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I.—OFFENCES.
A . — T A B L E showing the number of cases reported to the Police and how they were dealt with.
Trivial --ases in which Police refused
to take proceedings
Not brought before a Magisterial
Court for want of evidence
Brought before a -Magisterial Court
Total
Toul.
22,075
2,179
12,526
36,780
Homicide.
1
26
27
Theft of
animals with
or without
violence to
person.
346
(
200
546
Offences
against *
property
(other than
theft of
animals) with
violence to
person.
10
10
20
Other
offences
against
property.
8,609
1,526
1,773
11,908
Otber
offences
against tbe
person.
7,128
6
7 8 0
7,914
Other
offences.
6,338
290
9,737
i
16,365
(a.) Number of cases prosecuted by the Police before a Magisterial Court ... 12,526
(ft) Number of cases convicted by a Magisterial Court
11,129
B . — T A B J . K showino* the n u m b e r of offences b r o u g h t before a Magisterial C o u r t d u r i n g the year.
Nicosia
Larnaca
Limassoi
Famagusta ...
Paphos
Kyrenia
Total
Totalnumber
of offences
reported.
6,765
1,916
3,182
4,478
2,737
1,896
20,974
Homicide.
"
4
3
6
5
1
26
Theft of
animals with
violence to
tbe person.
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—
—
—
—
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Otber theft
of animals.
63
15
40
29
56
28
226
Offences
property
(other than
theft of
animals)
with violence
to the person.
1
—
4
3
2
—
10
Other
offences
against
property.
564
171
342
582
289 .
172
2,120
Other
offences
against the
person.
406
147
431
387
271
' 120
1,762
Other
Offences.
5,724
1,579
2,362
3,471
2,114'
1,580
16,830
''Animals" includes sheep, goats, kine, horses, mules, asses, camels and animals included under the teakere 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.
" Theft" includes wilfully receiving stolen property knowing it to be stolen, and possessing property reasonably suspected
of being stolen.
" Offences againsc property " (other than theft of animals) with violence to the person includes sacrilege, burglary, house–
breaking and shopbreaking.