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Table  002 (Soc., Pri., Crime)
Grave Crimes (Type of Crime) (2000 - 2004)
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                                                               Year                               Type of crime 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 52,871 48,978 49,095 53,006 49,095
Abduction/Kidnapping 814 767 739 829 739
Arson and mischief over Rs. 200/= 4,915 4552* 2809* 2,560 2,809
Grievous hurt 1,966 1,813 1,848 1,854 1,848
Homicide/Abetment to commit suicide  1,711 1,576 1,347 1,310 1,347
Attempted homicide  642 655 504 489 504
Hurt by knife etc. 5,288 5,367 4,784 4,921 4,784
Rape/Incest  1,202 1,283 1,247 1,371 1,247
Unnatural offences/Grave sexual abuse 182 391 303 249 303
Riots 275 236 317 28 317
Robberies 4,647 5,310 5,663 6,546 5,633
Extortions 114 119 127 60 127
Cheating/misappropriation C.B. trust over Rs.1000/- 3,442 1892* 1890** 2,437 1,890
Theft of property including praedial produce over Rs.100 & cycle & cattle thefts irrespective of their value 14,785 10345*** 11654*** 12,456 11,654
Counterfeiting currency 55 135 166 28 166
Offences against the state  8 95 10 ­ 10
Offences under the offensive weapons act. 158 408 278 312 278
Exchange control offences 1 ­ ­ ­ ­
House breaking & Theft 12,666 13,146 14,476 16,768 14,476
Cruelty to children & sexual exploitation of children ­ 353 338 463 338
Procuration/Trafficking ­ 29 37 9 37
Possession of Automatic or repeater shot guns ­ 107 110 65 110
Manufacture or any quantity of Heroin, Cocaine, Morphine, trafficking, import or possession of dangerous drugs ­ 399 448 251 448
© ‚Q‚O‚O‚WC KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source : 
Police Department
Key:
–G Mischief over Rs. 5,000
––GOver 100,000
–––G Over Rs.5,000
Revised:  2008(y)/11(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka