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4 4 0rv>, REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GARDA SIOCHANA ON CRIME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1963. DUBLIN: PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE. To be purchased from the GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALE OFFICE, G .P.O. ARCADE, DUBLIN I. or through any Bookseller. Price: Two Shillings . (Pr.„7723).

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M i n i s t e r f o r J u s t i c e .

S i r ,

I h a v e t h e honour t o submi t my R e p o r t on Crime f o r t h e y e a r ended 3 0 t h September , 1963.

H e r e a f t e r i n t h i s r e p o r t t h e y e a r ended 3 0 t h Sep tember , 1963 , i s r e f e r r e d t o s i m p l y a s ' 1 9 6 3 ' . R e f e r e n c e s t o t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1962 a r e a l s o t o b e t a k e n a s r e f e r r i n g t o y e a r s ended 3 0 t h Sep t embe r . R e f e r e n c e s t o y e a r s p r i o r t o 1958 r e l a t e t o c a l e n d a r y e a r s .

PART I .

INDICTABLE OFFENCES.

T o t a l Number of Of fences , ,

( 1 ) The number of i n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s which were r e p o r t e d o r became known t o t h e Garda i n 1963 was 1 6 , 2 0 3 . The number i n 1962 was 15>307 a n d t h e number i n 1961 was 1 4 , 8 1 8 . The 1963 t o t a l shows a n i n c r e a s e o f 896 on t h e 1962 t o t a l a n d o f 1 , 3 8 5 on t h e 1961 t o t a l .

( 2 ) D e t a i l s o f t h e c r i m e s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e r e s u l t s o f p r o c e e d i n g s a r e g i v e n i n Appendix ' A ' .

D e t e c t i o n s »

( 3 ) P r o c e e d i n g s nere i n s t i t u t e d i n r e s p e c t of 1 0 , 1 7 7 o f f e n c e s i n 1963« I n 927 o t h e r c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r s were d e t e c t e d b u t f o r v a r i o u s r e a s o n s : p r o c e e d i n g s were n o t i n s t i t u t e d . I n mos t of t h o s e c a s e s t h e o f f e n c e s were t a k e n i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n b y t h e c o u r t s i n d e a l i n g w i t h o t h e r o h a r g e s The t o t a l number o f o f f e n c e s d e t e c t e d was t h e r e f o r e 1 1 , 1 0 4 o r 6¾¾ of t h e o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d . I n 19-*>A a n d 1962 t h e p e r c e n t a g e was 66%,

( 4 ) The i n c i d e n c e o f i n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s a n d d e t e c t i o n s i n t h e y e a r s 1953 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e , a r e shown a s a g r a p h i n Appendix ' B ' .

I n c i d e n c e of Crime i n G-arda D i v i s i o n s .

( 5 ) The number of c r i m e s r e c o r d e d a n d d e t e c t e d i n e a c h of t h e 20 G-arda D i v i s i o n s i n t o which t h e S t a t e i s d i v i d e d a r e shewn i n Appendix 1 C 1 . S i m i l a r i n f o r m a t i o n i n r e s p e c t o f t h e G-arda D i s t r i c t s i n w h i c h t h e C i t i e s o f C o r k , L i m e r i c k , W a t e r f o r d a n d G-alway a r e i n c l u d e d , i s a l s o g i v e n t h e r e

( 6 ) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e shows t h e number of o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d i n t h e D u b l i n M e t r o p o l i t a n D i v i s i o n and t h e r e s t o f t h e S t a t e i n 1962 a n d 1963»

YEAR I n d i e t a b l e O f f e n c e s R e c o r d e d .

I n D u b l i n M e t r o p o l i t a n D i v i s i o n , I n r e s t o f S t a t e . T o t a l .

1962

1963

7 , 6 1 7 (50¾ of T o t a l )

7 , 9 6 7 (4-9/¾ of T o t a l )

7 , 6 9 0 (50;:- o f T o t a l )

8 , 2 3 6 {51$ o f T o t a l )

1 5 , 3 0 7

1 6 , 2 0 3

I n c r o a ? e 350 (5/¾) I n c r e a s e 546 (7%) i n c r e a s e 896 {&/o)

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( 7 ) The i n c r e a s e i n cr ime i n t h e c o u n t r y e x c l u d i n g t h e Dubl in M e t r o p o l i t a n D i v i s i o n i s s p r e e d over 13 of t h e 3-9 D i v i s i o n s , t h e h i g h e s c b e i n g Dub3.in/v7icklow, i n c r e a s e of 207 c r imes o r 15, •: Cork j j a sv , i n c r e a s e of 202 c r imes o r 19:ii C l a r e , i n c r e a s e of 74 c r imes o r 44^: S l i g o / L e i t r i m , i n c r e a s e of 65 c r imes o r 51%: and Wexford , i n c r e a s e of 50 c r imes o r 18, . . ^ I n t h e d i v i s i o n of Cork E a s t t h e i n c r e a s e i s ma in ly due t o a n i n c r e a s e 01 185 i n t h e Cork C i t y D i s t r i c t s .

A n a l y s i s of J3f f e n c e s j i n F o u r Jirou.ps.

( 8 ) The number of i n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d and t h e numoer a n a p e r c e n t a g e of d e t e c t i o n s i n t h e f o u r o f f e n c e groups a r c shown i n t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e w i t h compara t ive f i g u r e s f o r 1962 .

Offence G-roup.

1. Offences against the person.

1 1 . Offences against property with violence.

111. Offences against property without violence.

IV. Other indictable offences.

TOTALS.

Number of Offence£ E.e corded.

•1.963

1 , 0 4 7

2,,006

10,823

327

16,203

1962

^85

•3 ,4^6

10 ,666

290

15 ,307

Number of Offences Detected.

1963

oon

3 , 0 0 7

6 , 7 9 1

3 0 7

31,104

1962

830

- , J . A

i ,2:4-0

269

10,12

Percentage of Detections.

1963

95

7 5

6 3

9 4

69

1962.

9 4

75

60

93

0 6 .

G-roup 1 - Offj3nce£ ̂ g a i n s t t h e P e r s o n .

( 9 ) T h i s group inc3_udes o f f e n c e s of Murder , M a n s l a u g h t e r , Dangerous D r i v i n g c a u s i n g Death and S e r i o u s B o d i l y Harm, [founding, A s s a u l t , I n t i m i d a t i o n , C r u e l t y t o and Abandoning C h i l d r e n and S e x u a l O f f e n c e s .

(10) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e g i v e s compara t ive f i g u r e s of o f f e n c e s and d e t e c t i o n s i n t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e : -

YEAR. Number of Offences reported or known to the G-arda.

1963 1047 1962 885 1961 701 I960 675 1959 527 1958 558

Number of Offences in which detections were made.

999 830 646 623 537 494

Percentage of Offences in which dete ctionswere made,

95 94 92 92 92

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3..

Murder of P e r s o n s ap;ed above One Y e a r .

( 1 1 ) F o u r murde r s of p e r s o n s aged above one y e a r were r e c o r d e d i n 1963 and p r o c e e d i n g s were i n s t i t u t e d i n t h r e e c a s e s . I n v e s t i g a t i o n s i n t h e f o u r t h c a s e p o i n t e d t o a p a r t i c u l a r s u s p e c t b u t n o p r o c e e d i n g s were ^ i n s t i t u t e d . " B r i e f p a r t i c u l a r s of t h e f o u r c a s e s a r e g i v e n i n Appendix D .

Murder of I n f a n t s a ^ e d One Y e a r and U n d e r .

( 1 2 ) Wo murder of a n i n f a n t was r e c o r d e d i n 1963* One c a s e was r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 6 2 .

I n f a n t i c i d e .

( 1 3 ) Ho c r ime of I n f a n t i c i d e was r e c o r d e d i n 1963 . T h r e e c a s e s were r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 6 2 .

A t t e m p t t o M u r d e r .

(14.) Two c r i m e s of a t t e m p t t o murder were r e c o r d e d i n 1963 . P roceed ings , were i n s t i t u t e d i n one c a s e and i n t h e second c a s e t h e o f f e n d e r was> commit ted t o a m e n t a l h o s p i t a l . B r i e f p a r t i c u l a r s of t h e c a s e s a r e g i v e n i n Appendix 1 D * . F o u r c r i m e s were r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 6 2 .

