✨ Criminal Cases Statistics
May 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1777
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MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.—CRIMINAL CASES.
TABLE showing the NUMBER of PERSONS brought before the several MAGISTRATES’ COURTS in New Zealand during the Year 1917, and summarily dealt with, &c.
| Courts. | Arrested or summoned. Total Offences, including Multiple Charges, each Offence being reckoned as a Distinct Person. | Discharged for Want of Prosecution or Want of Evidence. | Dismissed on the Merits. | Admonished and Discharged. | Committed for Sentence. | Committed for Trial. | Summary Convictions. | Classification of Summary Convictions, according to Offences. | Excluding Multiple Charges included in Previous Columns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Against the Person only. | Burglary, Housebreaking, and Stealing; Robbery and Stealing from the Person. | Cattle and Sheep Stealing, and Theft, and other Offences against Property only. | Forgery and Offences against the Currency. | Against Good Order. | Revenue Acts. | Offences relating to carrying out Laws and against Public Welfare. | Distinct Arrests or Summonses. | Distinct Summary Convictions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexual Offences. | Assaults and other Offences. | Drunk, including Habitual Drunkards. | Prohibition Orders. | Other Offences. | Selling Liquor without a License. | Other Breaches. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. & F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | M. & F. | M. | F. | |
| Auckland Provincial District— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahipara— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 3,201 | 2,862 | 339 | 180 | 10 | 47 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 63 | .. | 89 | 5 | 2,467 | 315 | .. | .. | 74 | 2 | .. | .. | 274 | 50 | .. | .. | 1,151 | 109 | 77 | 25 | 402 | 89 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 482 | 40 | 2,195 | 1,956 | 239 | 2,021 | 1,792 | 229 |
| Summons .. | 3,216 | 2,980 | 236 | 343 | 26 | 218 | 20 | 102 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2,295 | 185 | .. | .. | 27 | 4 | 4 | .. | 138 | 16 | 1 | .. | 21 | 3 | 170 | 30 | 759 | 41 | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 1,167 | 88 | 2,665 | 2,467 | 198 | 2,096 | 1,931 | 165 |
| Cambridge— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 59 | 59 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 45 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 27 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 51 | 51 | .. | 38 | 38 | .. |
| Summons .. | 49 | 47 | 2 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | .. | 44 | 42 | 2 | 31 | 31 | .. |
| Coromandel— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. |
| Summons .. | 28 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 19 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Dargaville— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 26 | 26 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 19 | 19 | .. | 17 | 17 | .. |
| Summons .. | 236 | 233 | 3 | 25 | .. | 10 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 193 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 36 | 2 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 108 | 1 | 208 | 205 | 3 | 173 | 170 | 3 |
| Gisborne— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 410 | 391 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | 2 | 353 | 16 | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | 3 | .. | .. | 246 | 4 | 20 | .. | 35 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | 320 | 306 | 14 | 302 | 289 | 13 |
| Summons .. | 496 | 467 | 29 | 73 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 360 | 24 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 41 | 3 | 134 | 10 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 172 | 8 | 421 | 400 | 21 | 337 | 317 | 20 |
| Hamilton— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 209 | 195 | 14 | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 21 | 4 | 23 | .. | 135 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 97 | 5 | 2 | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 168 | 155 | 13 | 131 | 123 | 8 |
| Summons .. | 518 | 486 | 32 | 68 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 367 | 24 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 6 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 61 | 1 | 124 | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 140 | 10 | 466 | 437 | 29 | 371 | 348 | 23 |
| Helensville— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | 11 | 11 | .. |
| Summons .. | 48 | 45 | 3 | 4 | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 38 | 35 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| Hikurangi— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons .. | 22 | 22 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 20 | 20 | .. | 17 | 17 | .. |
| Hohoura— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrest .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons .. | 38 | 34 | 4 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | .. | 32 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
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