Crime on the Wane
Tho crime sheet of England and Wales for 1932 contains evidence of a marked improvement in social habits. A total of 53, 80 S persons was dealt with for drunkenness, as against 4G,84G and 58,G00 in 1931 and 1230; tho yearly averaged for tho period 1925-29 was 08,591. Assaults fell from an average of 29,000 in tho samo period to 2G,001, 22,317, and 19,299 in tho years 1930, 1931 and 1932; 725 cases of cruelty to children came before the courts in 1932, against 891 and 922 in 1931 and 1930. Offences against tho Education Acts totalled 769 Gin 1932, compared with 9032 and 11,071 in 1931 and 1930. Cases of malicious wounding, assaults against females and other offences against the person numbered 5180 in 1932, an improvement on tho 5283 and 5G69 such cases in 1931 and 1930 respectively.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 217, 17 September 1934, Page 3
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144Crime on the Wane Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 217, 17 September 1934, Page 3
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