§ Mr. Smithersasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how the number of crimes committed in British Guiana in 1955 compares with the two previous years.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe particulars of crime since 1955 are as follows:
— 1953 1954 1955 Reports made: Summary Offences 49,452 55,068 56,017 Indictable Offences 1,610 1,587 1,458 Proceedings in Courts: Summary Offences 23,768 25,542 25,270 Indictable Offences 986 1,065 1,010 Total Convictions 20,322 23,538 22,958 Outstanding Cases 3,027 The above figures include minor offences such as drunkenness, breaches of traffic regulations, trespass, disorderly conduct, fights, cruelty to animals, etc.