3,789

2,522

69

1,111

Possession of Heroin

Going Equipped for Stealing, etc

940

292

12

317

6,707

8,262

Possession of Equipment

81

118

Blackmail

327

349

33

116

Keeping a Divan

4

3

Theft from Person

1,705

1,500

46

732

Smoking Heroin ...

1,056

1,169

Other Thefts

10,363

10,247

495

3,535

Other Heroin Offences

17

79

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8

6,302

51

4

1

1,002

4

All Frauds...

619

497

1

147

Handling Stolen Goods

45

62

5

24

Other Dangerous Drugs

Malicious Injuries to Property

257

275

17

102

Possession

740

488

623

Unlawful Possession

674

726

44

508

Smoking

...

53

9

42

Possession of Unlawful Instrument Loitering and Trespass

1,381

1,834

74

705

Other Offences

44

26

2

9

Total

1,158 2,243

26,404 23,553

19 1,077

1,355 10,626

Total

16,674

15,751

11

15,330

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