British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 81

(p. 589)

A summary of crime statistics in the year 1946 as compiled from police records of charges is shown below :-

(T. 4)

Murder Attempted murder Manslaughter Serious assault

Robbery and attempted robbery Theft by breaking

Animal theft

Other larcenies

Agrarian offences

Offenses against morality Possession of firearms

Offences against Road Transport Ordinance

Other offences

Total

1946 189 267 203

6,566 800 4,015 1,099

10,422 613 296 896

85,772 8,872

69,510

(p. 593) (§ 25)

The coast guard stations situated at Givat Olga, Kfar Vitkin, Sidna Ali and Al Jura formerly provided mounted coast patrols to supplement those from police stations in the maritime plain. Givat Olga and Sidna Ali coast-guard stations were heavily attacked by Jews on the night of 24th November, 1945, and were extensively damaged by explosives. On the 19th January, 1946, the Givat Olga station was again attacked and damaged. In view of the fact that British Police were not available in the numbers required to provide effective patrols and because of the fact 'that the coastguard stations could not be defended against the scale of attack to which they were being subjected, they were closed down on the 15th March, 1946.

(p. 594)

The following table shows the quantity of illegal arms and ammunition seized from Arabs in the year 1946, 1st quarter of 1947 and earlier periods :-

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