RETURN SHOWS AN INCREASE OF CRIME IN N.S.W.
SERIOUS OFFENCES ARE ON UP GRADE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received Februarv 25. 10.20 a.m.) SYDNEY A February 25. The annual report of the New South Wales Police Department for the year 1025. tabled in the Assembly, shows that! there has been an increase both with respect to serious crimes and the total number of cases for all classes of offences. The, more serious offences during 1925 numbered 605 more than the total for the previous year, and the aggregate number of cases under all headings increased by 4276. Serious crimes totalled 8126. One of the principal increases recorded was in offences against girls, the increase being twenty-nine. The amount of crime committed bypersons of tender years is still serious and increasing. The criminal statistics for the metropolitan districts showed a net increase of 819, but there was a notable decrease. totalling 1056, in offences against good order.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17780, 25 February 1926, Page 1
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