T h r e a t s t o M u r d e r .

( 1 5 ) No c r ime of t h r e a t t o murder was r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 6 3 . One c r ime was; r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 6 2 .

Manslaughter (other than Traffic Fatalities)

( 1 6 ) One c r ime was r e c o r d e d u n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g i n 1963 a s compared w i t h 6 c r i m e s i n 1 9 6 2 . B r i e f p a r t i c u l a r s o f t h e 1963 c a s e a r e g i v e n i n Appendix ' D ' .

Manslaughter (Traffic)

( 1 7 ) One p e r s o n ( a s compared w i t h 3 i n 1962) was c h a r g e d w i t h m a n s l a u g h t e r i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a t r a f f i c a c c i d e n t . I n f o r m a t i o n s we re r e f u s e d i n u e c a s e .

Dangerous Driving causing Death.

( 1 8 ) One h u n d r e d and t w e l v e p e r s o n s we re c h a r g e d w i t h d a n g e r o u s d r i v i n g c a u s i n g d e a t h a s compared w i t h 99 p e r s o n s i n 1 9 6 2 . Out o f t h e 112^ p r o s e c u t i o n s i n s t i t u t e d i n 1963 and 2 1 c a s e s p e n d i n g f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r 1 1 c o n v i c t i o n s we re r e c o r d e d a n d 1 9 c a s e s we re p e n d i n g a t t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r . I n t h e b a l a n c e of 103 c a s e s i n f o r m a t i o n s we re r e f u s e d o r t h e a c c u s e d were a q u i t t e d .

Dangerous Driving causing serious bodily harm.

( 1 9 ) One hund red and f o r t y p e r s o n s were c h a r g e d w i t h t h i s o f f e n c e , ^ compared w i t h 1 0 4 i n 1 9 6 2 . Out o f t h e 140 p r o s e c u t i o n s i n s t i t u t e d i n 1963 a n d 20 c a s e s p e n d i n g f r o m t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r 9 c o n v i c t i o n s were r e c o r d e d find 23 c a s e s we re p e n d i n g a t t h e e n d of t h e y e a r . I n ^ t h e b a l a n c e of 128 c a s e s i n f o r m a t i o n s were r e f u s e d o r t h e a c c u s e d were a q u i t t e d .

Group 1 1 - Offences a g a i n s t Property with Violence.

( 2 0 ) I n c l u d e d i n t h i s g roup a r e o f f e n c e s o f B u r g l a r y , H o u s e b r e a k i n g and r e l a t e d o f f e n c e s , Robbery and M a l i c i o u s I n j u r y t o P r o p e r t y .

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( 2 1 ) The number of o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d i n t h e Group i n 1963 was: 4 , 0 0 6 a s compared w i t h 3,4-66 i n 1 9 6 2 . H o u s e b r e a k i n g o f f e n c e s a c c o u n t e d f o r a l m o s t t h e who le o f t h e i n c r e a s e .

( 2 2 ) Compara t ive f i g u r e s o f o f f e n c e s a n d p r o c e e d i n g s i n t h i s g r o u p i n t h e y e a r s 195& t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e a r e shown i n t h e f o l l o ? / i n g t a b l e .

Y e a r .

Number o f O f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d

Number o f O f f e n c e s i n w h i c h p r o c e e d ­i n g s w e r e i n s t i t u t e d .

P e r c e n t a g e o f O f f e n c e s i n w h i c h p r o c e e d i n g s w e r e i n s t i t u t e d .

1963 4006 2740 6 8 1962 3466 2405 6 9 1 9 6 1 • 3186 2246 70 i 9 6 0 2982 2110 7 1 1959 3 8 2 4 2495 6 5 1958 3 6 4 5 2474- 6 8

B u r g l a r y a n d H o u s e b r e a k i n g .

( 2 3 ) The number o f o f f e n c e s of B u r g l a r y , H o u s e b r e a k i n g a n d r e l a t e d o f f e n c e s ( i n c l u d i n g a t t e m p t s t o b r e a k i n t o p r e m i s e s a n d p o s s e s s i o n o f h o u s e b r e a k i n g i m p l e m e n t s ) r e c o r d e d i n 1$63 was 3 , 8 4 1 a s compared ? d t h 3 , 2 8 9 i n 1 9 6 2 . P r o c e e d i n g s w e r e i n s t i t u t e d i n 2640 c a s e s a n d i n a f u r t h e r 280 c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r s w e r e d e t e c t e d b u t n o p r o c e e d i n g s w e r e t a k e n , g i v i n g a t o t a l o f 2 , 9 2 0 d e t e c t i o n s (76; ' . ) .

( 2 4 ) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e shows t h e numbers o f B u r g l a r i e s , H o u s e b r e a k i n g s a n d r e l a t e d o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d i n t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e .

Y e a r Number o f O f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d Y e a r Number of O f f e n c e s

r e c o r d e d

1958 3 , 4 5 9 1961 3 , 0 1 8 1959 3 , 6 0 7 1962 3 , 2 8 9 I 9 6 0 2 , 7 5 6 1963 3 , 8 4 1

R o b b e r y .

( 2 5 ) F o r t y - t w o o f f e n c e s of r o b b e r y a n d a s s a u l t w i t h i n t e n t t o r o b were r e c o r d e d i n 1963 a s compared w i t h 3 9 i n 1 9 6 2 . P r o c e e d i n g s we re i n s t i t u t e d i n 3 1 c a s e s . T h e r e we re no o f f e n c e s o f armed r o b b e r y i n 1963 o r 1 9 6 2 . B r i e f p a r t i c u l a r s o f some of t h e more s e r i o u s r o b b e r i e s i n 1963 o r e g i v e n i n A-ppeno.ix ju »

A r s o n a n d o t h e r M a l i c i o u s I n j u r y t o P r o p e r t y .

( 2 6 ) One h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y - t w o o f f e n c e s w e r e r e c o r d e d u n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g i n 1 9 6 3 , o f wh ich 5 1 w e r e o f f e n c e s o f a r s o n . I n 1962 t h e number o f o f f e n c e s , was 135 o f w h i c h 7 1 were o f f e n c e s o f a r s o n . P r o c e e d i n g s w e r e i n s t i t u t e d i n 69 c a s e s i n 1963 a n d i n a f u r t h e r 7 c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r s w e r e d e t e c t e d b u t no p r o c e e d i n g s we re t a k e n .

Group 1 1 1 - O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t P r o p e r t y w i t h o u t V i o l e n c e .

( 2 7 ) I n c l u d e d i n t h i s g r o u p a r e O f f e n c e s o f L a r c e n y , Embess l emen t , O b t a i n i n g Goods e t c . , b y F a l s e P r e t e n c e s , F r a u d s a n d R e c e i v i n g S t o l e n Goods .

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( 2 8 ) The number o f o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d . i n t h e g roup i n 1963 was 1 0 , 8 2 3 a s compared w i t h 1 0 , 6 6 6 i n 1 9 6 2 .

( 2 9 ) P r o c e e d i n g s were i n s t i t u t e d i n 6180 c a s e s and i n a n a d d i t i o n a l 6 1 1 c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r s w e r e d e t e c t e d b u t no p r o c e e d i n g s were t a k e n . The t o t a l o f d e t e c t i o n s was t h e r e f o r e 6791 o r The d e t e c t i o n p e r c e n t a g e i n 1962 was 6152, C o n v i c t i o n s were r e c o r d e d i n 3195 c a s e s i n 1963 &nd 739 c a s e s a r e shown a s p e n d i n g ,

(30 ) Compara t ive f i g u r e s of a l l o f f e n c e s i n t h e g roup r e c o r d e d i n t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1963 a r e shown i n t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e .

Y e a r Number o f O f f e n c e s

r e c o r d e d . Y e a r

Number of O f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d .

