Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1877-10-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

STATISTICS OF CRIME IN THE STOCKTON POLICE DISTRICT.  The annual returns of the number of persons apprehended and convicted in the Stockton Police District during the year ended 29th September, 1877, have just been issued by Superintendent Bell. Under the head of eases summarily dealt with, the total number of persons proceeded against was 2,412 —1,891 being narles and 521 females. The total number a persons convicted was 2,075 --1,689 being males and 386 females. The number discharged was 337. Of the number convicted, 1,225 were fined, 618 were sent to gaol for various periods ranging from seven days to six months, 9 to Reformatories, 7 to Industrial Schools, 17 were whipped, 15 ordered to find sureties, and 191 dealt with in other ways. The following list will show the principal offences under this head :  Adulteration of Food Act Aggravated assaults on women and  Children Assaults on police officers Common Assaults Cruelty to animals Elementary Education Act Drunkenness Permitting drunkenness or disorderly conduct in licensed houses. Selling drink during prohibited hours . Other offences under Licensing Act Lord's-day Act Offences under the Local A.,:ts and  Borough Bye-laws Wilful Damage Army Act Militia Act Deserting or neglecting to support family Juvenile offenders under 16 years of  age Larceny under the value of 5s Larceny above the value of 5s Larceny from the person Prostitutes Begging Vagrants having no visible means of  292 20 128 726  210 15 120 680  s-übsistence Found cn enclosed premises for unlawful purposes Frequenting places of public resort with intent to commit felony Other offences under the Vagrancy Act l6 13 Railway offences .... 10 10 Having false weights 5 5 Of the total number, 726, proceeded against for drunkenness 580 were males and 146 were females. One went to gaol for 2 months, 14 for 1 month and over 14 days, 222 for 14 days and under, and 443 paid various fines. The total number of persons proceeded against for indictalle offences was 67, 54 being males and 13 females. Of this number 12 males and 1 female were discharged. The remainder 42 males and 12 females were committed for trial. The following is the list of the principal offences and the number of offenders :—Manslaughter, 1; unlawfully wounding, 1 • rape, 2; assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, 2; burglary and house breaking, 2 • breaking into shops, warehouses, Ac., 2 ; sheep stealing, 3; larceny of the value of £5, 1; larceny from the person, 3; simple larceny, 21; larceny by a servant in the post office, 1; obtaining goods by false pretences, 20; killing and maiming cattle, 2; forgery,'l ; perjury, 1; attempting to commit suicide, 1. Of the persons proceeded against summarily, 14 males and 9 females were known thieves, 136 prostitutes, 35 males and 62 females vagrants and tramps, 68 males and 14 females suspicions characters, 9 males and 4 females habitual drunkards, 141 males and 18 females whose character was known, and 1,621 males and 278 females were of previous good character. The number of public-houses in the division is 153, and the number of beerhouses 50, exclusive of 24 possessing licenses for the sale of beer off the premises. The number of convicts holding licenses and having reported themselves, 8; the persons under police supervision reporting themselves were 2.