Ascension : Police Statistics
Submitted by The Islander (Gavin Yon) 13.04.2006 (Article Archived on 27.04.2006)
The following statistics relate to the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006, as compared with the same period for 2004 and 2005.
The following statistics relate to the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006, as compared with the same period for 2004 and 2005.
2004/5 2005/6
1. (a) Total number of Reports received
and dealt with by the Police 220 146
(b) Total number of Criminal Cases 47 20
(c) Total number of Offences to Court 18 36
(d) Total number of Road Traffic Accidents 38 29
(e) Total number of Road Traffic Offences 67 70
2. Out of the total number of offences taken
to Court the following figures are included:-
(a) Offences against the Person Act 1861 02 00
(b) Offences against the Theft Act 1968 02 01
(c) Offences under the Road Safety
(Ascension) Ordinance 1990 02 06
(d) Offences under the Road Traffic
(Ascension) Ordinance 1984 05 18
(e) Offences under the Motor Vehicles
(Third Party Insurance) Ordinance 1962 03 02
(f) Offences under the Summary Offences
Ordinance 1975 01 02
(g) Dogs and Cats (Ascension)
Ordinance 2000 00 01
SHIPPING
Total Number of ships excluding Her Majesty's
ships that called at Ascension during the
period under review:- 71 63
YACHTS 45 32
TRAFFIC
There are 763 privately owned Motor Vehicles all classes registered, of these 620 are licensed. There are 54 Motor Cycles registered, of these 36 are licensed.
Clarence Roberts
Ag Inspector of Police
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