1.958 ±259 I 9 6 0

1 2 , 2 2 9 1 3 , 2 7 0 11,4-70

1961 1962 1963

1 0 , 6 2 3 1 0 , 6 6 6 1 0 , 8 2 3

( 3 1 ) Compara t ive f i g u r e s o f l a r c e n i e s r e c o r d e d i n t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e a r e : -

OFFENCES. 1963 1962 1 9 6 1 I 9 6 0 1959 1958

L a r c e n y o f H o r s e s , C a t t l e and Sheep 3 0 4-9 5 ° 50 60 6 4

L a r c e n y f r o m t h e P e r s o n 195 234- 287 320 3 5 5 306

L a r c e n y i n House t o v a l u e o f £ 5 o r 550 4 2 4 388 437 677 5 5 1 w i t h menaces

L a r c e n y f r o m Dwel l inghouse b y 8 5 8 5 103 7 6 6 l 8 5 Employee .

L a r c e n y of Exp los ives - - - 1 6 1 1

L a r c e n y of Motor V e h i c l e s 8 8 62 4 7 3 0 40 30

L a r c e n y o f P e d a l C y c l e s , 1870 1703 1931 2634 3698 3524

L a r c e n y f r o m U n a t t e n d e d V e h i c l e s 1 5 1 4 1339 1084 1309 1843 1452

L a r c e n y f r o m Shops a n d S t a l l s 1499 1447 1385 1378 1088 1035

O t h e r L a r c e n i e s ( e x c e e d i n g £50 1 1 1 100 i n v a l u e ) 242 152 1 3 5 107 1 1 1 100

O t h e r L a r c e n i e s ( n o t e x c e e d i n g 3929 2h322 4 4 5 1 4362 4 7 2 1 4619 £50 i n v a l u e )

3929 2h322 4 4 5 1

TOTALS 10.002 9817 9861 1 0 7 0 9 12655 3 1 7 6 6

(32 ) Of t h e t o t a l l a r c e n i e s r e c o r d e d i n 1 9 6 3 , 5954 , o r 60%, we re r e c o r d e d i n t h e D u b l i n M e t r o p o l i t a n D i v i s i o n - t h e same p e r c e n t a g e a s i n 1 9 6 2 .

Embezzlement .

( 3 3 ) T h i r t y - e i g h t o f f e n c e s o f embezzlement were r e c o r d e d i n 1963 , a s compared w i t h 55 i n 1 9 6 2 . P r o c e e d i n g s were i n s t i t u t e d i n 40 c a s e s .

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6 . O b t a i n i n g &oods etc,, b y False Pretences,

(3L.) F i v e h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y one o f f e n c e s were r e c o r d e d u n d e r t h i s h e a d i n g i n 1963 a s compared w i t h 2|10 i n 1 9 6 2 . P r o c e e d i n g s were i n s t i t u t e d i n 443 c a s e s and i n a n a d d i t i o n a l 3 9 c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r s were d e t e c t e d b u t no p r o c e e d i n g s were t a k e n .

F r a u d s .

(35 ) S e v e n t y f i v e f r a u d s we re r e c o r d e d i n 1963 a s compared w i t h 1 0 4 i n 1 9 6 2 . P r o c e e d i n g s were i n s t i t u t e d i n 68 c a s e s .

R e c e i v i n g s t o l e n G-oods.

( 3 6 ) Two h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y s e v e n o f f e n c e s of r e c e i v i n g s t o l e n goods were r e c o r d e d i n 1963 , a s compared w i t h 280 i n 1 9 6 2 . P r o c e e d i n g s we re i n s t i t u t e d i n 206 c a s e s a n d i n t h e r e m a i n i n g 2 1 c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r s were d e t e c t e d b u t no p r o c e e d i n g s were t a k e n .

Group IV - Other Irddctable Offences.

( 3 7 ) I n c l u d e d i n t h i s g roup a r e o f f e n c e s o f F o r g e r y a n d U t t e r i n g , P e r j u r y , B r i b e r y , R i o t and U n l a w f u l Assembly , O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t t h e Coinage A c t s , O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t P u b l i c Decency, A t t e m p t i n g t o Commit S u i c i d e , O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t t h e T r e a s o n A c t and t h e O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t t h e S t a t e A c t a n d o t h e r I n d i c t a b l e O f f e n c e s n o t i n c l u d e d i n Group 1 , 1 1 o r 111#

( 3 8 ) The number o f o f f e n c e s r e c o r d e d i n t h i s g roup i n 1963 was 327 a s compared w i t h 290 i n 1962» P r o c e e d i n g s were i n s t i t u t e d 111 284 c a s e s and i n a f u r t h e r 23 c a s e s t h e o f f e n d e r ' s were d e t e c t e d b u t no p r o c e e d i n g s were t a k e n .

O r g a n i s e d Crimes o f V i o l e n c e .

( 3 9 ) No organised crime of violence was recorded i n 1963 o r i n 1962 .

Va lue of Pro£ert j | r S t o l e n a n d R e 0 o v e r e d .

( 4 0 ) The t o t a l v a l u e o f p r o p e r t y r e p o r t e d s t o l e n i n 1963 was £ 2 4 0 , 9 o l a s compared w i t h £230 ,312 i n 1 9 6 2 . The v a l u e o f p r o p e r t y r e c o v e r e d I n 1963 was £ 7 4 , 1 2 8 a s compared w i t h £ 5 9 , 9 6 7 i n 1 9 6 2 .

(2f l) I n o f f e n c e s a g a i n s t p r o p e r t y w i t h v i o l e n c e , ( e . g . h o u s e b r e a k i n g s ) t h e v a l u e of p r o p e r t y s t o l e n i n 19t>3 was £ 1 0 1 , 1 7 1 a s compared w i t h £108 ,190 i n 1 9 6 2 . The v a l u e o f p r o p e r t y r e c o v e r e d i n 1963 was £ 2 6 , 2 3 1 a s compared w i t h £ 2 0 , 9 0 9 i n 19*52.

( 4 2 ) I n o f f e n c e s a g a i n s t p r o p e r t y w i t h o u t v i o l e n c e , ( e . g . l a r c e n i e s ) t h e v a l u e o f p r o p e r t y s t o l e n i n 1963 was £139»790 a s compared w i t h £122 ,122 i n 1 9 6 2 . The v a l u e o f p r o p e r t y r e c o v e r e d was £47»897 i n 1963 and £ 3 9 , 0 5 8 i n 1 9 6 2 .

Age G-rouiDs of Persons found guilty of Indictable Offences.

(43 ) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e shows t h e a g e g roups o f p e r s o n s f o u n d g u i l t y o f i n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s , i n c l u d i n g p e r s o n s a g a i n s t whom t h e c h a r g e s were h e l d p r o v e d a n d t h e P r o b a t i o n o f O f f e n d e r s A c t was a p p l i e d , i n t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 19&3 i n c l u s i v e .

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7 .

P e r •sons f o u n d g u i l t y of I n d i c t s b l e O f f e n c e s . YEAR

Under 1 4 1 4 t o 1 7 1 7 t o 2 1 Above 2 1 T o t a l y e a r s . y e a r s . y e a r s . y e a r s .

1963 1288 1980 1794 2996 CD

0 VJ1

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1962 1375 1689 1390 2797 7251 1961 1319 2014 1298 2449 7080 I 9 6 0 1269 1763 1285 2495 6812 1959 1316 1639 1449 2p28 6932 1958 1210 1648 1187 2239 6284

PART 1 1 .

HON - INDICTABLE OFFENCES.

Numbers o f P r o s e c u t i o n s .

( 4 4 ) The number o f p e r s o n s p r o s e c u t e d f o r n o n - i n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s i n 1963 was 1 0 1 , 4 6 7 . D e t a i l s a r e g i v e n i n Appendix F .

(,45) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e shows t h e numbers o f p e r s o n s p r o s e c u t e d a n d t h e numbers c o n v i c t e d i n r e s p e c t of non - i n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s i n e a c h o f t h e y e a r s 1952 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e .

Y e a r Number P r o s e c u t e d

Number c o n v i c t e d

P e r c e n t a g e o f c o n v i c t i o n s

Y e a r Number p r o s e c u t e d

Number c o n v i c t e d

P e r c e n t a g e o f c o n v i c t i o n s .

