H.—l6.

APPENDIX A —continued. 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, 1939, and Year ended 31st December, 1940—continued.

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1939. 1940. Increase or f Decrease in § § - a Results ol' Cases in which Persons were Number of a g <g== apprehended or summoned. Nriimbprnf Offences {« S3 • (Charges against Males and Females Convictions reported. Oflences. ° ° e»! separately.) amongst those 5=3 =3 O w pj committed 03 t rp 5 1 "Sts o-d Committed Summarily niimilwfld ° F u? hI <-<«£ for Trial. convicted. Dismissed. . - || |I ||§ I I d ® 9 a) 9-C 2 tls? 1 M 3 * 3 * 3 M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. g ® 65 fc fc Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc. —continued. Offences against Rights of Property—ctd. False accounting by officials or clerks 12 8 8 .... 7 .. 1 .. . • • • 4 Conspiracy to defraud .. .. 2 3 3 3.. .. 2.. 1 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 5 2 2 1 ■ . 1 ■ • ■ ■ • • 3 Robbery and aggravated robbery .. 17 28 13 11 .. 2 11 .. 11 Assault with intent to rob .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. 1 •• ' o Demanding with intent to steal .. 4 1 1 1.. .. 1 •• •• •> Extortion by threats .. .. ■■ 1 1 1.. .. J- •• 1.. Burglary .. .. .. 107 91 76 69 . . 4 . . 3 . . 65 .. .. 16 Burglary, attempted .. .. 13 9 2 1 1 • • ■ • 4 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 1,394 1,546 1,154 480 .. 635 7 32 464 .. lo2 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 89 87 53 24 28 .. 1 23 .. .. -< Being found in dwellinghouse by night 6 5 5 .... 5 .. .... Being armed with intent to break or 1 1 1 1.. .. .... 1 enter Being disguised or in possession of 2 10 10 6 .. .. 4 7 .. 8 housebreaking implements Receivingpropertydishonestlyobtained 176 139 139 8 98 18 14 I 7 .. 37 Forgery .. .. .. 95 61 59 38 3 16 2 .. .. 37 2 .. 34 Uttering forged documents or false 35 22 22 14 1 5 2 13 1 .. 13 certificates Sending false telegram .. .. 4 1 1 1 • • Procuring execution of document by 1 .. .. .... .. false pretences Personation .. ■■ 3 2 2 .... - ■■ Arson 15 56 55 35 12 4 1 3 .. 33 7 41 .. Arson, attempted .. .. .. 8 10 6 .. 6 .. .... .. 6 - .. Setting fire to crops, attempted .. I • ■ • ■ .... . . ■ ■ Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 10 12 8 .... 6 .. 1 Mischief.. 895 1,082 1,035 .. .. 957 17 53 8 .. .. 187 .. Mischief on railways and tramways .. 10 17 15 .... 15 .. .... .. .. 7 .. Possessing or making explosive sub- 1 . . .. .... . . 1 stance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime Sending threatening letters .. .. • . 1 1 1 . . . • 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimi- .. 4 4 2.. - .. .... 1 .. 4 .. date Police Offences Act. Breach of the peace or behaviour with 738 698 694 .... 651 7 35 1 .. . . •. 40 intent Cruelty to animals .. .. 64 47 47 .... 37 1 9 .. 17 Drunkenness .. •• •• 5,683 5,243 5,243 .. .. 5,08- 146 13 2 .. .. .. 440 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., 20 27 27 .... 25 .. 2 .. .. 7 or loaded firearms , Drunk and disorderly .. • • 232 200 200 .. . . 194 5 1 . . . . .. 3^ Soliciting prostitution .. •• 2 .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. •• - Exposure ofperson and grossly indecent 242 193 153 7 .. 135 1 10 I acts Using profane, indecent, or obscene 520 554 553 2 .. 514 22 13 2 2 .. 34 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, 377 302 301 1 .. 244 28 24 4 1 .. 75 rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting 180 160 160 . . . . l.)b 1 l 1 constables, &c. Intimidation to restrict lawful acts .. 1 ■ • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • ■ • • • Inciting violence, disorder, or lawless- 5 9 9 .... 9 .. .... .. .. 4 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 1,087 1,287 849 22 .. 791 6 30 .. 14 .. 200 Unlawfully on premises at night with- 221 245 244 .. .. 229 8 7 .. .. 24 out criminal intent Sunday trading .. ■ ■ • • 85 81 81 .... 61 16 4 .. . . .. 4 False allegation re commission of offences 8 7 7 .... 7 .. .. 1 Gaming Act. Common gaming-house, keeping or 149 115 115 .. .. 106 6 2 1 .. .. .. 34 managing, &c. Found in a common gaming-house .. 88 109 109 .... J6 3 10 .. 21 .. Gaming with instruments .. .. 61 15 15 .... 14 .. 1 .. .. .. 46 Publishing advertisements relating to 1 7 7 .... i • • 0 .. betting on horse-races Lotteries, unlawfully establishing or 9 9 9 .... 3 ■> .. 1 conducting, &c. Betting, unlawful .. .. •• 12 4 4 ■ • 3 .. 1 .. •• 8 Following the occupation of bookmaker 118 87 87 2 1 1/ - .. .. 31 Publishing betting charts .. .. 1 4 4 .... 4 .. a Trespass on racecourse .. • • 52 44 44 .... 44 .. .. 8