LIST OF COUNTIES IN THE ORDER OF THE IGNORANCE AMONGST THEIR CRIMINALS, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO COULD NEITHER READ NOR WRITE IN EVERY 100 CRIMINALS.
Counties above the Average.
| Hereford | 45·0 |
| Hertford | 41·3 |
| Bedford | 40·8 |
| Salop | 40·0 |
| Essex | 39·5 |
| Lancaster | 38·8 |
| North Wales | 38·3 |
| Norfolk | 37·9 |
| South Wales | 36·5 |
| Warwick | 34·9 |
| Chester | 34·8 |
| Worcester | 34·5 |
| Suffolk | 34·4 |
| Somerset | 34·1 |
| Bucks | 34·0 |
| Kent | 33·8 |
| Dorset | 33·3 |
| Hunts | 32·4 |
| Durham | 32·3 |
| Northampton | 32·3 |
| Average for England and Wales | 31·8 |
Counties below the Average.
| Oxford | 31·5 |
| Rutland | 31·0 |
| Cambridge | 30·9 |
| Stafford | 30·7 |
| Sussex | 30·5 |
| Berks | 30·3 |
| Nottingham | 30·0 |
| Cornwall | 29·6 |
| York | 29·1 |
| Leicester | 28·1 |
| Gloucester | 28·0 |
| Monmouth | 27·9 |
| Devon | 27·7 |
| Southampton | 27·5 |
| Surrey | 27·4 |
| Lincoln | 27·1 |
| Cumberland | 26·9 |
| Northumberland | 25·7 |
| Wilts | 25·3 |
| Middlesex | 24·9 |
| Derby | 24·3 |
| Westmorland | 19·5 |
THE COUNTIES ARRANGED CRIMINALLY AND TOPOGRAPHICALLY (to show the local association of crime).
Division I.—Northern, Welsh, and Cornish Counties.
| No. of Criminals in 10,000. |
|---|
| Cumberland | 7·1 |
| Durham | 7·8 |
| Westmorland | 8·1 |
| Northumberland | 8·2 |
| North Wales | 7·2 |
| South Wales | 8·4 |
| Cornwall | 8·0 |
Division II.—York and N. Midland Counties.
| York | 11·4 |
| Derby | 10·5 |
| Nottingham | 11·8 |
| Lincoln | 12·8 |
| Rutland | 13·9 |
Division III.—S. Midland & Eastern Counties.
| Hunts | 14·1 |
| Northampton | 14·2 |
| Cambridge | 14·7 |
| Bedford | 15·2 |
| Suffolk | 15·7 |
| Norfolk | 17·1 |
| Essex | 19·1 |
| Oxford | 17·8 |
| Herts | 17·5 |
| Bucks | 20·4 |
Division IV.—South Eastern and South Western.
| Berks | 12·9 |
| Devon | 14·1 |
| Dorset | 14·8 |
| Sussex | 15·3 |
| Surrey | 16·3 |
| Kent | 16·4 |
| Hants | 17·7 |
| Wilts | 18·9 |
| Somerset | 19·9 |
| Monmouth | 18·0 |
Division V.—Western and North Western.
| Shropshire | 14·9 |
| Leicestershire | 17·1 |
| Stafford | 17·9 |
| Lancaster | 18·5 |
| Chester | 22·6 |
| Warwick | 21·6 |
| Hereford | 23·8 |
| Worcester | 25·0 |
| Gloucester | 26·1 |
Division VI.—Metropolitan.
The Northern, Welsh, and Cornish Counties range in criminality from 7·1 to 8·4 in 10,000.
York and the N. Midland Counties, from 11·4 to 13·9.
The S. Midland and Eastern Counties, from 14·1 to 20·4.
The S. Eastern and S. Western, from 12·9 to 19·9.
The Western and N. Western, from 14·9 to 26·1.
The Metropolitan, 24·5.