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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 1939 was 93-07, the figures of the preceding year being 93-92.

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 :—

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Number o£ Offences Number in which n; 0 Number of in which Arrests no Arrests X Ullv" l/loUllCDi s~\ /Y j 1 CI r-* (Jttences reported. or summonses or Summonses resulted. resulted. Whangarei .. .. .. .. 1,577 1,489 88 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 12,043 11,058 985 Hamilton ... .. .. .. 3,283 3,042 241 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 1,755 1,720 35 Napier .. .. .. .. .. 1,976 1,833 143 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 1,116 1,062 54 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. 1,567 1,464 103 Palmerston North .. .. .. .. 2,377 2,194 183 Wellington .. .. .. .. 8,158 7,765 393 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 965 923 42 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 1,067 1,034 33 Christchureh .. .. .. .. 5,133 4,514 619 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 965 840 125 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 3,289 3,158 131 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 1,107 1,066 41 Totals .. .. .. .. 46,378 43,162 ! 3,216 __ I

1938. j 1939. CrimeS - Number of dumber of j Numbei . Number of Offences °? e " ces m + ! Offences Of^f 58 m t whiehArrests , , whichArrests >eported. resulted _ j reported. resultRfL Arson .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 13 15 13 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. .. .. 14- 13 17 14 Burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, &c. .. 1,206 916 1,603 1,012 Forgery and uttering .. .. .. .. 118 105 130 125 Murder.. .. .. .. .. .. 7 6 4 4 Murder, attempted .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 Rape .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 11 11 11 Receiving stolen property .. .. .. 98 96 176 175 Wounding with intent- .. .. .. .. 4 4 2 2 Totals .. ; 1,474 1,164 1,962 1,360

Offences. I 1938. j 1939. Unnatural offence .. .. .. .. 27 26 Unnatural offence, attempted .. .. .. .. 5 [;6 Indecently assaulting a male .. .. .. .. 61 68 Incest .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 8 , : Indecent acts .. .. .. .. .. 35 38 Concealment of birth .. .. .. .. .. 1 7 Assault, indecent .. .. .. .. .. 102 149 Rape .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 11 Rape, attempted .. .. .. .. .. 8 4 Carnally knowing girls . . . . .. .. 29 119 Carnally knowing girls, attempted .. . . .. 9 21 Abortion, procuring, &c. .. .. .. 14- 10 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts .. 222 242 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 546 709