1952 140 ,116 106 .988 765" 1958

VO co h CNJ CO 6 2 , 6 4 7 7&;:

1953 130 ,555 9 8 , 8 0 5 -m 1959 8 8 , 8 1 9 6 8 , 6 0 4 17?°

1954 110 ,286 8 0 , 6 4 7 1% I 9 6 0 1 0 2 , 7 9 5 7 7 , 6 3 9 76,:-1955 99 ,353 75 ,582 76* 1961 1 0 4 , 0 5 7 7 7 , 7 1 8 75fc

1956 9 4 , 3 7 0 70 ,029 74fo 1962 1 0 5 , 1 8 9 7 7 , 6 6 8 Wo

1957 8 7 , 0 8 5 6 2 , 4 9 4 745¾ 1963 101 ,467 7 4 , 0 5 4 1%

P r i n c i p a l O f f e n c e s .

(46 ) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e shows t h e numbers o f p r o s e c u t i o n s f o r t h e o f f e n c e s which made u p t h e b u l k o f t h e t o t a l i n t h e y e a r s 1962 and 1963 a n d shows t h e i n c r e a s e s a n d d e c r e a s e s u n d e r e a c h h e a d i n g .

O f f e n c e Number of Pe r sons : P r o s e c u t e d

1962 1963

I n c r e a s e +-D e c r e a s e -

U n l i c e n s e d Dogs

School A t t e n d e n c e

Highway A c t s (Roads A c t s , Road T r a n s p o r t A c t s a n d Road T r a f f i c A c t )

I n t o x i c a t i n g L i a u o r A c t s .

4 , 9 7 0

3 , 2 7 7

/ 7 , 2 0 3

7 , 7 3 7

4 , 0 7 3

3,208

7 4 , 8 5 3

6 , 4 2 1

- 897

- 69

2 , 3 5 0

1,316

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Road T r a f f i c O f f e n c e s .

(2i-7) The f o i l owing t a b l e shows t h e numbers o f p e r s o n s p r o s e c u t e d f o r v a r i o u s t r a f f i c o f f e n c e s d u r i n g each of t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e ,

' • * • • • - - - * * • -

Nunibe r of Per sons prosecuted

Offence 1958 1959 I 9 6 0 1961 1962 1963

Lighting Offences-Pedal Cycles 1 2 , 7 6 4 1 4 , 2 0 5 1 7 , 0 9 5 17 ,520 13 ,156 9 , 8 8 9 - 11.?.V's 6 , 4 70 7 , 6 1 5 1 1 , 1 5 8 1 4 , 4 0 9 1 3 , 7 7 7 1 3 , 3 6 2

" " -Horse-drawn vehicles.

352 352 295 369 4 9 5 306

Obstruction 3 , 5 3 7 3 , 7 1 6 2;., 665 4,2,27 4 , 4 9 5 4 , 2 7 0 General Bye-Laws f o r Control of Traffic

2 , 3 9 1 3 , 0 3 2 4 , 6 2 6 7 , 6 1 3 6 , 4 0 7 5 , 2 8 8

Local Bye-Laws 3 , 6 0 3 4 , 4 5 5 5,72:-5 5 , 9 2 4 8 , 7 7 6 5 , 8 0 7 Dangerous and Careless Driving 2 , 9 6 7 2 ,856 3,2G0 3 , 7 7 2 4 , 2 3 3 4 , 3 8 8 Insurance Offences 2 , 02L6 2 , 2 3 7 2 , 7 9 8 2 , 9 0 9 3 , 1 4 8 3 , 9 0 3 Wandering Animals 787 791 820 644 572 648 Driving ox" attempting to drive while drunk.

349 479 535 651 912 962

" F i n e s on t h e S p o t 5 ' .

( 48 ) The sys tem of " f i n e s on t h e s p o t " u n d e r s e c t i o n 103 o f t h e Road T r a f f i c A c t , 1961 , was i n t r o d u c e d i n D u b l i n M e t r o p o l i t a n D i v i s i o n on 1 s t A p r i l , 1963? i n r e s p e c t o f p a r k i n g o f f e n c e s . From t h e n u n t i l 3 0 t h Sep tember , 1963 , 21 ,723 f i n e n o t i c e s were i s s u e d . The f i n e s were p a i d i n 1 7 , 5 4 5 c a s e s , 3 , 4 9 9 c a s e s went t o c o u r t and 679 n o t i c e s were c a n c e l l e d f o r v a r i o u s r e a s o n s .

I n t o x i c a t i n g L i q u o r A c t s .

(2;-9) The f o l l o w i n g t a b l e shows t h e number of p e r s o n s p r o s e c u t e d f o r v a r i o u s o f f e n c e s u n d e r I n t o x i c a t i n g L i q u o r A c t s d u r i n g e a c h o f t h e y e a r s 1958 t o 1963 i n c l u s i v e .

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Number of Persons Prosecuted •

Offence » - -1 — —

1958 1959 I 9 6 0 1961 1962 1963

Being on licensed Premises during prohibited hours.

9 , 1 9 0 11 ,517 9 , 6 2 8 3 , 8 5 2 3 , 4 6 5 2,4-11

Offences by licensed Persons (or their Servants) against closing Regulations.

1 , 5 8 1 1 , 7 8 0 1 , 5 2 2 910 713 531

Other Offences by licensed Persons (or their Servants) 8 4 103 96 55 100 5 8 Offences in connection with registered Clubs. 36 17 28 42 4 3 22;.

Drunkenness - Simple 1 , 6 2 2 1 , 5 3 5 1 , 7 8 2 1 , 6 4 6 1 , 6 9 1 1 , 5 7 5

" - with aggravation 1 , 4 5 8 1 , 4 0 7 1 , 3 9 8 1,2:48 1 , 4 7 9 1 , 5 9 4

Other Offences. 412 478 3 7 4 303 221-6 228 . . a . . . . r . . . w

1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant.

COMMISSIONER.

4th May, 1964»

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A P P E N D I X A ( P A G E 1

1 9 6 3

INDICTABLE OFFENCES WHICH BECAME KNOWN TO THE GARDA DURING THE YEAR ENDED 3 0 t h SEPTEMBER, 19 6 3

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(a) ) Murder ( o f P e r s o n s aged a b o v e o n e y e a r ) 4 3

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(a) Mans laughter ( T r a f f i c F a t a l i t i e s ) . . . | 2 1 1 1 1 II • |

i . (b) Dangerous D r i v i n g Caus ing Death . . . ! 112 112 21 3 6 8 6 3 1 1 17 3 i 3 j

1 2 8 11

(c ) D i t t o Caus ing s e r i o u s b o d i l y har.jn 141 140 20 65 5 58 1 13 4 1 2 1 10 1 2 7 10

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, A s s a u l t , Wounding and o t h e r l i k e O f f e n c e s 3 1 1 * 0 1 10 5 4... 1 n o 4 32.6 9 5 0 2

• P o s s e s s i o n o f F i r e a r m s w i t h i n t e n t t o endanger 1 i f e 2 2 1 1 1 1

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10. I n t i m i d a t i o n and M o l e s t a t i o n 4 3 1 1 1 1 15 15

i- I n t i m i d a t i o n by T h r e a t e n i n g L e t t e r s , N o t i c e s e t c . , 7 ;

12. C r u e l t y t o o r N e g l e c t o f C h i l d r e n (on i n d i c t m e n t ) . . . 1 1 1 j 1 1

13. Abandoning C h i l d r e n under two y e a r s . . . 5 3 i 1 2

1«. Procur ing A b o r t i o n

15. Concealment o f B i r t h 15 5 1 3 1 2 i • 2 1 2 5

16. Unnatural O f f e n c e s and A t t e m p t s 6 2 58 4 1 7 2 3 30 j 1 5 6 7 i 1 1 4 29 3 5

17. Rape 13 13 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 i 1 1 1 1 3 3 7

18. Indecent A s s a u l t s on Females 123 102 15 2 1 1 65 j 11 2 4 13 4 20 2 2 4 3 8 5

19. D e f i l e m e n t o f G i r l s u n d e r 15 y e a r s 27 25 4 7 3 2 10 | 2 4 l 1 12 3 9 2 4

20. D e f i l e m e n t o f G i r l s be tween 15 and 17 y e a r s 3 7 25 3 4 8 2 1 I

5 i 1 2 5 10 3 8 11

21. I n c e s t 3 2 1 1 1

22. P r o c u r a t i o n . . . 1 1

23. Abduction 2 1 1 1 1 1 11

24. Bigamy . . . . . . . . . . . . j| j

127 114 79 6 50 104 4 6_8_,, L _ -117 8 4 6 8 13 745 1 TOTAL (GROUP l ) P 1047 ! 973 127 114 79 140 j 3 6 1 50 4 4 1 50 104 4 20 !: 88 il 26 ! 10 6_8_,, L _ -117 8 4 6 8 13 745 1

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1 9 6 3 A P P E N D I X A ( P.AGE 2 )

I N D I C T A B L E O F F E N C E S W H I C H B E C A M E K N O W N T O T H E G A R D A D U R I N G T H E Y E A R E N D E D 3 0 t h S E P T E M B E R 1 9 6 3

N A T U R E 0 F

O F F E N C E S .

