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, Offences. - 1944. 1945. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences reported. Number of Offences in which Arrests or Summonses resulted. Crimes and Justices of the Peace Acts, etc.—ctd. Offences against Rights of Property Theft (undescribed) 8,850 9,172 5,551 Theft, attempted 58 67 40 Theft from the person . 15 43 18 Theft from the person, attempted 5 1 Theft from dwellings .. .. 347 473 230 Theft from dwellings, attempted 21 17 3 Theft by clerks or servants 20 38 38 Theft of animals (specified) 27 36 24 Theft of animals, attempted 1 Bringing stolen property into New Zealand 2 False pretences 327 524 489 False pretences, attempted 12 12 8 Obtaining credit by fraud 30 54 51 False accounting by officials or clerks 2 10 10 Conspiracy to defraud 2 2 Fortune-telling or practising witchcraft 8 5 5 Robbery and aggravated robbery 12 32 27 Assault with intent to rob .. .. 4 1 Demanding with intent to steal 1 2 2 Extortion by threats .. .. . 3 2 2 Burglary .. .. .. .. ~. 36 88 57 Burglary, attempted 5 9 3 House or shop breaking, &c. .. 1,606 1,551 853 House or shop breaking, &c., attempted 130 143 68 Being found in dwellinghouse by night 8 6 6 Being armed with intent to break or enter 1 1 Being disguised or in possession of housebreaking implements 2 1 1 Receiving property dishonestly obtained 208 164 161 Forgery 47 90 84 Uttering forged documents or false certificates 16 29 28 Sending false telegram 9 2 2 Personation 2 2 2" Arson 11 36 29 Arson, attempted 3 6 5 Setting fire to crops, attempted 1 Wilfully placing obstruction on railways 3 7 5 Placing explosive with intent to destroy buildings, ships, &c. 1 Mischief 802 792 674 Mischief on railways and tramways 28 10 8 Possessing or making explosive substance, &c., with intent thereby to commit a crime 1 Sending threatening letters 1 1 1 Threatening acts with intent to intimidate 2 Police Offences Act Breach of the peace or behaviour with intent, &c. 446 613 599 Cruelty to animals 69 48 46 Drunkenness 1,996 1,742 1,742 Drunk while in charge of horses, &c., or loaded firearms .. 8 8 8 Drunk and disorderly 128 104 104 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts 149 134 84 Using profane, indecent, or obscene language 231 260 258 Vagrancy (idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vaga404 276 275 bonds, and incorrigible rogues) Assaulting, obstructing, or resisting constables, &c. 93 99 99 Inciting violence, disorder, or lawlessness 1 6 6 Unlawfully using horses, motor-cars, &c. 1,088 1,381 1,037 Unlawfully on premises at night without criminal intent .. 224 195 152 Sunday trading 25 16, 16 False allegation re commission of offence 13 19 19 Obtaining entrance to entertainment without paying fee .. 2 2 Unlawfully killing domestic ducks 1 1