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Table  024 (Soc., Pri., Reason)
Direct Admissions of Convicted Prisoners According to Highest Number of Offences
Pri024e
Offences	1995	%	1996	%	1997	%	1998	%	1999	%
Narcotic Drugs Offences	5,181	32.6	7,349	41.4	7,139	39.3	8,199	39.4	8,938	39.8
Excise Offences	4,162	26.2	4,652	26.2	4,806	26.5	4,934	23.7	4,417	19.7
Theft	1,376	8.7	1,008	5.7	758	4.2	1,130	5.4	1,252	5.6
Appearing in Public Places Drunk	355	2.2	334	1.9	360	2.0	441	2.1	376	1.7
Looting	342	2.2	351	2.0	256	1.4	380	1.8	543	2.4
Viewing of Blue Films	30	0.2	1	0.0	3	0.0	14	0.1	20	0.1
Simple Hurt	255	1.6	223	1.3	243	1.3	372	1.8	465	2.1
Cheating	139	0.9	155	0.9	124	0.7	143	0.7	171	0.8
Acceptance of Retention of Stolen Property	379	2.4	529	3.0	463	2.6	643	3.1	723	3.2
Maintenance	338	2.1	361	2.0	472	2.6	416	2.0	525	2.3
Other Offences	3,336	21.0	2,806	15.8	3,519	19.4	4,135	19.9	5,036	22.4
Total	15,893	100	17,769	100	18,143	100	20,807	100	22,466	100
© ２００４， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Prisons Statistics 2000, Department of Prisons
Revised:  2004(y)/06(m)/12(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka