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APPENDIX 44

(Chapter 18: Public Order)

Crime Statistics

Police Cases

Type of offence

APPENDICES

1992

Number of cases reported

1993

1994

1992

Number of persons arrested 1993

1994

Violent Crime

Rape

116

103

100

86

97

84

Indecent assault

1 099

1 030

I 066

611

607

677

Murder and manslaughter

108

86

96

138

96

91

Attempted murder

17

6

2

8

6

3

Wounding

1 170

1216

1517

1 008

1 051

1 129

Serious assault

4 600

4 857

4 832

3 157

3 620

3 757

Assault on police

1 018

888

854

707

585

578

Kidnapping and child stealing

12

10

6

29

24

14

Cruelty to child

82

80

109

82

75

104

Criminal intimidation

519

653

880

400

551

604

Robbery with firearms

46

22

14

17

24

12

Robbery with pistol like object

372

269

173

64

96

64

Other robberies -

7976

6 746

6 082

2 342

2370

2 152

Aggravated burglary

1

4

1

2

Blackmail

Arson

883

859

837

938

888

923

548

629

660

94

129

121

Total

18 567

17 454

17 232

9 682

10 219

10 315

Non-Violent Crime

Burglary

13 595

13 711

13 505

1 626

1 758

1 673

Snatching

1 685

1 528

1 633

272

280

335

Pickpocketing

675

687

863

281

383

435

Shop theft

6 362

6497

7 213

6008

6 220

6911

Theft from vehicle

3.497

3 555

·3.804

854

1041

1 028

Taking conveyance without authority

7 046

4 698

4 635

454

444

386

Other thefts

11 810

11 872

12 988

4 535

4 791

5 579

Handling stolen goods

235

231

211

312

290

285

I

Deception, fraud and forgery

2.080

2 483

3 201

1 266

1 373

1955

Sexual offences other than rape and

indecent assault

948

917

1 256

851

787

1 158

Manufacturing and trafficking of

dangerous drugs

1 803

3.506

4 618

2 192

4 155

Serious immigration offences

4 452

4 038

4 021

4 473

4018

5 224

4013

Criminal damage

4 298

4 303

5 154

1 507

1 616

Unlawful society offences

1 466

1 308

1 512

755

705

1 867

857

Possession of arms, ammunition and

offensive weapon

876

903

870

1 030

1005

942

Other crimes

4 661

4 873

5 088

5 682

5 957

6 821

Total

65 489

65 110

70 572

32 098

34 823

39 469

Grand Total

84 056

82 564

87 804

41 780

45 042

49 784

Overall crime rate (number of crime

per 100 000 population)

1 446.4

Overall detection rate

45.2%

1 394.9

48.7%

1 448.6

50.3%

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