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The principal decreases were,- — Arson .. .. .. .. 14 Assaults and robbery .. .. 20 Breaches of the peace . . .. 82 Burglary, breaking and entering, &o. . . 90 Cruelty to animals . . .. . . 33 Deserting or absenting from H.M. ships . . 27 Discharging firearms .. .. 19 Drunkenness .. . . .. 19 Forgery and uttering .. . . 20 Furious riding and driving .. 26 Gaming offences .. .. . . . . 50

Illegally on premises .. .. 43 Malicious injury to property .. .. 59 Obscene and profane language .. . . 42 Refusing to quit licensed premises . . 31 Sly-grog selling .. - .. 20 Sureties of the peace . . .. 25 Theft from dwellings .. .. . . 70 Theft of cattle and horses .. .. 18 Trespass . . .. .. 67 Vagrancy . . . . . . 61

The percentage of arrests or summonses resulting from all offences reported during the year 1911 was 93-97, the figures of the preceding year being 95-39. The following return shows the number of offences reported in each police district during the year, the number of cases in which arrests or summonses resulted, and the number in which no prosecution followed :—

Serious Crimes. The following is a return of the number of serious crimes as compared with the preceding year :—

During the last ten years the number of serious crimes as above described has varied from 520 to 759, the present total (580) being somewhat below the average. Indecent and sexual offences were as under :—

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District. Number of Offences Number in which Number of all in which Arrests no Arrests Offences reported, j or Summonses or Summonses resulted. resulted. Auckland Thames Napier Wanganui Wellington Greyinouth Chiiscchurch Dunedin Invercargill 6,622 842 1,874 2,663 5,513 877 3,971 1,940 697 5,978 817 1,833 2,558 5,234 816 3,774 1,807 675 644 25 41 105 279 61 197 133 22 24,999 23,492 1,507

19 .0. 1911. Crimes. Number of Offences reported. Number of » T , , Offences in N "^ lber of -sSr 25a I Number of Offences in which Arrests resulted. Arson Assault and robbery ... Burglary (breaking into shops and dwellings) Forgery and uttering Murder 29 39 461 142 6 2 7 51 1 23 38 359 130 5 2 7 51 1 15 19 371 122 5 1 5 42 13 16 284 108 5 1 5 42 „ attempted Rape Receiving stolen property Shooting with intent 738 616 580 474

Crimes. 1910. 1911. Assaults, indecent ... Bestiality Carnally knowing girls Carnally knowing, attempted Concealment of birth Incest Indecent exposure or behaviour Eape Eape, attempted ... Sodomy ... Sodomy, attempted 57 1 22 3 3 5 371 7 13 3 6 72 3 31 6 4 6 378 5 13 6 2 491 526