(1)

OUP 11. OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY WITH VIOLENCE

S a c r i l e g e

. Burglary

. Housebreaking (Dwel l ing Houses) . . . . . .

. . Breaking i n t o Shops, Warehouses, E t c . ,

. Attempts t o break i n t o Houses, Shops, warehouses , SC.

Number o f

O f f e n c e s Reported j

o r Known !

(2)

14

188

1218

2192

11?

Number o f O f f e n c e s in which

Crimi nal Proceed i n g s

were

a) O c 0) e E o o

(3a)

132

868

1450

ryj 3 C . - <D -O Cr c (D C_ 3 O C — 5 > o a> -C cn cl.

(3b)

RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS IN CASES

Deal t w i t h on indictment and

o > c o

(¾) (5)

10

61

150 13

<

( « )

-O c (d

<*-<i> o c rd t r O) c«— CD — .Q C <rj

•O O.T3 c « O C r—

(7)

68 1

199

o

(8)

•1) o — CL O V)

C <D i- -C 3 4-» o o '—I • *0 •+-C O O (9)

Dealt w i t h Summarily and

<d — — L_ i_ V-*— CD

"o <d D £ 4-» fd

(10)

3 4

T3 0>

( i l )

X5 'I)

O ( i ? )

£ TJ O ¢0 -U

<D > • O 0) c I- TJ O o_ •—

E •D o a> i CD > <d "O C x: u o o o a

(13)

87

418

773

2 2

11

3 5

303

373

<d

"O

5 a>

(14)

O) o •— a. CJ (/)

"O 5: CD L_ CT <D i- n 3 4-> oo "O «5 O O (15)

.E il "O :j C ;] 0> P

•— 3 -*-> O - / 5 O

20

10

(16)

J . O fD <»-C L L. +-> _ CD 3 i-cxr> tti <L>*0 </> ^ 0) CO +J-P c

o — -c a)-a O 4-» 0) a) <D -C ~o o S O . 0) c 4-1-0-¾ O <D o h- > o -c C (/> c/> in o U .c E O O L n j r O U 3:

|i Number (by Sex and Age Groups) o f Persons !: Convicted o r a g a i n s t whom t h e charge was

he ld proved and o r d e r made without a) ii C o n v i c t i o n . V_ I — ' I

(18)

Under

14

Years

(17) I M F.

99

147

105

132

u

179

294

15

9

24

(19)

14 t o

17

Years

M, F.

44

233

450

2

12

6

(20)

17 t o

21

Years

25

153

340

(21)

Above

21

Years

M. F.

53

102

324

26

( 2 2 )

TOTAL

133

700

1441

Entering w i t h i n t e n t t o commit Felony (Larceny .: Act, 1916, Sec . 27) . . .

. Possess ion o f Housebreaking T o o l s , Ac.

. Robbery w i t h Arms

99

17

Robbery and A s s a u l t s w i t h i n t e n t t o Rob 42

70

17

3 1

20 19

41

15

..1.0.

1

14

.13. IP...

4

...1.1...

6

...20.

6

8 1

4?..

16

25 . Demand o r Robbery o f Arms

_ Assault ing D w e l l i n g - h o u s e s (by f i r i n g s h o t s i n t o them o r by u s o f E x p l o s i v e s )

Threatening t o Pub l i sh o r P u b l i s h i n g w i t h i n t e n t t o Extort

Arson

Ki l l ing and Maiming C a t t l e

51

3

3 1 13

Mai i c i o u s use , E x p l o s i v e s

Manufacture, o r P o s s e s s i o n o f

. Other M a l i c i o u s I n j u r i e s t o Property

TOTAL (GROUP l l )

2

66 36

4006 2740 258 19

3UP 111. - OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY WITHOUT VIOLENCE

3 OK 15 13

13

45 1435 61

17

1

11

767

11

3 8 ;j 292 267 524 3 3 784 21 | 5 7 2 8

28

3

19 4 4

572 14 2528

Larceny o f Hcnses, C a t t l e and Sheep 3 0 24 3

6

12

5

3

3 2

6

17

13 2 2 Larceny from t h e Person

Larceny in House t o v a l u e o f £5 o r w i t h menaces

Larceny from D w e l l i n g - h o u s e s by employees

Larceny o f E x p l o s i v e s

Larceny o f Motor V e h i c l e s

Larceny o f Pedal c y c l e s

Larceny (6rom Unattended V e h i c l e s

Larceny from Shops and S t a l l s

Other L a r c e n i e s ( exceed ing £50 in v a l u e ) . .

Other Larcen ie s (not e x c e e d i n g £50 in v a l u e )

Embezzl ernent . . .

Obtaining Goods, Sc . by F a l s e P r e t e n c e s

Frauds by Agents , T r u s t e e s , D i r e c t o r s , 4 c .

195

550

85

124

289

70

11

28

88

1970

1514

1499

202

3929

38

521

50

478

607

1201

127

3 7

27

56

Other Frauds

Receiving S t o l e n Goods

TOTAL (GROUP 111)

26

49

227

10823

2453

40

443

25

43

206

6180

54

250

25

117

21

20

24

18

3 0

2 2

10

53

33

76

28

1 i 1 2

2 j 2

687 il 26 i 295

21

43

2

1

10

42

59

132

26

104

37

15

7

19

253

355

42

26

177 -> ! 13

158

547 546

41

1096

15

150

6

28

1046

25

241

1

.32

86

88 2900

10

3 1

363

20

67

67

2298

22

57

26

25

42

60

3 5

298

17

65

12

4

11

42

82

118

1

270

3 9

21

16 | 171 651

21

611

20 15

21 44 11

11

45

3

74

97

158

3

280

7

26

97

123

154

16

430

8

3

1 2

667

20

87

112

99 94

26

43 3 9 4

15

11

25

67

5

16

6

15

113

137

114 138

60

30 554

14

53 917 ! 180

23

819 182

138

13

68

1365

1

4

295

4

71

18

2 12

440

77

221

3 8

25

. 3 8 8

489

1078

111

1809

28 171

20

141

4623

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A P P E N D I X A ( P A G E 3 )

1 9 6 3

INDICTABLE 0FFENCES WHICH BECAME KNOWN TO THE GARDA DURING THE YEAR ENDED 3 0 t h SEPTEMBER 1 9 6 3

N A T U R E O F

O F F E N C E S

( 1 )

I Number o f Number 1 O f f e n c e s in

; RESULT OF PROCEEDINGS IN CASES -p jj ! !; Number (by S e x and Age Groups) o f P e r s o n s

N A T U R E O F

O F F E N C E S

( 1 )

I Number o f Number 1 O f f e n c e s in Deal t w t h on I n d i c t m e n t and T3

0

•H PI U [-> XA u

O-H -P •rH T< c£

<L> £ •P OF -p •rH J—( S ' H 8 t ( 1 0 )

D e a l t w i t h Summarily and •H !! 0)¾ 0 U i j C4O Q) c o n v i c t e d o r a g a i n s t whom t h e Charge was h e l d p r o v e d and o r d e r made w i t h o u t C o n v i c t i o n

N A T U R E O F

O F F E N C E S

( 1 )

or i • IF

TS <D •P O •H

s s ( 5 )

IS 0) -p - p •H & O <

. ( « )

S

rt 0 CC CC C PI r-» 'op M,D £

J j C w

P O 0 . F ° ( 3 S

( 7 )

•H & <D to

V PI r - n p r-I -P

( 8 )

Adj

ourn

ed

Sin

e D

ie

/JT

or O

ther

wis

e "-

'dis

po

sed

of

T3 0

•H PI U [-> XA u

O-H -P •rH T< c£

<L> £ •P OF -p •rH J—( S ' H 8 t ( 1 0 )

| i I

.— A

djou

rned

gin

e D

ie

£

or

Oth

erw

ise

disp

oser

o

f.

