CRIME STATISTICS
'ME POLICE. REPORT. Tho annual report on the police fprce of the Dominion shows that 011 March 31 last the strength of, 1 the force was 91G of all ranks, being anfire for the year. The increase in offences- showed an. aggregate net increase of 819 on the previous year. The greatest number of offences in regard to which- action was taken was 65511 in tlie Wellington district, tho Auckland district being- next with 5950. The total number of arrests in regard 1,0 serious criino was 501 last year, compared with 578 in the preceding year. There was an increase of 79 in the number of. prosecutions for drunkenness, as compared with the previous year. There were 282 against hotelkeopers during tlie'year, this being an increase of 52 as compared with the year preceding. There were 173 prosecutions on charges of sly grog-selling, and 130 convictions during the • year, as against .171 prosecutions and 127" convictions in the previous year. Tho fines imposed for sly grog-selling lust year amounted lo ,£'2715. There were 241 prosecutions. resulting in 181 convictions, during tho ytia.r under tho gaming laws, us against '270 prosecutions and 228 convictions in 19H.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2809, 29 June 1916, Page 5
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197CRIME STATISTICS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2809, 29 June 1916, Page 5
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