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The following return shows the number of offences reported in each police district during the year, the number of cases in which arrests or summonses resulted, and the number in which no prosecution followed : —

The percentage of arrests or summonses resulting from offences reported during the year 1923 was 93-25, the figures of the preceding year being 92*48. Serious Crimes. The following is a return of the number of serious crimes as compared with the previous year :—

Indecent and sexual offences were as under: —

Police District. Number of Offences Number of j in which Arrests Offences reported. or Summonses resulted. Number in which no Arrests or Summonses resulted. I Whangarei Auckland Hamilton Gisborne Napier New Plymouth ... Wanganui Palmerston North Wellington Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Dunedin 827 789 6,121 5,585 2,036 1,912 945 9321,244 1,171 764 722 1,138 1,106 1,282 1,225 4,335 4,020 1,236 1,204 3,235 2,894 854 795 1,267 1,196 835 805 38 536 124 13 73 42 32 57 315 32 341 59 71 30 Invercargill Totals 26,119 | 24,356 1,763

1922. 19! 18. Crimes. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in ihidh Arrests resulted. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in which Arrests resulted. .rson iobbery and aggravated robbery Surglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, ka. 'orgery and uttering lurder lurder, attempted ... 33 11 872 156 5 10 4 138 33 10 626 133 5 9 2 136 8 10 743 242 7 1 9 121 3 3 8 498 230 6 1 9 121 3 tape deceiving stolen property bounding with intent Totals ... 1,229 954 1,144 879

Offences. 1922. 1923. Unnatural offence Unnatural offence, attempted Indecently assaulting a male Incest Indecent acts Concealment of birth Assault, indecent ... Rape Rape, attempted .. Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing girls, attempted ... Abortion, procuring, &c. Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts ... 8 2 43 8 27 3 85 4 11 29 12 5 231 6 3 42 9 27 5 90 9 12 30 7 28 232 Totals 468 500