(c)-STATISTICS.

The total number of offences reported to the Police
was 3,764 in 1903-04, against 4,548 in 1902-03. There
was thus a decrease of 784. The decrease was due to
favourable harvests and to the adoption of stricter pre-
ventive measures.

The subjoined table furnishes particulars with regard
to offences against person and property in the four
Districts of the State for the last year, as compared
with those of the preceding year :-

Baroda. Kadi. Naosari. Amreli. Total.

488

69 105

Receiving stolen

property

Criminal breach

of trust

Mischief by fire

42 81 21 17 2

Miscellaneous 114 138 511 450 47 76 28 26 700 690

Total

...

...

980 986 1434 1990 258 328 210 308 2882 3612

There was thus an increase under the heads of murder,
culpable homicide, criminal breach of trust, and miscel-
laneous offences, while the offences under other heads

cases was confined to Kadi and Amreli Districts; that in cases of culpable homicide was distributed over all the districts except Kadi. There was a marked decrease in cases of grievous hurt in all the districts except Baroda.

Referring to offences against property, we find a marked decrease in the number of dacoity cases. And as regards theft there was a decrease of 501 cases distributed over all the districts except Baroda. There was a marked falling-off in theft cases in Kadi, which also shows a great decrease in the number of cases of house. breaking.

The table given below furnishes particulars of other miscellaneous offences :

Miscella

813

neous... 256 145 330 419 148 232 282 17 17 746 8

Total 299 188 378 481 175 238 30

...

29

29

882 936

Thus the offences under the above head decreased from 936 to 882. There was a decrease in Kadi and Naosari, Baroda and Amreli showing an increase.

The proportion of crime to the police employed on prevention and detection of crime in the State was 1 policeman to 108 crime last year, as against 1:31 in the previous year. The proportion of crime to population was 1 crime to every group of 518 men, as against 1 crime to every group of 429 in the previous year.

In addition to 3,764 cases reported during the last year, 404 cases were pending on account of arrears of the previous year. Out of this total, 315 were withdrawn by Rajinamas, and 930 ordered by Magistrate to be struck off as false. The real number of cases left for police enquiry was, therefore, 2,923. Of these, 2,349 or 80.36 per cent. were committed to Magistrates, 167 or 5.71 per cent. remained undetected, and 407 or 13.92 per cent. were pending inquiry. The following table gives the details for the years 1902-03 and 1903-04:

The subjoined table gives the disposal of real cases for police enquiry during the years 1902-03 and 1903-04 :

The number of persons arrested during the year with those left under police enquiry from last year was 4,559, of whom 3,775 were sent up for trial.

Details about disposal of persons committed for trial for the years 1902-03 and 1903-04 are given below:

The following table furnishes details with regard to property for the years 1903-04 and 1902-03 :

Judged by the usual tests the general results of police administration during the years under report are given in