The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-19
QUARTERLY
POLICE REPORT
Some Offenses Show Increase,
in Others Improvement
Apparent.

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teresting data. Where it is not en-
couraging, it should furnish pointers az
to the direction in which the increased
Iawlessness prevails, and so suggest
remedy The total number of arrests
for the period named was 1916, an in
crease of 1879 as compared with HAT
for the corresponding period in 1906.
The total number of convictions was
1927, as against 732 for 1906, an in
crease of 295. The totals for the dis
tricts of Honolulu, Eva, Waialua, ko-
olaupoko, Koolauloa and Wafanae We're
1147 arrests, and 1872 convictions in
1906 as against 1916 arrests and 1927
convictions in 1907.
OF 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 offense in the district of Honolu-
Iu exceeded those of the previous Pc
Rod by "a or fifty-four per cent. The
total convictions for all districts was
DAG as against 164 for 1906, an increase
of 81. 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, IT; Japanese, 10; Porto Ri
cans, IL: all others. 1oS.
GAMBLING.
Next in point of increase comes the
offense of gambling with a total or
AL convictions as against 346 for the
first three months of 1906, a gain Of
s5. This net result of nearly twenty
eight per cent. increase in the convic-
lions of gambling becomes the more
noticeable when it is shown that In
the aggregate there was an actual de-
crease in the number Of arrests Tor
gambling in 1907.
In 1906 there were 5S2 arrests and
346 convictions; in 1907 there were SIS
arrests and AL convictions, 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 a total of IS, Hawaiians 81, Port
uguese II and 4 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 10 convictions whereas
in the first three months Of 1907, 80
have already been convicted, S4 boys
and 5 girls. Of these "a We're commit
ted to the reform schools and IS adj
mitted to probation.
The offenses are larceny 80, truancy
%. gambling Is, idle or dissolute life
8, disobedience 8, assault and battery
2, profanity 2, and false fire alarm 2.
The delinquents are Hawaiians 81,
Portuguese 80, Chinese 8, Japanese 2,
others 3.
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 1.
The total fines and costs imposed by
the District Courts on convictions
amounted to s6435.40, an increase OF
s2sss. 40 as compared with the total
penalties for the first three months or
1906. The amount of balls forfeited
was s746.5o as against s445 for 1906, an
increase of s301.5O.
The total expense of the police de-
partment, exclusive of the payroll for
the quarter was s3134.S2. This is a
saving of nearly $500, although two
items are included in this quarters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the amount OF
S366. 81 and expenses of witnesses in
criminal cases, $91.65. The three larg-
est items were general expense, SsS4-o2,
livery and railroad transportation,
S511.25, detective service, s636.S0, and
maintenance of prisoners, S395.34.
RETRENCHMENT POLICY.
the board which went into operation
on February 1st of this year, the po-
lice was put on a footing considerably
below that of the previous period
From monthly average of S75So in
1907. the payroll was reduced to $4,000
in February, 1907, a cut of over $500
per month, equal to 25 per cent. reduc-
ton.
For the first three months of 1906
the paid force numbered 800 men, a
monthly average of 103.. In 1907 it
averaged S4 The numerical strength
of the force is now so. OF this number
fourteen constitute the resident police
in districts other than Honolulu, leav-
ing Sc available for active police work.
inclusive of the clerical force and court
officers.