'The total value of property stolen amounted to as. against, '$8:807,583.20_ in 1939, $2,106,924, 78 in 1088, $1.657,395.31 in' 1987 and $1,329,- 86067" in 1936. The total value of property recovered amounted to $2, '787678.83, which gives a recovery. percentage of 29.95 as against a per centage of 25.69 in 1930, 31.22 in 1938. 3320 in 1937 and 28.12 in 1996. The amount of property recorded a5 stolen cases of embezzlement and fraud, and which may be termed non-preventable crime from the police point of view, totalled $9,229,624.07 or 34.70 er cent. of the value, of property stolen during the year. In addition to the above figures. property to the value of $18,777.18 was recovered in connection with cases reported in tne previous years.
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