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APPENDIX A. Return showing the Number of Offences reported, the Number of Offences for which Persons were apprehended or summoned, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ended 31st December, 1927, and Year ended 31st December, 1928.

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1927 ' 1928 ' Increase or —k — —————— Decrease in g © ® Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of a c g ® ai apprehended or summoned. Offences §h «£ ® & a (Charges against Males and Females Number of reported. ~ „ o n S 2 separately.) Convictions Offences s 2 ° 3 amongst those °3 . d . committed 'ft'c °o • Committed Summarily . , for Trial 2- K-Sm® for Trial. convicted! Dismissed. S g -Q g .Q 3 1 c8 <g aft « ft d ® | j ® ® ® fl ® H d ® * £ s u p fH s.y o * M. F. 1 M. F. M. F. M. F. 2 ® 5 a I J S o Crimes and Justices op the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. 3 J 3 3 .... 3 . j • | Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. I 5 5 3 2 .. .. .. .. I 4 False statements and declarations .. 9 29 29 12 1 4 .. 12 10 1 20 Corrupting juries or witnesses .. .. 3 3 .... .. .. ! 3 .. .. .. 3 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 11 4 4 3.. 1 3 .. 7 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 22 23 21 3..| 15 2 1 3.. 1 Assisting or aiding escape from prison .. 31 31 .... 23 .. 8 .. .. 31 or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 5 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. j • • • • 5 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. 4 4 4 3.. 1 ...... 3 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 5 4 4 2 \ .. 2 .. .... 2 1 Indecently assaulting a male .. 56 54 54 41 2 .. 11 31 .. 2 Indecently assaulting a male, attempted 5 1 1 1 .. .. .... .. .. 4 Incest .. .. .. .. 7 5 5 3.. .. .. 2.. 3.. 2 Indecent acts .. .. .. 30 42 41 7 28 1 4 1 3 12 Publishing obscene matter .. .. 6 2 2 .... 2 .. ## '4 Offences against the Person, &c. Neglecting duties tending to the pre- .. 1 1 1 .. .. .... 1 .. 1 servation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 13 2 2 1 .. .. 1.. 1.. .. H Murder, attempted .. .. 4 3 3 .. 1 .. .. 2.. Manslaughter .. .. .. 14 4 4 4 .. 1 .. _ jq Suicide, attempted .. .. 83 95 95 .... 71 21 3 .. 12 Concealment of birth .. .. 7 6 1 .. 1 .. 1 j Wounding with intent to do grievous 2 1 1 1 .. .. .... 1 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- .. 2 2 .... 2 .. 2 ways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious 1 3 3..1 .. .. 2 .... 1 2 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 24 10 10 4 I 1 2 •' 3 '• 4 .. I 14 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 1 1 1 1 .. .. .... 1 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 105 85 73 43 17 .. 13 30 .. .. 20 Assault with intent to commit a crime 9 7 7 1 6 1.. .. 2 Assault .. .. .. .. 751 646 637 5 .. 528 14 86 4 5 .. 105 Rape .. .. .. .. 11 13 12 11 .. .. 1 .. 9 2 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 10 10 10 7 2 1 2 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 54 58 57 53 1 3 22 4 ! years Carnally know girls under sixteen 14 8 8 5.. 2.. 1 2.. .. 6 years, attempts to Abortion, procuring .. .. 9 2 2 11 .. .. # 7 Abortion, supplying means of procuring .. 2 1 1 .. 1 .. 2 Abortion, procuring own .. .. .. 2 .. .... .. .. .... .. .. 2 Bigamy .. .. .. .. 7 9 9 81 .. 8.. 2 Abduction .. .. .. 2 2 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. '' Stealing children under fourteen years 3 13 13 .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. 10 Assault, aggravated .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. . # 1 Aiding and abetting or counselling the .. 3 3 .... 3 .. 3 commission of an offence Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 4,947 4,979 3,698 107 6 3,069 224 274 18 99 2 32 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 19 45 34 4 27 2 1 3 26 ! Theft from the person .. .. 19 32 16 10 6 5 .. 13 Theft from the person, attempted .. 4 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. .. 3 Theft from dwellings .. .. 332 343 149 54 82 4 5 4 54 .. 11.. Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 10! 5 3 2.. 1 2 I .. 5