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I.—OFFENCES.
A-—TABLE showing the number of cases reported to the Police and how they were dealt w
.
Trivial oases in which Police refused
to take proceedings
Not brought before a Magisterial
Court for wane of evidence
Brought before a Magisterial Court
Total
Total.
25,348
2,145
ll.S'.)3
39.3*6
Homicide.
4
23
2 7
Theft of
animals with
or without
violence to
person.
—
297
250
« 7
Offences
against
property
(other than
theft of
animals) with
violence to
person.
2
2
Other
offences
against
property.
9,875
1,427
1,725
13,027
Other
offences
against the
person.
8,809
9
980
9,708
Other
offences.
6,664
408
8,913
15,985
(a) Number of cases prosecutes! 1»v tlic Police before a Magisterial Court ... 11,893
(h) Number of cases convicted by a Magisterial Court
10,777
B.—
T A B L E
showing' the n u m b e r of offences b r o u g h t before a Magisterial Court during' the vear.
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o
o
o .
Total number
| of offences
i reuorteil.
Nicosia
Larnaca
Limassoi
Famagusta
Paphos
Kyrenia
Total
7.094
2.044
3.255
2.7S0
2.015
1.659
18.S47
6
3
5
o
3
t
23
i
Offences
, against
Theft '«f |
j property
„ ... animals with | Other theft ' (other than j offences
Homicide. violence to j of animals. { theft of
the [icrsoii. !
! animals)
|
| with violence'
j
: to the person, j
59
20
85
25
62
16
I
Other
of ences
against
property.
598
186
327
376
239
118
Other
offences
against the
person.
409
172
169
261
267
117
Other
Offences.
6,018
1,662
2.668
2,111
1,443
1,407
267
1.844
1,395 15,309
•'Animals" includes sheep, -.'oats, kine, horse**, mules, asses, camels and animals included uuder the teskere law
(1 Destur, 742).
* Violence to person " includes threats and attempts to commit violence and offences committed by persons armed.
" Offence against property " includes offences against rights of property and injuries to the subjects of property but does
not include offences against the Forest Law or under the Field Watchmen Law.
" Offence against the person " does not include insult or libel.
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Theft" includes wilfully receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen, and possessing property reasonably suspected
of being stolen.
" Offences against property " (other than theft of animals) with violence to the person includes sacrilege, burglary, house–
breaking and shopbreaking.