H.—l6.

APPENDIX A.—continued. 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, 1931, and Year ended 31st December, 1932— continued.

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1<m ,oo 2 Increase or 1M1 - ™ 6i - Decrease in — ; Number of « " ! »2S Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences 2 a « w £ apprehended or summoned. reported. i 8 g?a (Charges against Males and Females Number of I S S Bto separately.) Convictions Offences. O O g amongst those " g committed 1 !i ; =| 3Si OSPSSSSE - -nvTS ™«°«—• ,orTrial - , i fa fa f!i I I g£ gg a.SS2 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. S I j a a s I M Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc.— continued. Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 6,844 7,652 5,801 138 2 4,888 422 309 42 116 2 808 .. Theft, attempted .. .. .. 34 32 28 1 .. 26 1 2 Theft from the person .. .. 22 32 19 8 .. 8 .. 3 .. 4 .. 10 .. Theft from the person, attempted ... I 5 2 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. .. 3 Theft from dwellings .. .. 297 278 100 39 .. 52 6 3 .. 37 .. 19 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 7 5 1 1 .. .. .. .... 1 .. .. 2 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 135 I 149 143 66 .. 73 1 3 .. 64 14 .. Theft of animals (specified) .. 46 67 59 12 .. 38 9 .. 3 .. 21 .. Theft of animals, attempted .. 4 3 .. .... .. .. .. 1 False pretences .. .. .. 855 811 749 66 .. 640 17 22 4 48 .. 44 False pretences, attempted .. .. 45 27 22 .... 20 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 18 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 167 145 135 3 .. 119 3 10 .. 3 .. .. 22 False accounting by officials or clerks 15 3 3 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 12 Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 12 11 11 10 .. .. 1 4 .. .. I Cheating at play .. .. .. .. 3 3 3 3.. Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft ; 4 17 17 .... 3 13 .. 1 .. 13 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 21 9 4 4 .. .. 4 .. .. 12 Assault with intent to rob .. ' .. 10 7 6 5 1 .. 5 .. 3 Burglary .. .. .. .. 97 55 36 30 .. 6 30 .. 42 Burglary, attempted .. .. 8 4 1 1 .. .. 1. .. 4 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 1,398 j 1,378 849 598 1 192 2 53 3 560 1 .. 20 House or shop breaking, &c, attempted 105 | 116 60 48 11 .. 1 .. 41 .. 11 Being found in dwellinghouse by night ; 6 2 2 .... 2 .. .. 4 Being disguised or in possession of 'J 13 13 10 .. .. 3 .. 10 4 .. housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly ob- 158 283 283 78 14 152 12 21 6 68 13 L2f> .. tained Forgery .. .. .. .. 173 169 162 101 16 31 .. 13 1 93 B 4 Uttering forged documents or false 68 55 49 35 8 .. 5.1 33 .. 13 certificates Sending false telegram .. .. 4 3 3 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 Possessing forged bank notes .. 12 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. .. 11 Falsifying registers or extracts there- 3 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 from Personation .. .. .. 7 2 2 .... 2 .. .. .. 5 Coin, offences relating to.. .. 9 7 6 3.. 2.. 1 2).. .. 2 Arson .. .. .. .. 30 33 27 18 1 2 1 5 .. 17 ! 1 3 .. Arson, attempted .. .. .. 9 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 7 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 3 3 1 .... .. .. 1 .. Placing explosive with intent to destroy .. 6 2 2.. .. 1 .. 6.. buildings, ships, &c. Mischief .. .. .. .. 771 ! 764 712 2 .. 657 9 36 S 2 .. .. 7 Mischief on railways and tramways .. 4 28 24 .... 24 .. 24 Possessing or making explosive sub- .. 7 7 3.. 4 3.. 7.. stance, &c, with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. 5 4 3 3.. .. 3.. .. 1 Threatening acts with intent to inti- 2 .. '.. .... .. .. .. 2 mi date Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 636 521 513 .. .. 440 8 60 5 .. .. .. 115 intent Cruelty to animals.. .. .. 115 114 113 .... 97 .. 16 1 Drunkenness .. .. .. 4,387 3,612 3,612 .. .. 3,445 160 6 1 775 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c, or 57 38 37 .. . 37 .. .. 19 loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 243 219 219 .... 205 12 2 24 Soliciting prostitution .. .. 7 11 10 .... .. 8 .. 2 .. .. 4.. Exposure of person and grossly indecent 209 180 157 1 .. 146 2 8 .. 29 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 528 ' 465 463 2 .. 400 30 29 | 2 1 .. .. 63 language Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 769 639 638 8 .. 429 126 65 In 2 .. .. 130 rogues, and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues)