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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 : —

The percentage of arrests or summonses resulting from offences reported during the year 1929 was 92-18, the figures of the preceding year being 92-4. Serious Crimes. The following is a return of the number of serious crimes as compared with the previous year : —

Indecent and sexual offences were as under : —

Number of Offences Number in which p .. ty t • t Number of in which Arrests no Arrests o ice Uis ric . Offences reported. or Summonses or Summonses resulted. resulted. | . Whangarei ... ... ... ... 953 918 35 Auckland co-ordinated districts ... ... 7,852 7,190 662 Hamilton ... ... ... ... 2,124 1,947 177 Gisborne ... ... .. ... 1,362 1,332 30 Napier ... ... .. ... 1,662 1,547 ; 115 New Plymouth ... ... ... ... 1,422 1,382 40 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 1,152 1,110 42 Palmerston North ... ... ... j 1,475 1,382 93 Wellington co-ordinated districts ... ... 5,378 i 5,052 326 Nelson ... ... ... ... 788 702 86 Greymoutli ... ... ... ... 1,627 1,604 23 Christchurch co-ordinated districts ... 4,341 : 3,587 754 Timaru ... ... ... ... 1,220 1,155 65 Dnnedin ... ... ... ... .1,583 1,415 168 Invercargill ... ... ... ... 1,311 j 1,252 59 Totals ... ... ... 34,250 31,575 j 2,675

1928. ! 1929. Crimes. , Number of -v T , f Number of Number of • Number of _ Onences m Offences in Offences , • , A , Onences , . , . , , which Arrests , which Arrests reported. reported. resulted Arson ... ... ... ... ... 20 17 56 50 Robbery and aggravated robbery ... ... 10 8 2 2 Burglary, breaking into shops, dwellings, &c. ... 986 546 1,092 783 Forgery and uttering ... ... ... 208 200 146 131 Murder ... ,.. ... ... ... 2 2 6 5 Murder, attempted ... ... .. ... 3 3 5 5 Rape ... ... ... ... ... 13 12 16 14 Receiving stolen property ... ... ... 172 171 140 138 Wounding with intent ... ... ... 11 4 4 Totals ... ... ... ... 1,415 ! 960 1,467 1,132 j

Offences. 1928. 1929. Unnatural offence ... ' ... ... 4 11 Unnatural offence, attempted ... ... ... 4 1 Indecently assaulting a male ... ... ... 55 37 Incest ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 8 Indecent acts ... ... ... ... ... 42 23 Concealment of birth ... ... ... ... 6 4 Assault, indecent ... ... ... ... ... 85 93 Eape ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 16 Eape, attempted .. ... ... ... ... 10 11 Carnally knowing girls ... ... ... ... 58 47 Carnally knowing girls, attempted ... ... ... 8 19 Abortion, procuring, &c. ... ... ... ... 6 6 Exposure of person and grossly indecent acts ... ... j 255 285 Totals ... ... ... ... | 551 561