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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, 1936, and Year ended 31st December, 1937 —continued.

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1936. 1937. -I — . Increase or a> <3 a • _ . Decrease in § I O I Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of | g §£ apprehended or summoned. Number of Offences S S gB-g < againstMesand Females « reported. Oflences. a - separately.) amongst those <2 « committed ;i ;i | wr ss «»—• forTriai - o . , a| l| afl - § s I I £ M- M. V. M. F. M. F. | I Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 6,120 5,865 4,379 97 4 3,018 426 223 11 76 4 255 Theft, attempted .. .. .. 20 25 23 1 .. 20 2 .. 1 5 Theft from the person .. .. 12 8 7 1.. 41 1.. 1 4 Theft from the person, attempted .. .. 2 2 2 .. } ' "2 Theft from dwellings .. .. 289 251 100 31 !. 61 4 4 " 29 " .. 38 Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 14 11 8 1 7 1 .. I '. 3 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 106 75 75 19 52 4 17 ' 31 Theft of animals (specified) .. .. 84 46 33 6 16 .. 10 i 4 !! !! 38 Theft of animals, attempted .. 3 2 2 .... 2 1 False pretences .. .. .. 696 911 851 97 2 684 36 30 2 93 2 2i5 False pretences, attempted .. .. 23 31 31 2 1 28 1 8 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 120 117 110 4 .. 100 .. 6 " 4 " .. 3 False accounting by officials or clerks 14 12 12 7 5 7 '. 2 False statements by officials or public .. 12 12 11 1 .. I .. .. 11 12 officers Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 19 2 2 .... 1 1 .. .. 17 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 9 8 8 7.. .. .. 1 7.. 1 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 7 3 2 2.. .. 1 .. I .. 1 4 Demanding with intent to steal .. 1 1 1 1 ,. 1 Extortion by threats .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. 2 I 2 ! Burglary " .. .. .. 92 110 79 56 i i8 .'! 4 54 "l 18 Burglary, attempted .. .. 5 11 9 4 .. 3 2 .. 4 6 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 904 913 678 280 11 365 2 20 .. 261 7 9 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 62 82 53 28 .. 22 3 28 20 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 2 1 1 1 .. ., 1 Being armed with intent to break or .. 6 6 6 .. 6 !! 6 enter Being disguised or in possession of 4 7 7 7 .. .. 5 .. 3.. housebreaking implements Receiving property dishonestly obtained 166 122 123 22 .. 73 14 10 4 20 .. 44 Forgery .. .. .. .. 89 143 130 91 1 18 3 17 .. 83 1 54 .. Uttering forged documents of false 15 30 29 22 4 1 2 21 15 certificates Sending false telegram .. .. 4 1 1 .... .. 1 .. 3 Possessing forged bank-notes .. .. 5 5 4.. .. .. 1 4.. 5 Using or possessing machinery, &c., for .. 2 2 2 .. 2 .. 2 making revenue or bank-note paper Personation .. .. .. 3 3 3 .... 3 Arson .. .. .. .. 15 12 8 6 .. 1 1 " " 6 " !! 3 Arson, attempted .. .. .. 4 9 8 .... 8 5 Setting fire to crops, attempted .. .. 1 1 .... 1 ., 1.. Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 5 3 2 1.. 1 1.. .. 2 Mischief .. .. .. .. 613 879 843 3 .. 755 16 68 1 3 !! 266 .. Mischief on railways and tramways .. 15 7 7 .... 7 .. .. 8 Possessing or making explosive sub- 1 .. .. .... .. I 1 stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. .... 1 .. 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimi- .. 4 4 1 3 1.. 4.. date Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 480 586 585 .. .. 529 17 38 1 .. .. 106 intent Cruelty to animals .. .. 79 72 70 1 54 4 11.. ] .. .. 7 Drunkenness .. .. .. 3,980 4,360 4,360 .. .. 4,207 149 4 .. .. 1! 380 .. Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., 22 18 18 .... 18 . . . . 4 or loaded firearms Drunk and disorderly .. .. 184 171 171 .. .. 167 3 1 .. .. .. 13 Exposure of person and grossly indecent 202 222 209 1 .. 192 2 13 1 .. .. 20 acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene lan- 436 468 466 2 .. 409 25 21 9 1 .. 32 guage Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 207 231 231 1 .. 167 38 24 1 .. 24 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assualting, obstructing, or resisting con- 107 88 88 .. j 82 1 5 .. .. .. 19 stables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. 28 .. .. • • • • • • • ■ • • 28 Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 6 2 2 i 2 .. .. 4 ness I 1