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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, 1936, and Year ended 31st December, 1937.

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1936. 1937 — Increase or SS $ OA Decrease in o o ~§ Results of Cases in which Persons were Number of g g $£ apprehended or summoned. iw,h»r n f Offences 0 O fS-d (Charges against Males and Females c 0 nvMonl re P° rted - Offences. a „ gjsl separately.) amongst those 03 <5 § ~~ — committed o Committed Summarily TV , for Trial. for Trial. convicted! Dismissed. |I || 111 , I § §£ a £ Sfs £ « 1 I | sa M. F. I. | I. M. F. M. F. | | Chimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. Misleading Justice. Perjury and false oaths .. .. .. 1 1 .... .. . . 1 .. .. 1 False statements and declarations .. 94 562 562 5 1 511 .. 45 5 1 468 Escapes and Rescues. Breaking prison .. .. .. 3 .. .. .... .. . . 3 Escaping from prison or lawful custody 19 18 16 8 .. , 8 8 .. .. 1 Assisting or aiding escape from prison or 4 4 4 1 1 2 ... . 1.. lawful custody Offences against Religion. Disturbing public worship .. .. 1 3 3 .... 3 .. 2 Offences against Morality. Unnatural offence .. .. .. 16 16 15 12 3 I 11 Unnatural offence, attempted . . 8 12 12 8 4 6 4 Unnatural offence, assault with intent 2 1 1 1.. .. .. i to commit Indecently assaulting a male .. 66 73 67 61 6 50 7 Incest . . .. .. .. 13 20 20 20 .. .. 16 . . 7 Indecent acts .. .. .. 11 19 19 1 .. 15 .. 3 1 8 .. Publishing obscene matter .. .. 1 .. .. .... .. .. .... 1 Offences a,gainst the Person, &c. Murder .. .. .. .. 8 4 4 4.. .. .. .... 3 .. .. 4 Murder, attempted .. .. 5 5 4 4.. .. 2 Manslaughter .. .. .. 3 3 3 2.. .. .. 1.. Suicide, attempted .. .. 94 94 94 .... 59 27 7 1.. Suicide, aiding and abetting .. 2 ... .. .... .. .. .. .. 2 Concealment of birth .. .. 3 4 .. .... .. .. .... .. 1 Wounding with intent to do grievous 2 3 3 3.. .. 2.. 1 bodily harm Endangering safety of persons on rail- 2 1 1 .... 1 .. .. 1 ways or tramways Administering poison or other noxious 2 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .... .. 1 1 things with intent to injure or annoy Assault causing actual bodily harm .. 20 30 29 12 1 .. I 15 10 1 10 Causing actual bodily harm under 1 4 4 .... .. .. 3 1 . , 3 circumstances that, if death had been caused, would be manslaughter Assault, indecent .. .. .. 133 112 106 52 37 .. 17 42 .. .. 21 Assault with intent to commit a crime 20 11 11 7.. 4 .. .... 7 .. 9 Assault .. .. .. .. 600 629 612 11 .. 522 15 63 1 11 .. 29 Rape •• .. .. .. .. 5 5 4.. .. .. 1.. 1.. 5.. Rape, attempted .. .. .. 5 15 15 12 2 1 9 10 Carnally knowing girls under sixteen 74 92 92 64 1 11 .. 16 52 1 18 years Carnally know girls under sixteen years, 17 9 9 8.. .. .. 1.. 8 .. .. 8 attempts to Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile .. 1 1 1.. .. .. .... 1 .. 1 women Carnally knowing idiots or imbecile .. 1 1 1.. .. 1 .. 1.. women, attempts to Defilement of women or girls, procuring, .. 1 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. 1 permitting, or conspiring to induce, &c. Abortion, procuring .. .. 6 13 13 211 .. 5 7.. Abortion, supplying means of procuring 5 4 4 4.. .. 2 .. .. 1 Abortion, procuring own . . . . .. 1 1 . . 1 .. .. .... . . 1 1 Bigamy .. .. .. .. 10 12 11 9 2 .. 8 2 2 Abduction .. . . .. 1 6 6 .. .. 3 .. 3 . . .. 5 Stealing children under fourteen years .. I 1 .... 1 .. .... .. .. 1 ..