TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE.
| Counties. | Average Population 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Assaults, with intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||
| Bedford | 121,083 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Derby | 250,249 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Durham | 368,787 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 6 | 5 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kent | 585,249 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Oxford | 166,751 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Salop | 243,352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 118 | 141 | 158 | 167 | 123 | 164 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 122 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. Committed Annually in every 1,000,000. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0·6 | 50 | *39·3 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 67 | *19·2 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 92 | †10·8 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 77 | * 7·2 |
| 46 | 4·6 | 116 | †39·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 66 | *20·5 |
| 15 | 1·5 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *42·2 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 63 | *24·7 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 75 | * 9·6 |
| 26 | 2·6 | 71 | *14·5 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 84 | † 1·2 |
| 37 | 3·7 | 91 | † 9·6 |
| 8 | 0·8 | 82 | * 1·2 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 78 | * 6·0 |
| 3 | 0·3 | 52 | *37·4 |
| 62 | 6·2 | 106 | †27·7 |
| 162 | 16·2 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 101 | †21·7 |
| 29 | 2·9 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| 111 | 11·1 | 64 | *22·9 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 104 | †25·3 |
| 50 | 5·0 | 119 | †43·4 |
| 21 | 2·1 | 102 | †22·9 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *32·5 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 36 | *56·6 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 102 | †22·9 |
| 1 | 0·1 | 42 | *49·4 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 58 | *30·1 |
| 51 | 5·1 | 115 | †38·6 |
| 40 | 4·0 | 106 | †27·7 |
| 58 | 5·8 | 101 | †21·7 |
| 18 | 1·8 | 56 | *32·5 |
| 38 | 3·8 | 60 | *27·7 |
| 32 | 3·2 | 100 | †20·5 |
| 41 | 4·1 | 92 | †10·8 |
| 5 | 0·5 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 116 | †39·8 |
| 34 | 3·4 | 139 | †67·5 |
| 136 | 13·6 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| 32 | 3·2 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| 18 | 1·8 | 33 | *60·2 |
| 1369 | 137·0 | 83 |
| Counties. | Average Population 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Assaults, with intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse. | Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. Committed Annually in every 1,000,000. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||||||
| Bedford | 121,083 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 0·6 | 50 | *39·3 |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1·3 | 67 | *19·2 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 13 | 1·3 | 92 | †10·8 |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 14 | 1·4 | 77 | * 7·2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 4·6 | 116 | †39·8 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2·3 | 66 | *20·5 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1·5 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| Derby | 250,249 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *42·2 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 3·5 | 63 | *24·7 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 1·3 | 75 | * 9·6 |
| Durham | 368,787 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 2·6 | 71 | *14·5 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 28 | 2·8 | 84 | † 1·2 |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 6 | 5 | 37 | 3·7 | 91 | † 9·6 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 8 | 0·8 | 82 | * 1·2 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 13 | 1·3 | 78 | * 6·0 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 0·3 | 52 | *37·4 |
| Kent | 585,249 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 6·2 | 106 | †27·7 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 162 | 16·2 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2·3 | 101 | †21·7 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 2·9 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 111 | 11·1 | 64 | *22·9 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1·7 | 104 | †25·3 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 5·0 | 119 | †43·4 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2·1 | 102 | †22·9 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *32·5 |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1·0 | 36 | *56·6 |
| Oxford | 166,751 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1·7 | 102 | †22·9 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·1 | 42 | *49·4 |
| Salop | 243,352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 14 | 1·4 | 58 | *30·1 |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 5·1 | 115 | †38·6 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4·0 | 106 | †27·7 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 5·8 | 101 | †21·7 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1·8 | 56 | *32·5 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 3·8 | 60 | *27·7 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 3·2 | 100 | †20·5 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 4·1 | 92 | †10·8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 0·5 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 2·8 | 116 | †39·8 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 3·4 | 139 | †67·5 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 136 | 13·6 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 3·2 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1·8 | 33 | *60·2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 118 | 141 | 158 | 167 | 123 | 164 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 122 | 1369 | 137·0 | 83 | |