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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM
Criminal Statistics.
Superior Courts.
Number of persons for trial
Males
Females
Total
1914 1917
1018 1919
1914
1917 1918 1919'
1914 1917 1918 ,1919
Enolanjd and Wales. (Assizes and Quarter Sessions.)
11,408 6,769 0,047 S.002
1,292 997 780
1,294
10,132 4,697 4,920 0,838
1,276 1,072 1,127 1,164
ligh Court of Justic
1,129
823 583 986
163 174 197 308
Convicted
9,277 4,567 4,837 6,311
(a)
1,012 826 630
1,018
(Assizes Dublin Commission, and Quarter Sessions.)
1,698 ! 272 1,970 * 1,410
1,122 292 1,414 I 918
918 26J 1,181 787
1,242 | 237 1,479 , 948
(a) Exclusive of persons outlawed, and also of cases where bail was forfeited for ncm- apnearauee.
Courts of Summary Jurisdiction.
Year
1914 1917 1918 1919
Indictable offences
Non-indictable offences
Persons apprehended or summoned
Total
Females only
Con- victed
Com- mitted for trial
Persons apprehended or summoned
Total
England and Wales.
68,665 10.S40
66,018 13,129
61.04S 11,877
57,379 10,509
24,949 31.01S 28,433 25,908
10,193 5,737 5,988
8,288
(<»)
(«)
1914
1917
23,969
3,960
21,199
3,724
191S
18,878
8,109
1919
19,244
2,716
Scotland.
17,046
277 ,
14,765
371 1
13,518
204 1
14,015
648,770
511,938 434,347 522,448
(e)
141,819 82,742 00,494
81,149
Females only
107,955 105.787
88,569 85,834
(«)
29,320 16,705 10,716 13,607
Convicted
491,760 862,823
397,149
102,119 51,850 86,049 64,425
Ireland.
1914 |
6,611
1,228
1,977
2,049 «
W4,T©8
■25,850
136,828
1917 !
5,4 IS
- 1,4*1
1 1,540 1
1,347 [
109,071
21.285 1
87,472
1918
4,363
1,165
I 1,1«
1,166
19,850 ,
77,781
1919 1
4.431
857
i.in
1,540
90,998
17, SOS
79,051
(a) Persons ' proceeded against ' and exclusive of number ' committed for trial.'
(b) Persons reported to Crown Uounsui, who directed trial by Sheriff summarily. («) Number ' proceeded against.'