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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, 1923, and Year ended 31st December, 1924.

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iqoq i qi>4 Increase or j 1 * Wd * 1924 * Decrease in I ——j — Number of © © o+a® i Results of Cases in which Persons were Offences « a a « M ' apprehended or summoned. „ , , reported. <d ® ,2 £ 5 (Charges against Males and Females Number of S o n * 2 separately.) Convictions Offences. | O O S I amongst those £5 «w S committed ! 42-d •R'd 0r Committed Summarily n ; RTn ; KHftf1 for Trial. P.2 2.2 for Trial. convicted. dismissed. d 1 s" s s g ■§§, ■§ g, f 2 — o g is 1 £ 3.2 O £ M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. § § | g E? fc J M Q Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Seditious offences .. .. .. .. 3 3 .... 3.. .. 3.. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. 8 6 6 5 .. .. I 3 False statements and declarations .. 49 51 51 17 7 19 7 1 12 6 2 Attempt to defeat justice .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. . . .. 1 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 11 2 2 .... 2 .. .... .. .. .. 9 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 23 25 20 4 16 .. .... 3 .. 2 Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 12 4 4 .... 4 .. .... .. .. .. 8 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. 6 33 33 32 .. . . 1 30 .. 27 Unnatural offence, attempted .. 3 .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 Unnatural offence, assault with intent 1 1 1 1 .. 1 to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 42 65 64 57 4 .. 3 46 .. 23 Incest .. .. .. .. 9 15 15 15 .. ...... 9 6 Indecent acts .. .. .. 27 19 19 2 14 2 1 1 . .. 8 Publishing obscene matter .. .. .. 4 4 .... 3 .. 1 .. .. 4., Offences against the Person, &c. Murder .. .. .. .. 7 8 7 42 .. .. 1.. 3 1 1.. Murder, attempted .. .. 1 3 3 3.. .. 1 .. 2.. Manslaughter .. .. . ■ 15 16 15 13 .. .. 2 7 1 Suicide, attempted .. .. 65 55 53 1 42 4 4 2.. .. .. 10 Concealment of birth .. .. 5 2 1 .... .. 1 .... .. .. .. 3 Wounding with intent to do grievous 3 3 3 3 .. 1 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. ] ways or tramways Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 24 20 19 14 1 4 .. 8 .. 4 Causing actual bodily harm under cir- 3 9 9 4 4 1 3 6 cumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 90 113 104 84 15 .. 5 65 .. 23 Assault with intent to commit a crime .. 6 6 2.. 2.. 2.. 2.. 6.. Assault .. .. .. .. • 803 654 644 6 1 547 13 69 8 4 1 149 Rape 9 6 5 3 2.. 2.. .. 3 Rape, attempted .. .. 12 4 3 3.. .. 2 .. .. 8 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 30 34 34 30 1 3 23 4 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 7 10 10 8 .. .. 2 7 .. 3 attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile 1 .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 women Carnally know idiots or imbecile women, .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, .. 1 1 .... 1 .. 1 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring . . ■ • 10 8 7 4 3 .. 1 1 Abortion, supplying means of procuring 15 9 9 6 2 .. .. 1 3 .. 6 Abortion, procuring own .. .. 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 Bigamy .. .. 18 12 11 91 1.. .... 7 1 4 Abduction .. • ■ ■ • 1 • • • ■ .... .. .. .... .. .. .. 1 Stealing children under fourteen years 3 .. .. .... .. .. .. 3 Unlawfully detaining children .. 16 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 15 Assault, aggravated .. .. 2 1 1 .... .. I Assault with intent to commit rape .. 1 • ■ ■ • .... .. .. .. 1 Offences aqainst Rights of Property. Theft (undescribed) .. .. 3,856 4,098 3,122 188 12 2,536 195 187 4 165 .. 242 .. Theft, attempted .. .. ■■ 12 21 21 .... 19 1 .. 1 .. .. 9 Theft from the person .. 23 40 30 11 2 17 6 i 17 Theft from the person, attempted .. 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. ]