ANNEX ONE

Offences by crime, misdemeanour and contraventions in Mauritius from 2001 to 2003 as the number of reported offences and the rate per 100 000 people

Crime

Reported offences in Mauritius 2001-2003	Number of reported offences			Rate per 100 000
Crimes	2001	2001	2003	2001	2002	2003
Crimes against person
Murder	7	24	26	2	2	1
Attempt at murder	10	5	11	1	0	1
Manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wounds and blows causing death	1	1	3	0	0	0
Wounds and blows causing loss of limb/eye	0	0	0	0	0	0
Murder of a newly born child	0	1	1	0	0	0
Infanticide	2	0	1	0	0	0
Administering noxious substance	7	8	7	1	1	1
Abortion	3	5	8	0	0	1
Castration	0	0	1	0	0	0
Abduction of minor	7	8	3	1	0	0
Abandoning/exposing child by guardian	6	4	6	1	0	0
Sub-total: Crimes against the person	63	56	67	5	5	5
Crimes against property
Larceny night breaking	969	863	778	81	71	64
Larceny (day) breaking	252	621	718	21	51	59
Sub-total: Larceny breaking	1 221	1 484	1 496	102	123	122
Larceny scaling	9	56	73	1	5	6
Larceny false key	8	14	14	1	1	1
Larceny with violence	783	772	704	65	64	58
Larceny violence by night breaking	21	47	27	2	4	2
Larceny armed with offensive weapon	69	69	92	6	6	8
Larceny with wounding	9	11	23	1	1	2
Larceny with other aggravating circumstances	273	81	68	23	7	6
Larceny by servant or any person in receipt of wages	66	147	148	6	12	4
Extortion	4	4	2	0	0	0
Arson	7	73	63	6	6	5
Criminal damage to property	56	44	24	5	4	2
Sub-total: Larceny other	1 370	1 318	1 138	114	109	93
Sub-total: Crimes against property	2 591	2 802	2 634	216	232	215
Offences - fraud and dishonesty
Currency offences including coinage	67	37	31	6	3	3
Forgery and making use	153	161	169	13	13	14
Swindling	577	363	324	148	30	26
Issuing cheques without provision	178	353	374	15	29	31
Embezzlement by public servant, persons	24	30	41	2	2	3
Officer with public body accepting bribe	9	5	3	1	0	0
Bribing public functionary	5	6	15	0	0	1
Sub-total: Offences - fraud and dishonesty	1 013	955	957	84	79	78
Offences against morality
Rape	41	37	50	3	3	4
Sodomy	29	36	33	2	3	3
Bestiality	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sexual intercourse with female under 16	83	98	115	7	8	9
Attempt upon chastity	66	69	81	6	6	7
Sub-total: Offences against morality	220	240	79	18	20	23
Offences against lawful authority
Rebellion	0	0	2	0	0	0
Assault against public functionary causing effusion of blood	21	35	32	2	3	3
Sedition	3	0	0	0	0	0
Perjury	15	13	15	1	1	1
Swearing false affidavit	44	30	39	4	2	3
Sub-total: Offences against lawful authority	83	78	88	7	6	7
Crimes not otherwise classified
Crimes not otherwise classified	161	158	149	13	13	12
Sub-total: Crimes not otherwise classified	161	158	149	13	13	12
Total	4 131	4 289	4 174	344	354	341
Dangerous Drugs Act
Crimes against the Dangerous Drugs Act	2 966	3 022	3 361	247	250	275
Sub-total: Crimes not otherwise classified	2 966	3 022	3 361	247	250	275
Grand total	7 097	7 311	7 635	591	604	616

