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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, 1937, and Year ended 31st December, 1938.

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1937. 1938 Increase or cp m a i Decrease in o o a Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g g apprehended or summoned. WnT nh fl r ft f Offences 5 w a fc (Charges against Males and Females £r* reported. _ O O g Rflimrfltplv convictions Offences. gag separately.) amongst those 03 ® $ 1 committed * "8-i Committed Summarily nism issed for Trlal - H -g ,S uZ'S for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. , 8 {=! a> fe «>•« a oo2 ■§§, •§!§ g g B « q a> q-g a «h h ! M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.. § jj CnrMEs and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 1 2 2 2.. .. 2 1 False statements and declarations .. 562 397 396 3 .. 386 .. 7 3 .. .. 165 Corrupting juries or witnesses .. .. 1 1 1 .. ..■■<• 1 ' Escapes and Rescues. Escaping from prison or lawful custody 18 30 30 7 23 7 .. 12 Assisting or aiding escape from prison 4 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 4 or lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 16 27 26 22 1 .. 3 22 .. 11 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 12 5 5 5.. .. 5 .. .. 7 Unnatural offence, assault with intent 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 73 61 60 48 6 6 35 .. 12 Incest .. .. .. .. 20 21 21 20 .. .. 1 17 1 Indecent acts .. .. .. 19 35 34 7 26 1 9 16 Publishing obscene matter .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. .... .. .. 1 Offences against the Person, <Scc. Neglecting duties tending to the pre- .. 2 2 .... 1 1 .. 2.. servation of life or health Murder .. .. .. .. 4 7 6 42 .. 3 2 3.. Murder, attempted .. .. 5 .. .. .... .. .. .. 5 Manslaughter .. .. .. 3 5 5 31 .. .. 1 2 1 2.. Suicide, attempted .. .. 94 91 91 .... 45 41 3 2.. .. .. 3 Concealment of birth .. .. 4 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 Wounding with intent to do grievous 3 4 4 4.. .. 2 .. 1 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 1 2 2 .... 2 .. 1 ways or tramways Putting explosive substances in places .. 2 2 2.. .. 2 .. 2.. with intent to do bodily harm Administering poison or other noxious 1 2 2 2.. .. 1 .. 1 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 30 25 23 17 4 2 16 .. 5 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 4 3 3 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 112 102 92 46 34 .. 12 32 .. .. 10 Assault with intent to commit a crime 11 8 7 7.. .. 6 .. .. 3 Assault .. .. .. .. 629 728 713 9 .. 632 15 55 2 6 99 .. Rape .. .. .. .. 5 12 11 10 1 .. 7 7 .. Rape, attempted .. .. .. 15 8 8 7.. 1 6.. .. 7 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 92 29 29 24 1 .. 4 20 .. 63 years Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 9 9 7 5.. 1 .. 1 3 years, attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 women Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 women, attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, 1 .. . . .... . . .. .. 1 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 13 13 12 2 6 ,. . . 1 3 1 2