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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20043, 4 September 1920, Page 8

. Statistics issued in Britain show that i n . ? ear 1918, the number of persons tried for murder was 67, this being nre above the annual average for 191410, but the cases of attempted murder dropped to 16, six below the average, the highest figure in this category being 43 in 1914. There was also a decrease m manslaughter cases, 66 persona being tried, as against the average of 101. Tim number of offences against the person was 2225, compared ’ n 1911, and an average of 2456. There was a notable increase in shopbreaking, the figure being 2570, an inciease from 19/9 in 1914, the average being 2203; while burglary had become less, the average being 259, compared with 225 persons tried in the year under Trials for forgery numbered lo'J, three below the average; coining showed eight below the average: and uttering eounterfV.it- coin (\ v *- as a-odusr an average of 20, ' '”*