-P . +3 O

c o n v i c t e d o r a g a i n s t whom t h e Charge was h e l d p r o v e d and o r d e r made w i t h o u t C o n v i c t i o n

N A T U R E O F

O F F E N C E S

( 1 )

1 c r i r O f f e n c e s 3 Proceec Repor ted J

1 known I 3 ® ;

S 1 ^

I 0 1 0

( 2 ) ( 3 a )

mna i J i n g s were

•H M *5 P PI O 0.1 > <D ri £ ^ Sp-< P 9 - . 4 3

&£& ( 3 b ) _<=

In

form

atio

n R

efus

ed

TS <D •P O •H

s s ( 5 )

IS 0) -p - p •H & O <

. ( « )

S

rt 0 CC CC C PI r-» 'op M,D £

J j C w

P O 0 . F ° ( 3 S

( 7 )

•H & <D to

V PI r - n p r-I -P

( 8 )

Adj

ourn

ed

Sin

e D

ie

/JT

or O

ther

wis

e "-

'dis

po

sed

of

T3 0

•H PI U [-> XA u

O-H -P •rH T< c£

<L> £ •P OF -p •rH J—( S ' H 8 t ( 1 0 )

•D •P O J> PI

8 ( I D

"C? D CO to •RH e to

( 1 2 ) --, C

harg

e pr

oved

an

d o

rder

mad

e w

itho

ut

convic

tion.

5 A

•u '-P v-i

O '00 6

6

( 1 4 ) .— A

djou

rned

gin

e D

ie

£

or

Oth

erw

ise

disp

oser

o

f.

to •H P

6

SP •H

8 ^ . M -P r-I K •H p

( 1 * )

Cri

mes

fo

r w

hich

th

e p

etr

ato

rs w

ere

det

ec

^ b

ut

for

whi

ch n

o pr

o in

gs

are

show

n.

( 1 8 )

Under

14

Y e a r s

M F

( 1 9 )

1 4 t o

17

Y e a r s

M F

( 2 0 )

17 t o

2 1

Y e a r s

M F

( 2 1 )

Above

2 1

Y e a r s

M F

( 2 2 )

TOTAL

iROUP IV. OTHER OFFENCES-NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOREGOING GROUPS

i! JI

17. Forgery and U t t e r i n g . . . . . . 2 6 2 I 232 1! 58 !j 2 3 5 3 4 1 2 8 3 55 1 5 9 1 1 1 5 1 15 6 15 126

i8. O f f e n c e s under C o i n a g e A c t s . I|

i9. Treason Act, .1939 - o f f e n c e s a g a i n s t

Breaches o f O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t t h e S t a t e A c t , 1 9 3 9

j i l . Riot o r Unlawful Assembly . . . . . .

i2. Br ibery , e t c . , 3 3 3 1

3 3

>3. Per j u r y 1 1 1 1 [I 1 1

14. Indecent Exposure ( P u b l i c I n d e c e n c y ) 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 i i

i !| 1 1

»5. Keeping a D i s o r d e r l y House I

1 ;j ! <1 ; 1

56. Attempting t o Commit S u i c i d e 1

13 J 4 1 1 1 S i I t ;l I 1 !! Q !| l 1 2

>7. Other I n d i c t a b l e o f f e n c e s 3 7 j 3 3 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 7 u ij 2 ! I!

3 II 3 5 2 0 1 29

TOTAL (GROUP I V . ) 3 2 7 284 )| "2 3 45 5 4 144 4 7 4 5 ( 62 2 3 | 1 8 1 22 6 1 0 8 16 1 6 2

FULL TOTAL j!

16,203 SlO.177 I

1 , 1 3 4 j! 1 6 2 725 203 5 29 8 187 i

49 20 | 478 3 2 4 3 24 233 1 1 0 9 3 " -

f ;

927 k20: 8 6 1777 203 1590 204 2513 483 8 , 0 5 8

V A L U E C F P R O P E R T Y S T O L E N A N D R E C O V E R E D .

T A B L E S H O W I N G (1) FOR O F F E N C E S A G A I N S T P R O P E R T Y W I T H V I O L E N C E , N U M B E R E D 2 5 T O 2P- I N C L U S I V E

(2) FOR O F F E N C E S A G A I N S T P R O P E R T Y W I T H O U R V I O L E N C E , N U M B E R E D 41 TO 51 I N C L U S I V E .

The number o f o f f e n c e s i n which t h e v a l u e o f t h e p r o p e r t y s t o l e n was ( a ) l e s s t h a n £1 : (b) £ 1 t o £ 2 (c ) £ 2 t o £5 : (d) £5 t o £10: f c ) £10 t o £50: ( f ) £50 t o £100: and (g) o v e r g£100 and t h e t o t a l v a l u e o f p r o p e r t y ( a ) s t o l e n and (b) r e c o v e r e d , a l s o t h e number o f o f f e n c e s i n which n o p r o p e r t y was s t o l e n .

L e s s t h a n

£ 1

£ 1 t o £ 2

£2 t o £5

£5 t o £10

£10 t o

£50

£50 t o

£100

o v e r

£100

T o t a l Number o f -

c a s e s

T o t a l V a l u e o f P r o p e r t y

s t o ! e n

T o t a l Va] u e of P r o p e r t y r e c o v e r e d

j Number o f

j C a s e s i n which ! n o p r o p e r t y ! was s t o ] en

O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t p r o p e r t y w i t h v i o l e n c e . . . 5 6 3 320 426 435 9 6 3 259 216 3187 £ 1 0 1 , 1 7 1 £ 2 6 , 2 3 1 | 425

O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t p r o p e r t y w i t h o u t v i o l e n c e 1815 1116 1837 2233 2466 232 2 0 1 9900 £ 1 3 9 , 7 9 0 £ 4 7 , 8 9 7 j 6 2

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INDICTABLE OFFENCES APPENDIX B

NUMBER Or CRIMES RECORDED AND NUMBER OF DETECTIONS IN THE YEARS 1953-1963

i '953 /PS-# /955 /956 /957 '958 1959 I960 /96/ /962 /963

pnnnn- 20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

CU.wul/

\

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

IfkOCiCi •

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

I O \J\J \J

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

16 OOO 1 i -

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

n !

-

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

IA C\C\f\ j

i i l | 1

j n |

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

J*ttUUU

| !

i I I 1 j

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

12 000 r 1

i t j

i

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

/ C V/ V / v

—1 j 1

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

10 OOO

j |

1

'

:

•fy / /

/ / •''/

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

i !

i *"* r-T •

r-// // / / / /

/

•V

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

i pnnn —*• — ^

~7 , v y /

i

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

O y U U 4 Y> // pr

1 n /

1 (/ 1 Y/ •V ' / /,

Y 7Y, 1

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

6 OOO -+ I

V

k* Y Y ' /

/ /

r / [ ii

/ /

1 /, /

\ !

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

i t ! —L 1 — ̂ —L.

pv V, 't,

- y /y ' / g 1 •V

/ / / / / /

£ Y Y

1 V Y Y % Y

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

A A A A ? K

V Y / / / / A / ] i I I i I

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

^ o o o z A

• v

'V /

/ /

A / / A

$ ft s

/ / i i

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000 1 %

/ v </

A / / / / A 1 / Y

Y Y

/ /

Y Y/ 1

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000 cKJKJKJ I _ 2 _ 4 _

2 A 2 V

y v / y /

/ /

/

n ? 7 /A 'A. 'A

1 g / /

\ / / /,

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

| 1 I i ' i V g Y,

I Y ' / •V / / Y 'A / / / / / /

/ /

' / ' /

20.000

/8000 i

/6,000

/4,000

/2,000

/0,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2000

REFERENCE °AB.

~ L < % <-DEFENCES RECORD DETECTIONS

ED

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I F D I C T A B I ^ O P F T i F C E S .

