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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, 1939, and Year ended 31st December, 1940.

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1939. mm. Increase or w m q • Decrease in I! o 0 Results of Cases ill Which Persona were Number of § S $ apprehended or summoned. 7 , J „ mKQn nF Offences O O nStj (Charges against Males and Females Convictions reported. Offences. 5" S ' separately.) amongst those <3 <S m " committed "S'S 'S'i Committed Summarily T>| smi , se( i te Trial. S31 is! ssif forTrlal - convicted. Dismissed. ll a I lis 8 g fl £ H » H s? a »H il | R | * H M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. g » Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Subversive statements, making, pub- . . 60 59 9 36 1 13 8 60 lishing, &e. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 2 2 2 2.. .. 2 False statements and declarations .. 123 71 69 4 3 57 2 3 4 2 . . 52 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 2 .. . . .... .. . . .. 2 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 37 33 33 7 26 7 .. 4 Offences against lteligion. Disturbing public worship .. . . .. 1 I .... I .. 1 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 26 10 9 8 1 8 .. 16 "Unnatural offence, attempted .. 6 3 3 2 . . .. 1 2 .. 3 Indecently assaulting a male .. 68 105 103 97 3 .. 3 83 .. 37 Incest .. .. .. .. 8 13 11 11.. .. 11 . . 5 Indecent acts .. .. .. 38 37 37 3 29 5 1 .. 1 Publishing obscene matter .. .. 2 .. .. .... . . .. .. 2 Offences against the Person, <bc. Murder .. .. .. .. 4 4 4 1 1 .. .. .... 1 Murder, attempted .. . . 4 1 1 I . . . . .. 3 Manslaughter .. .. .. 5 6 6 5 .. .. 1 1 I Suicide, attempted .. .. 77 74 73 I 37 27 1 7 1 .. 3 Suicide, aiding and abetting .. 2 .. .. .... . . 2 Concealment of birth .. 7 4 2 II .. 1 1.. 3 Disabling or stupefying with intent to 1 . . .. .... .. ! 1 commit a crime Wounding with intent to do grievous 2 3 3 3 .. 1 .. 1 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- .. 2 2 .... 2 .. 2.. ways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious . . 2 I .... 1 .. .. 2 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 32 20 17 13 I .. 3 11 . . .. 12 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 3 2 2 2.. .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. . . .. 149 175 153 102 .. 41 .. 10 94 .. 26 Assault with intent to commit a crime 12 3 3 1 1 1 1 .. 9 Assault .. .. .. . . 796 781 757 6 .. 671 16 57 7 7 .. 15 Rape .. .. .. .. 11 7 7 6 1 4 Rape, attempted .. .. .. 4 6 5 4.. 1 4.. 2.. Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 119 105 99 68 17 .. 14 60 .. .. 14 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 21 15 15 12 1 .. 2 9 .. .. 0 attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile .. 1 1 .... .. . . 1 .. . . 1 women Abortion, procuring .. .. 4 15 14 8 6 .. 3 3 11 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 6 1 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 5 Bigamy .. .. 7 4 1 1 1 .. 3 Abduction .. .. .. .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1.. Stealing children under fourteen years .. 4 4 .... 2 .. 2.. .. .. 4 Offences against Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 6,779 7,560 5,755 134 3 5,075 320 209 14 111 1 781 .. Theft, attempted .. .. .. 54 57 48 3 41 1 3 3 3 Theft from the person .. .. 23 16 10 6 3 1 5 .. 7 Theft from the person, attempted .. .. 2 1 .... 1 .. 2.. Theft from dwellings .. .. 276 292 184 31 .. 152 .. 1 .. 31 .. 16 .. Theft from dwellings, attempted .. 12 7 2 I 1 I .. 5 Theft by clerks or servants .. .. 18 30 30 13 2 7 6 2 12 12 Theft of animals (specified) .. 33 24 24 5 18 I 3 . . 9 Theft of animals, attempted . . 2 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. . . . . 2 False pretences .. .. . . 802 714 685 45 11 596 23 10 .. 45 10 . . 88 False pretences, attempted .. .. 19 17 17 3 13 1 3 .. 2 Obtaining credit by fraud .. .. 188 150 132 2 .. 122 2 6 .. 2 ,. 38