LAW AND ORDER
		1991	1992	1993	1994		1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
No. of cases dealt by courts
Male' and Island Courts		#REF!	#REF!	#REF!	#REF!		7,675	12,954	13,938	15,140	12,760	10,967	11,307	11,547	12,390	11,317	10,776	12,107	14,084	13,820	12,921
Cases handled by the High Court
Cases logged		94	104	89	168		85	175	164	170	212	222	213	197	194	205	194	195	269	263	340
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Cases dealt		108	96	108	119		80	156	117	204	203	225	254	205	213	162	219	187	176	227	223
Cases awaiting trial		58	66	47	96		72	116	163	129	138	135	95	87	68	111	86	94	187	223	341
Persons sentenced
Both Sexes		1,001	936	1,042	1,044		872	1,171	1,098	1,204	1,745	1,661	2,166	1,897	1,889	1,380	1,110	983	1,489	1,371	1,002
Male		627	585	569	656		563	796	806	856	1,396	1,342	1,802	1,602	1,588	1,118	862	768	1,256	1,168	883
Female		374	351	473	388		309	375	292	348	349	319	364	295	301	262	248	215	233	203	119
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