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4.-COMPARATIVE TABLE.
C O M F A K A I I V E T A B L E
showing the number of convictions for various crimes and offences
for the last four years.
The nnmber of summary convictions:—
1. Offences against the person :—
(a) Attempted murder ...
(b) Abetting or attempting suicide
(c) Causing injury with knife ...
(ti) Assaults
(a) Offences involving neglect of dnty by those in charge
of others ... ... ... ... ... ...
(f) Other criminal negligence
(tj) Kidnapping and abduction ... ... ... ...
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(s) Indecent assaults on females, and unlawful carnal
knowledge
(j) Procuration and kindred offences
(k) Abortion and concealment of birth...
(0 Bigamy and pretended marriage
(JW) Unnatural offences
(«) Other offences
2. Praedial larceny • ...
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A. Malicious injuries co property :—
(a) Arson
(6) Injuring animals ...
(c) Malicious injury to other property
(U) Trespass and damage by animals
B. Offences against property (other than predial larceny
" \ and malicious injuries to property):—
(a; Burglary, housebreaking, and similar offences ...
1 (b) Robbery and extortion ... ... . -
f (c) Theft of animals ...
1 (ti) Larceny (ocher chan cheft of animals), receiving.
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and kindred offences
4. Other crimes :—
A. Offences against laws relating to employment...
B. Offences against revenue laws, municipal, road and
other laws relating to che social economy of the Colony,
including forest laws :—
(a} Offences against revenue laws
(b) Offences against municipal rights and bye-laws ..
{c) Offences relating to traffic
(ti) Food and drug offences ...
(e) Offences againsc forest laws
(J) Other offences
U. Miscellaneous offences :—
(a) Carrying knives and daggers
(<?) Offences against the State and public orde r
(<-) Drunkenness, disturbances, & insulting behaviour
(V, Offences against the administration of justice ...
'«) Defamation
(/) Forgery and personation*...
(g) Corruption and bribery ...
(A) Cruelty co animals
(0 Offences againsc antiquities laws
(;') Ocher offences
The number of convictions in che Assize Courts .*—
f Murder of wife or concubine
. 1 Murder of child ... ...
'^i Murder other than of wife, concubine or child ...
L Manslaughter ... ...
f Actempted murder
...
2
J Rape
...
" i Unnatural offences
I Other offences against the person
3. Praedial larceny ...
... ...
f Offeuces againsc property with violence to the person
<\ Theft of animals ... . .
\. Other offences against property
5. Other crimes
..."
192S.
2,089
—
—
—
—
—
—
— .
...— ...
—
—
—
—
—
—
584
—
—
72
—
1,627
—
—
106
—
73
—
12,645
—
—
—
—
—
—
18,068
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
- 10
16
2
2
5
37
1
1
18
38
75
l»27.
2,402
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—
—
—
—
—
—
_ * V - - ^ ^ ^ •
m-.
589
—
—
57
—
2,405
—
—
153
—
100
_ —
15,293
—
—
—
—
—
—
18,873
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—
—
—
—
— '
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—
—
—
—
—
5
. 14
1
4
4
32
—
1
26
34
32
1928.
2,585
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—
—
——
—-
—
... —
.. ——
—
—
—
—*
—
—-
565
—
—
75
—
1,972
—
—
13S
—
123
—
'•.
' • " • • • :
11,693
—
—
—
—
—
—
26,123
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—
—
—
—
. —
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
10
6
5
3
42
—
—
19
62
52
1939.
—
—
7
23
1,313
28
311
2
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46
4
—
—
9
52
413
—
1
117
17,490
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5
—
148
1,069
—
337
—
537
1,001
2,582
33
5,38C
1,255
—
151
33
5,00(
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3.
7,55
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