T a b l e s h o w i n g b y g r o u p s , i n r e s p e c t o f e a c h G ^ r d a D i v i s i o n a n d t h e r j a r d a D i s t r i c t s , o f t h e C i t i e s o f C o r k , l i m e r i c k , W a t e r f o r d a n d G a l w a y , t h e n u m b e r o f I r d i c t a b l e 4 O f f e n c e s , a n d t h e n u m b e r a n d p e r c e n t a g e o f d e t e c t i o n s f o r y e a r e n d e d 3 0 t h

S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 6 3 »

( ? r o u p 1 ) ( G r o u p 1 1 ) ( G r o u p 1 1 1 ) ( G r o u p I V ) y

D I V I S I O N . O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t

t h e p e r s o n . O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t

p r o p e r t y w i t h v i o l e n c e „

O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t p r o p e r t y w i t h o u t

v i o l e n c e <,

O t h e r I n d i c t a b l e O f f e n c e s „

T o t a l I n d i c t a b l e

O f f e n c e s 6

N u m b e r o f

D e t e c t i o n s „

P e r c e n t a g e 1 o f |

D e t e c t i o n s 0 f

R e c o r d e d D e t e c t e d R e c o r d e d D e t e c t e d i R e c o r d e d . D e t e c t e d R e c o r d e d D e t e c t e d i.

C a r l o w / K i l d a r e 2+7 4 7 11+2 9 6 2 2 1 1 9 3 Q > 9 4 1 9 31+5 S 2 r J C a v a n / ! 1 o n a g h a n U i ki 3 6 2 7 1 6 1 1 3 8 9 8 2 4 7 21k 8 7 f I

C l a r e 2 8 2 6 6 0 5 0 11+5 13k 8 8 21+1 2 1 8 9 0 ^ J

C o r k , 7 8 7 6 3 3 7 23k 8 4 3 lk3 2 9 2 6 1 2 8 7 1 0 9 9 8 5 ' 1

C o r k , r , B , 2 0 2 0 5 0 k3 1 0 9 9 3 6 6 1 8 5 1 6 1 + 8 9 c ' 1

D o n e g a l kk kk 6 3 5 6 1 3 0 1 1 6 5 5 2 4 2 2 2 1 9 1 T i D u b l i n M e t r o p o l i t a n 2k3 2 1 3 1 4 1 6 1 0 9 9 6 1 7 3 2 7 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 6 7 9 6 7 2+170 5 2 f |

D u b l i n / W i c k l o w 1 1 8 Ilk 6 6 7 4 6 4 7 1 6 6 0 7 1 9 1 9 1 5 2 0 1202+ 7 9 f j G a l w a y T>

0 21+ 23 kl 3k lk9 1 2 9 9 9 2 2 9 ' 1 9 5 8 5 - r J K e r r y U2 ko 7 6 5 1 1 8 0 1 3 9 6 4 30k 231+ 11? § I - e i x / O f f a l y 3 8 3 8 6 6 5 3 1 5 6 11+8 2 2 2 6 2 22+1 9 2 ^ |

I i m e r i c k 5 5 3k 1 8 6 1 4 6 3 7 3 31+8 2 0 1 6 6 3 I + 5 6 2 + 8 9 f 1

I o n g f o r d / " 7 e s t m e a t h 2 3 2 3 7 2 k9 1 6 2 151+ 5 5 2 6 2 2 3 1 8 8 f 1

l o u t h / F e a t h 5 2 5 0 1 9 9 1 3 8 21+3 2 0 8 1 3 1 2 5 0 7 4 0 8 8 0 f I

Mayo 3k 3 3 4 8 3 6 1 0 7 1 0 k 7 7 1 9 6 1 8 0 9 2 f |

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Append ix ' D ' .

MURDER, INFMTlCIDE, ATTEMPTS TO MURDER, THREATS TO MURDER AND IvIAN SLAUGHTER.

PARTICULARS OP CASES.

^ - S e . § o n e Y e a r ) - 4 C a s e s .

^2H^5C .¾¾0.¾ " 0 n ^ t h November, 1 9 6 2 , t h e d e a d body o f a 2 1 y e a r o l d g i r l was^found on a g r a s s p a t c h n e a r a p u b l i c r o a d . A pos tmor t em e x a m i n a t i o n of che body d i s c l o s e d t h a t d e a t h h a d b e e n c a u s e d b y manua l s t r a n g u l a t i o n and h a d o c c u r r e d p r o b a b l y b e t w e e n 9 p . m . a n d m i d n i g h t o n 5 t h November, 1962 . I n v e s t i g a t i o n s l e d t o a p a r t i c u l a r s u s p e c t b u t n o p r o c e e d i n g s w e r e t a k e n .

O*1 2 8 t h December , 1 9 6 2 , a 52 y e a r o l d u n m a r r i e d f a r m e r dieo. i n h i s home a b o u t a n h o u r a f t e r h a v i n g a m e a l . A pos tmor tem e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e body showed t h a t s t r y c h n i n e p o i s o n i n g was t h e c a u s e o f d e a t h , H i s 50 y e a r o l a u n m a r r i e d s i s t e r was c h a r g e d w i t h m u r d e r . She was f o u n d ' N o t G u i l t y ' .

On 2 6 t h A p r i l , 1 9 6 3 , a n a l t e r c a t i o n t o o k p l a c e b e t w e e n 4 5 y e a r o l d u n m a r r i e d f a r m e r a n d a 52 y e a r o l d m a r r i e d f a r m e r

c o n c e r n i n g g r a z i n g r i g h t s . The 52 j^ear o l d man was k n o c k e d t o t h e g r o u n d whereupon h i s 1 7 ^ y e a r o l d s o n t o o k u p a . 2 2 r i f l e w h i c h h i s f a t h e r h a d b e e n c a r r y i n g a n d f i r e d f o u r s h o t s a t h i s f a t h e r ' s a s s a i l a n t i n f l i c t i n g f a t a l wounds . The y o u t h was c h a r g e d w i t h m u r d e r . He was f o u n d ' N o t G u i l t y ' .

££5¾¾. P i S T ~ 0 n 2 0 t h A u g u s t , 1 9 6 3 , t h e m u t i l a t e d b o d y o f a 1 6 y e a r o l d g i r l was f o u n d i n a b a s e m e n t . The g i r l h a d b e e n m i s s i n g f r o m 1 7 t h A u g u s t 1963« A 1 o r e i g n m e d i c a l s t u d e n t who worked p a r t - t i m e i n t h e b u i l d i n g was c h a r g e d w i t h t h e m u r d e r a n d c o n v i c t e d .

A t t empt• j b o Murder _ - J C a s e s .

• 5 ° E Q t z J I ? ^ g h a n , On 2 6 t h November, 1 9 6 2 , a 20 y e a r o l d f a r m e r ' s s o n , c a r r y i n g a. s a w e d - o f f s h o t - g u n , e n t e r e d a s h o p a n d d i s c h a r g e d , t h e weapon p o i n t Talamc a t a 20 y e a r o l d f e m a l e a s s i s t a n t i n f l i c t i n g s e v e r e i n j u r i e s t o h e r c h e s t a n d a r m . The, a s s a i l a n t was c o n v i c t e d a n d s e n t e n c e d t o f i v e y e a r s p e n a l s e r v i t u d e .

®n 1 8 t h S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 6 3 , a 17- ̂ y e a r o l d f a r m e r ' s d a u g h t e r was wounded i n t h e arm b y a . 2 2 r i f l e b u l l e t w h i l e s t a n d i n g i n t h e k i t c h e n o f h e r home. The s h o t h a d b e e n f i r e d b y a 3 9 y e a r o l d u n m a r r i e d n e i g h o o u r i n g f a r m e r who was l a t e r f o u n d w i t h a b u l l e t wound i n h i s h e a d a s h o r t d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e h o u s e . An i n t i m a t e f r i e n d s h i p h a d e x i s t e d be tween t h e p a r t i e s . The a s s a i l a n t i s d e t a i n e d i n a m e n t a l h o s p i t a l ,

I l a n s l a u ^ h t o r ( o t h e r t h a i ; t r a f f i c c a s e s ) - J L C a s e . 0 n 2 0 t h A p r i l , 1 9 6 3 , a t 9 . 3 0 p . m . a n a l t e r c a t i o n , w h i c h

h a d commenced i n a l i c e n s e d p r e m i s e s , w a s c o n t i n u e d o u t s i d e a n d i n a s c r u g g l e a 3 6 y e a r o l d man was k n o c k e d t o t h e g r o u n d b y a 4 5 y e a r o l d man a n d s u s t a i n e d a i r a c t u r e o f h i s s k u l l . He was d e a d o n a d m i s s i o n t o h o s p i t a l , A poscmorcem e x a m i n a t i o n r e v e a l e d t h a t d e a t h was d u e t o s u f f o c a t i o n c a u s e d b y t h e i n h a l a t i o n o f v o m i t f o l l o w i n g 0. f r a c t u r e o f khe s k u l l . The a s s a i l a n t was c o n v i c t e d o f m a n s l a u g h t e r a n d was o r d e r e d t o e n t e r r e c o g n i s a n c e s t o k e e p t h e p e a c e f o r 1 2 m o n t h s .

