The Sun. — 1862-10-28 (London, England)

CRIME IN THE CITY OF LONDON.  Yesterday a report, under the hand of the Lord Mayor, was forwarded to the Home Secretary, showing the state of crime in the city during the year just ended, on the 29th of September, as compiled from official records by Mr. Pickering, the accountant at the justice-room of the Mansionhouse. The subject is treated under two principal divisions—namely, indictable off-nees and offences determined summarily. Of indictable offences, 1,059 have been committed within the year, as compared with 1,0.9 in the previous one ; 689 persons in all were apprehended in respect of them, the women and girls being in the proportion of 146 to 543 of men and boys; 310 were discharged, and 379 committed for trial, as compared with 349 in 1861. There -were 255 cases of larceny from the person, 101 of larceny by servants, and 225 of simple larceny; 63 of embezzlement, 65 of fraui, 38 of forgery, 46 of counterfeit coin, 36 of t t2e mo of this a tr 0battempts fee tl asnuai,c ild e, of 2 arson, perjury,on, of 3n 3 onfr d a conspiracy,r,2 nfa murder, 2 of manslaughter, 2 of shooting at, wounding, &c., and housebreaking, rape,lof 35 of be bigamy, lofrchainikg intoldsteali shops andng,l9ofb urglary warehouses, 2 of highway robbery, 1 of horse- stealing, and 1 of threatening by letter, with a view to extort money. The popular notion that the tendency to suicide obtains most in the winter months, and especially in November, is reversed by facts in this case, for of 36 attempts 15 were made in the three summer months, as compared with six in October, November, and December last, and as compared with seven and eight in the first two quarters of the present year. Of attempts at suicide, 26 were by women, as compa red with 10 by men, and about the same proportion is shown for the previous year. It is agreeable to note the word nit against the heading " Larceny by servants in the Post-office," and that in the previous year there was only one case of that kind. Turning to the category of " Offences determined summarily," there have been of these 6,914 in all, or 5,633 males and 1,281 1 females during the year just ended, as compared with 5,749 in the preceding one. Of the 6,914 4,128 males and 724 females were convicted, and the rest, 2,062 in number, discharged. There were 41 aggravated assaults on women and children, 634 common assaults, 353 cases of drunkenness, 81 of cruelty to animals, 86 of malicious and wilful damage and trespass, 51 under the Mutiny Act, none under the Volunteer Act, 4 Mercantile Marine offences, 410 of unlawful possession of goods, 2,223 offences against Police Acts not falling under special heads, 30 against the Customs and Excise Acts, 120 cases of larceny, 1,149 offences against the Stage and Hackney Carriage Acts, and under the head of offences against the Vagrant Act there were 148 cases of begging, 3 of " having no visible means of subsistence," 127 of being found in enclosed premises for unlawful purpose, and 663 of frequenting places of public resort to commit felon y. The total cost of the City Police establishment during the past year has been £50,296 odd, as compared with £49,662 in the previous one. The total numerical strength of the force is now 627, and is composed of " one commissioner who is not a constable," 1 superintendent, 14 inspectors, 64 sergeants, 516 constables, 20 supernumeraries, and 12 detective officers. Of the £50,296 there was disbursed in salaries and pay £39,183, in round numbers ; in clothing and accoutrements, £2,669; in superannuations and gratuities, £2,404 ; in station-house charges, &c., £4,075: in miscellaneous charges, £1,584; and in allowances and contingent expenses, £379 2s. Of "depredators, offenders, and suspected persons at large" the number is estimated at 214, viz., 92 men and 78 women, and 44 girls and boys, in about equal proportions, under 16 years of age. They are thus classified :-53 known thieves, 12 receivers of stolen goods, 48 prostitutes, 37 suspected persons, and 64 1 vagrants and tramps. There are also 77 houses of bad character, the resort chiefly of thieves and prostitutes. It remains to be added that the population of the city of London at the last census was 113,267.