| Section |
Offence |
Total Charges
1997/98 |
Total Charges
1998/99 |
Total Charges
1999/2000 |
| 4(a) |
Burns rubbish
in public place |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 4(b) |
Leaves
inflammable materials in public place |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4(c) |
Leaves open a
drain/sewer, removes surface of footpath/road |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4(d) |
Flies
kite/plays game in public place |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 4(e) |
Obstruct road
by goods/vehicle |
19 |
20 |
47 |
| 4(f) |
Awning over
footpath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4(g) |
Carries out
blasting operation in or near public place WO permission |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 4(h) |
Expose vehicle
– sale/show/hire in street |
0 |
18 |
15 |
| 4(i) |
Makes
cellar/door/other opening from footpath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4(j) |
Set off
fireworks without permission |
8 |
19 |
25 |
| 7(a) |
Place
obstruction on road/footpath/waterway – likely injury/death |
2 |
8 |
4 |
| 7(b) |
Leaves
hole/excavation/dangerous formation unguarded in/near public place |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 7(c) |
Fails to keep
protective cover/rail/gate/fence in good repair near lower opening/cellar in/near public
place |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7(d) |
Throws
offensive matter/thing/animal into a waterway/canal/other place that supplies water for
human use |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7(e) |
Draws/trails a
sledge/timber/other heavy material on public footpath/road damaging surface |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7(f) |
Rolls
drum/barrel/cask or breaks in horse to the injury/danger of person/property |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 7(g) |
Throws or
discharges a stone, arrow or other missile to the injury of or danger to any person or
damage to any property |
264 |
388 |
306 |
| 8(a) |
Does not
control horse-drawn vehicle |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 8(b) |
Drives
cart/wagon/dray in or through a public place WO name and residence of owner being legible |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8(c) |
Drives a
goat/dog harnessed/attached to a vehicle in or through a public place |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8(d) |
Allow
beast/cattle to wander public road |
6 |
5 |
2 |
| 8(e) |
Permit dog to
attack animal/person, or to worry an animal/person |
14 |
50 |
46 |
| 8(f) |
Obstructs/prevents
the driving of cattle along/over/across a public road or thoroughfare |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8(g) |
Slaughters/skins
beast on public road or thoroughfare |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8(h) |
Leaves a dead
beast or its skin on a public road/thoroughfare |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8(i) |
Driver/guard/conductor
of public vehicle delays vehicle/uses abusive/insulting language, or by reason of
intoxication/other misconduct endangers safety |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 9 |
Wilfully
damage, injure, trespass |
22 |
17 |
15 |
| 9(1)(a) |
Destroys/damages/pollutes/obstructs
any aqueduct/dam/sluice/pipe/pump/waterway/pond/pool/fountain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9(1)(b) |
Artificer/workman/journeyman/apprentice
wilfully damages/spoils/destroys goods/wares/work/material in his care/charge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9(1)(c) |
Wilful
damage/injury to property |
2,087 |
1,654 |
1,594 |
| 9(1)(d) |
Neglect to
leave any place after warning/refuses to leave any place after warning/wilfully trespass
in a public place/wilful trespass in any place |
85 |
138 |
116 |
| 9(1)(e) |
Without
authority/excuse enter private place/Schedule public place, without authority/excuse
wilfully enter public place, without lawful excuse wilfully enter private/public place |
77 |
133 |
207 |
| 9(1)(f) |
Neglect to
leave place after warning/refuse to leave a place after warning/refuse to leave private
place after warning |
3 |
24 |
32 |
| 9(1)(g) |
Cause
breach of peace Enter place likely cause breach of
peace |
9 |
32 |
39 |
|
6 |
|
| 9A |
Enter/gain
access to a computer system – no authority |
63 |
80 |
50 |
| 10(1) |
Deface any
structure/post bill/post other document/post placard without consent |
31 |
32 |
29 |
| 10(4) |
Post
advertisement without authority |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 11(1) |
Leave fire in
the open before extinguished |
34 |
1 |
0 |
| 11(1)(a) |
Light/use fire
and destroy/damage property, endanger property/life |
3 |
6 |
3 |
| 11(1)(b) |
Leave fire in
open WO person in charge |
24 |
3 |
4 |
| 11(2)(b) |
Fail issue
notice of intention to burn |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 12(1) |
Wilfully give
false alarm/cause false fire alarm to be given |
33 |
42 |
20 |
| 13 |
Drunk
in a public place |
21,916 |
17,475 |
13,822 |
| 14 |
Drunk and
disorderly in a public place |
201 |
188 |
148 |
| 15 (rep) |
Habitual
drunkard |
14 |
1 |
0 |
| 16(a) |
Behave
riotously/disorderly whilst drunk – public place |
37 |
46 |
19 |
| 16(b) |
Drunk in charge
of a carriage |
9 |
3 |
6 |
| 17(1)(a) |
Sings
obscene song/ballad in public Indecent/obscene
display in public place |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17(1)(b) |
Indecent/obscene
exhibit/drawing/display in public place |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| 17(1)(c) |
Use
indecent/obscene language or threatening abusive or insulting words |
2,380 |
2,015 |
1,682 |
| 17(1)(d) |
Behave in an
indecent, insulting, offensive or riotous manner in a public place |
2,165 |
1,812 |
1,560 |
| 18(a) (rep) |
Solicit/loiter
for prostitution in a public place |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| 18A(b) (rep) |
Invite/solicit
person to prostitute himself/herself |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 20(1) |
Refreshment
house – suffer gaming |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| 21(1) |
Disturbing
religious worship |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 22(2) |
Delays entry of
police into any public place |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
Unlawful
assault |
8,417 |
7,538 |
7,481 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Aggravated
assault of a female/male person under 15 years of age/person under 15 years of age |
47 |
70 |
72 |
| 24(2) |
Assault by
kicking/in company/by licking/with a weapon/with an instrument |
4,079 |
3,794 |
3,692 |
| 26(1) |
Possessing or
conveying property reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained |
3,030 |
1,812 |
1,042 |
| 27(3) |
Unlawful
possession of carcass of cattle |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 30(1) |
Possession of
skin/carcass of stolen cattle without lawful excuse |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 30(2) |
Possession of
skin/carcass of any cattle without lawful excuse |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 30(3) |
Refuses/neglects
to produce the skin of any cattle at inspectors demand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 30(4) |
Destroys skin
or cuts/destroys/defaces/burns a brand on skin without a satisfactory account |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 30(5) |
Purchases a raw
hide/skin from which a brand has been cut/burnt/ destroyed/otherwise defaced |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 30(7) |
Obstructs/hinders
inspector or police from entering meat processing facility |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 31 |
Possession of
property from wrecks for sale |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 32 |
Offering
property from wrecks for sale |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 34(1) |
Retaining/disposing
of property as workmen etc. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 37(1) |
Obtain goods by
valueless cheque |
2 |
6 |
0 |
| 38(1) |
Illegally take
vessel without consent |
22 |
14 |
19 |
| 42(1) |
Tattooing of
juveniles |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 46 |
Entering in
pursuit of homing pigeons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 50 |
Use/sale of
certain kinds of matches in specified localities in certain months |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 50A(5) |
Ferreting on
land used for primary production in fire danger period |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 52(1) |
Assault
police/person assisting police, |
6,021 |
4,978 |
4,525 |
| 52(1A) |
Beset any
premises to obstruct person |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| 52A |
Harass witness |
73 |
62 |
78 |
| 53(1) |
Make/cause
false report to be made to police |
649 |
587 |
490 |
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