Misdemeanours

Reported offences in Mauritius 2001-2003	Number of reported offences			Rate per 100 000
Misdemeanours	2001	2001	2003	2001	2002	2003
Offences against person
Serious wounds & blows not classified as crime	121	174	69	10	14	6
Simple wounds & blows	11 929	11 719	12 353	994	968	1 010
Sub-total: Assault	12 050	11 893	12 422	1 004	983	1 016
Involuntary homicide	43	65	43	4	5	4
Involuntary wounds & blows	673	429	399	56	35	33
Abandoning or exposing a child by other than guardian	9	1	5	1	0	0
Sub-total: Assault other	725	495	447	60	41	37
Sub-total: Offences against person	12 775	12 388	12 869	1 065	1 024	1 052
Offences against property
Pradial larceny	305	405	401	25	33	33
Bicycle larceny	864	783	727	72	65	59
Fowls thefts	14	16	19	1	1	2
Auto/motor larceny	327	706	892	27	58	73
Car/van larceny	78	85	74	7	7	6
Larceny of other heavy vehicles	28	14	12	2	1	1
Larceny from motor vehicles	583	1 020	1 172	49	84	96
Larceny of cellular phones and pagers	334	690	916	28	57	75
Other simple larcenies	8 535	6 252	6 970	711	517	570
Attempt at larceny	143	359	385	12	30	31
Receiving and possession of stolen property	134	138	133	11	11	11
Sub-total: Offences against property	11 345	10 468	11 701	946	865	957
Offences: Fraud and dishonesty
Simple embezzlement	543	683	654	45	56	53
Personation	7	7	8	1	1	1
Offences against representation of People Act	1	4	0	0	0	0
Sub-total: Offences of fraud and dishonesty	551	694	662	46	57	54
Offences against morality
Indecent act in public	58	84	75	5	7	9
Sub-total: Offences against morality	58	84	75	5	7	9
Offences not classified in the above groups
Outrage & assault against public functionary	436	475	495	36	39	40
Idle & disorderly person, rogue & vagabond	274	260	317	23	21	26
Riots, illegal strikes & breach of the peace	25	18	14	2	1	1
Poaching & other offences against game laws	9	7	10	1	1	1
Offences against Firearms Act	19	24	20	2	2	2
Breach of HCs Regulations	39	26	42	3	2	3
Offence against Food Act	8	5	6	1	0	0
Concealment of birth		1	0	0	0	0
Effecting public mischief	22	14	10	2	1	1
False & malicious denunciation in writing	20	40	44	2	3	4
Escape from lawful custody	23	13	14	2	1	1
Escape & rescue	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Illegal slaughtering	4	1	21	0	0	2
Misdemeanours not otherwise classified	6 092	6 152	6 485	508	508	530
Sub-total: Offences not classified in the above groups	6 971	7 036	7 478	581	581	612
Grand total	31 700	30 670	32 785	2 642	2 534	2 684

Contraventions

Reported offences in Mauritius 2001-2003	Number of reported offences			Rate per 100 000
Contraventions	2001	2001	2003	2001	2002	2003
Traffic Offences
Dangerous and Inconsiderate etc ... driving	2 666	2 282	2 272	222	189	186
Driving under the influence of liquor	1 539	1 521	1 374	128	126	112
Exceeding the speed limit	14 462	25 213	32 159	1 205	2 083	2 630
Bicycle Contraventions	668	1 563	930	56	129	76
Contraventions against pedestrians	25	16	293	2	1	24
Using unlicensed motor vehicles	123	433	699	10	36	57
Other traffic offences	67 289	90581	101 553	5 608	7 485	8 305
Sub-total: Traffic offences	86 772	121 609	139 280	7 232	10 049	11 390
Distilleries - Liquor offences
Illicit distillation of cordial spirits		2	0	0	0	0
Illicit manufacture of country liquor		1	0	0	0	0
Illicit removal or possession of cordial spirits		15	0	0	1	0
Other offences against distilleries	4	17	8	0	1	1
Sub-total: Distilleries - liquor offences	4	35	8	0	3	1
Offences against licence law
Trading without licence	1 011	1 085	1 290	84	90	105
All other offences against licence laws	424	791	894	35	65	73
Offences regarding shopping hours	1 093	1 455	1 124	91	120	69
Offences against weights & measures	8	29	46	1	2	590
Sub-total: Offences against licence law	2 536	3 360	3 354	211	278	274
Offences classified as contraventions
Gambling & public lotteries	31	22	9	3	2	1
Drunkenness	544	214	163	45	18	13
Disturbance	854	824	845	71	68	69
Contraventions not otherwise classified	4 827	8 156	7 217	402	674	590
Sub-total: Offences	6 256	9 216	8 234	521	762	673
Grand total:Contraventions	95 568	134 220	150 876	7 965	11 091	12 338
TOTAL REPORTED OFFENCES IN MAURITIUS FOR YEAR	134 365	172 201	191 296	11 198	14 229	15 638
July Population				1 199 881	1 210 196	1 222 811

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ANNEX ONE

Reported offences in Mauritius 2001-2003

Number of reported offences

Rate per 100 000

Total

Grand total

7 097

7 311

7 635

591

604

616

Reported offences in Mauritius 2001-2003

Number of reported offences

Rate per 100 000

Grand total

31 700

30 670

32 785

2 642

2 534

2 684

Reported offences in Mauritius 2001-2003

Number of reported offences

Rate per 100 000

Grand total:Contraventions

95 568

134 220

150 876

7 965

11 091

12 338

TOTAL REPORTED OFFENCES IN MAURITIUS FOR YEAR

134 365

172 201

191 296

11 198

14 229

15 638

TOTAL REPORTED
OFFENCES IN MAURITIUS
FOR YEAR