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J ^ S R Y .

F ^ A P P l ^ . SOME _ 0 F _ THE ^ MORE SEggQPS _ GASES ^ OF JROBBERY.

° n -"!-9th A p r i l , 1963? a n employee o f a c i t y f i r m c a r r y i n g £250 f o r wages f r o m t h e Bank t o h e r employers p r e m i s e s was a t t a c k e d i n t h e s c r e e t bjr tv;0 men one of whom h e l d h e r w h i l e t h e o t h e r wrenched t h e money­bag f rom h e r . The c u l p r i t s have n o t been t r a c e d .

•QSffljiZ. On 4 t h May, 1963> a P o s t O f f i c e m a i l van was s t opped b y a man d r e s s e d i n c l o t h i n g r e s e m b l i n g t h a t o f a G&rda. Mien t h e van scooped, two masicod men jumped i n t o i t , overpowered t h e d r i v e r , t i e d him up and drove *che van t o a f a r m y a r d where t h e y were j o i n e d by f i v e accompl ices . The m a i l b a g s were r i p p e d open and t h e m a i l r i f l e d . Two men, n o n - n a c i o n a l s , were a r r e s t e d and c h a r g e d . One was s e n t e n c e d t o 3 y e a r s pena l s e r v i t u d e , t h e p r o c e e d i n g s a g a i n s t t h e o t h e r have n o t y e t been concluded.

On 1 s t J u n e , 1963? a s a 56 y e a r o l d widow was a b o u t t o e n t e r h e r r e s i d e n c e s h e was pounced upon f r o m b e h i n d b y a man who knocked h e r i n u o uhe h a l l w a y a n d "cook away h e r handbag which c o n t a i n e d money and o-cher p r o p e r t y v a l u e d £ 0 9 . 1 0 . 0 . The c u l p r i t h a s n o t been t r a c e d ,

^-bout m i d n i g h t on 24 t ly / 25th J u n e , 1963» a 30 y e a r o l d b u s conductor on h i s way home saw a man and a woman who appeared, t o b e s t r u g g l i n g on t h e q u a y s . He went t o t h e a s s i s t a n c e of t h e woman and was s e t upon b y t h e p a i r who robbed him of c a s h and o t h e r p r o p e r t y t o t h e v a l u e of £ 4 0 . A man and woman were a r r e s t e d and c h a r g e d . The man was conv ic t ed a n d s e n t e n c e d t o impr isonment f o r 3 months . The woman absconded w h i l e on remand a n d i s now s e r v i n g a p r i s o n s e n t e n c e i n E n g l a n d ,

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APPENDIX F. 1 9 6 3

NOH-INDICTABLE O F F E N C E S - P E R S O N S DEALTH V/ITH SUMMARILY - P R O C E E D I N G S AND R E S U L T S I N T H E Y E A R 1 9 6 3 — •• j

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] Adulteration o f Food, Drugs, e t c . , . . . . . . ! 5 4 1

Assaul ts . . . . . . • • • ] 1 , 7 5 5 284 1, 210 17'2 89

Cruelty t o Animals . . . • • • ! 154 22 113 18 1

Dogs, O f f e n c e s in r e l a t i o n t o L i c e n s i n g o f ( F i n a n c e Act, 1925)

!

4 , 0 7 3 259 2 , 6 5 9 1, 128 27

iSchool A t t endance Act, 1926 O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t !

3 , 208 157 2, 260 70 2 89

Highway Acts, O f f s n c e s a g a i n s t : -(a) Light ing R e g u l a t i o n s - Pedal C y c l e s 9. ,889 376 7 , 9 0 0 .1, 5 3 4 77

(b) " " - M.P.V. 1 3 , 3 6 2 454 1 0 , 6 4 0 2, 206 6 2

(c) " " Horse Drawn V e h i c l e s . . . 30 6 14 277 12 3

(d) L i c e n c e s - Driv ing and E x c i s e 13, 1C 2 1 , 0 0 4 9.,625 2 , 3 3 0 1.43

( e ) O b s t r u c t i o n . . . . . . 4 , 270 246 3 , 3 9 4 . 607 .23

( f ) General Bye-Laws f o r Control o f T r a f f i c , 1937/5( 5, 238 453 3 , 4 6 3 1 , 3 4 4 28

(g) L o c a l - B y e Laws (R.T. Act , 1933) 5 , 8 0 7 312 3 , 263 2 , 230 2

(h) Dangerous and C a r e l e s s Dr iv ing 4 , 3 8 8 8 5 1 3., 148 299 90

( i ) Compulsory Insurance (R .T .Act , 1933) 3 , 9 0 3 65.3 2 , 6 4 2 527 8 1

( j ) Wandering Animals . . . 648 36 583 29

(k) Dr iv ing o r Attempting t o d r i v e w h i l e drunk . . . 962 241 685 24 12

(1) Other Road o f f e n c e s . . . 1 2 , 3 5 7 1, 117 9 , 579 1 , 5 0 6 1(55

(in) Road Transport A c t s . . . 571 132 300 109 3 0

I n t o x i c a t i n g Liquor Laws, O f f e n c e s A g a i n s t : -(a) I l l e g a l l y on L i c e n s e d P r e m i s e s dur ing

c l o s i n g h o u r s . . . 2. 411 348 2 , 0 2 0 16 27

(b) Drunkenness, S imple . . . 1 , 5 7 5 55 1 , 3 1 9 191 10

(c) Drunkenness and a g g r a v a t i o n 1, 594 86 1 , 3 5 0 128 3 0

(d) O f f e n c e s by L i c e n s e d P e r s o n s ( o r t h e i r S e r v a n t s a g a i n s t c l o s i n g R e g u l a t i o n s 5 3 1 103 414 4

i 10

(e) Other O f f e n c e s by L i c e n s e d P e r s o n s ( o r t h e i r s e r v a n t s ) . . . 58 10 4 4 1 3

'(f) Other O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t I n t o x i c a t i o g Liquor Laws 228 17 190 20 1

(g) O f f e n c e s in conne t i o n w i t h R e g i s t e r e d Clubs 24 3 19 1 1

Labour Laws, O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t

Mal ic ious Damage t o Animals, Fences , e t c . 1 , 4 9 9 223 902 225 69

Noxious Weeds Act, 1936 - O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t 53 5 4 1 3 4

P o l i c e R e g u l a t i o n s , O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t : -(a) Dublin M e t r o p o l i t a n P o l i c e A c t s 1 , 9 5 1 133 1 , 0 9 6 707 15

(b) Summary J u r i s d i c t i o n ( I r e l a n d ) Act , 1851 673 65 477 128 3

Revenue Laws, O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t 1 , 0 1 8 7 2 744 191 11

S t e a l i n g , R e c e i v i n g o r P o s s e s s i n g S t o l e n Proper ty (not t h e s u b j e c t o f l a r c e n y a t Common Law) 194 23 126 3 8 7

Street Trading Act , 1926 - O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t 436 55 161 220

Unlowful p o s s e s s i o n 1, 120 386 449 277 8

Vagrancy A c t s - O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t (a) Begging . . . 436 3 9 3 2 3 63 11

(b) Other O f f e n c e s 448 69 247 125 7

Wireless Te legraphy Act , 1926 - O f f e n c e s a g a i n s t 236 15 148 72 1

Other O f f e n c e s . . . . . . 2 , 9 3 4 339 2 , 159 349 87

T O T A L 101, 467 8 , 6 5 9 7 4 , 0 5 4 1 7 , 5 3 7 1 , 2 1 7