The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-19
QUARTERLY
POLICE REPORT

The police report for the quarter
ending March 3ist contains some In
teresting data. Where Il iA not ems
couraging. II should furnish pointers as
To the direction IN which the Increased
lawlessness prevails and 30 suggest a
remedy. The total number OF arrests
Tor the period named was 1916, an in
crease OF 1873 as compared with 1147
Tor the corresponding period In 1906.
The total number OF convictions was
1927, as against 1872 for 1906 an in
crease OF 295. The totals for the dis
tricts of Honolulu. Eva, Waialua, Ko-
olaupoko, Koolauloa and Walanae were
1l47 arrests, and 1872 convictions in
1906 as against 1896 arrests and 1927
convictions In 1907.
or offenses. the most noticeable in
| crease has been in the number Of con-
victions for drunkenness. During the
last three months, the convictions for
this ofense in the district of Honolu-
lu exceeded those of the previous Pc
Rod by "a or fifty-four per cent. The
total convictions for all districts was
GAG as against 1874 for 1906, an increase
of SO. OF this total, all but six were
convicted in the District Court Of Ho-
nolulu.
The nationalities of persons convict
ed are as follows Hawaiians, 1O2:
Portuguese. II; Japanese, 10; Porto RI
cans, IL; all others, 103.
GAMBLING.
Next in point of increase comes the
offense of gambling with a total Of
AL convictions as against 346 for the
first three months of 1906 a gain of
49, This net result of nearly twenty
eight per cent. increase in the convic-
lions of gambling becomes the moro
noticeable when 1t is shown that in
the aggregate there was an actual de-
crease in the number OF arrests for
gambling in 1907
In 1906 there were 500 arrests and
346 convictions; in 1907 there were SIS
arrests and AL convictions, a decrease
of IA in the number Of arrests.
In this category the Chinese are the
chief Offenders, heading the list with
a total Of 315. The Japanese come next
with total OF 6s, Hawaiians 81, Port
uguese II and not classified.
There has been a very large increase
OF convictions also among Juveniles,
with larceny as the greatest offense
against them. During the whole of
1906 (twelve months), the Juvenile
Court returned ITO convictions whereas
In the first three months Of 1907, go
have already been convicted, "a boys
and girls. OF these "a were commit
ted to the reform schools and IS adj
mitted to probation.
The offenses are larceny 80. .truancy
20, gambling 10, idle or dissolute life
1tar1 bod l.
2, profanity 2, and false fire alarm 2.
The delinquents are Hawaiians 81,
Portuguese 80, Chinese 3, Japanese 2,
others 8.
There have been twelve inquests
held with verdicts resulting as follows:
Murder two, suicide three accidental
seven. The nationalities of deceased
were Japanese Z, Hawaiians 2, British
2, Swede /.
The total fines and costs imposed by
the District Courts on convictions
amounted to $6435.40, an increase of
$2932.40 as compared with the total
penalties for the first three months of
1906. The amount of balls forfeited
was $746.50 as against $445 for 1906, an
increase of $3015O.
The total expense of the police de-
partment, exclusive of the payroll for
the quarter was s3134.S2. This is
saving Of nearly 5000, although two
items are included in this quarters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the amount of
$366.31 and expenses of witnesses in
criminal cases, $9165. The three larg-
est items were general expense, 1884. O2,
livery and railroad transportation,
s51125. detective service, $636.3O, and
maintenance of prisoners, $395.34.
INFRINGEMENT POLICY.
Owing to the retrenchment policy of
the board which went into operation
on February LIST of this year. the po-
lice was put on a footing considerably
below that of the previous period.
From monthly average of $7585 in
1907. the payroll was reduced to $4,000
in February, 1907. cut of over $500
per month, equal to 25 per cent. reduce
ton.
For the first three months Of 1905
the paid force numbered 300 men, a
monthly average of 103.. In 1907 1t
averaged 81. The numerical strength
OF the force is now so. OF this number
fourteen constitute the resident police
In districts other than Honolulu, leav-
Ing &c available for active police work,
inclusive of the clerical force and court
officers.
The total amount paid in salaries
was $5270.
Amongst offenses somewhat out of
the ordinary there were seven arrests
under the charge OF common nuisance,
six for cuelty to animals with five
convictions, rs for disturbing the quiet
Of the night with twenty convictions,
four arrests and convictions for false