(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)
The number of offences in the course of 1926 totalled 32,068, a decrease of 4,574 as compared with 36,642 arrests made during 1925, the Palestine Telegraphic Agency here is officially informed. Only 14,690 of those arrested in 1926 have been found guilty.
The serious offences committed in Palestine during 1926 reached the total of 971, an increase of 375 as compared with 1925. These include 95 murders and 56 attempted murders, 94 highway robberies, 146 burglaries and 37 thefts of cattle. Those who have been sentenced for serious offences during the last year, include 25 officials, 22 of whom have been sentenced for accepting bribes, 2 for corruption and 1 for appropriation of government funds.
One thousand six hundred and sixty persons were imprisoned in the Palestine jails in December 1926, including 1,393 who were serving their respective sentences and 267 who were awaiting trial. Twenty-four of the convicts are serving life sentences and 267 are serving sentences extending from 5 to 15 years.
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