THE CRIME OF RAPE COMPARED WITH THAT OF CARNALLY ABUSING CHILDREN IN EACH COUNTY.

Counties in which the Number of Rapes and the Number of Cases of Carnal Abuse are both above the Average.Percentage above and below the Average.
† denotes above.
* „ below.		Counties in which the Number of Rapes is above and the Number of Cases of Carnal Abuse is below the Average.Percentage above and below the Average.
† denotes above.
* „ below.
In Number of Rapes.In No. of Cases of Carnal Abuse.In Number of Rapes.In No. of Cases of Carnal Abuse.
Bucks†129·4†366·7Monmouth†145·6*100·0
Hertford†110·3†100·0Stafford†105·9*100·0
Chester† 85·3†166·7Durham† 86·8*100·0
Worcester† 44·1†433·3Essex† 85·3*
Wilts† 39·7† 33·3Norfolk† 36·8*100·0
Northampton† 7·4† 66·7Oxford† 32·4*100·0
Leicester† 2·9† 33·3Rutland† 23·5*100·0
Westmorland† 2·9†466·6Southampton† 13·2*
Gloucester† 1·5† 66·7
Counties in which the No. of Rapes and the No. of Cases of Carnal Abuse are both below the Aver.Counties in which the No. of Rapes is below and the No. of Cases of Carnal Abuses above the Aver.
Nottingham*58·8*100·0Surrey*19·1† 66·7
North Wales*55·9*100·0Cambridge*19·1†100·0
Lincoln*50·0*Somerset*16·2†133·3
South Wales*48·5*100·0Kent*11·8†355·7
Cumberland*45·6*100·0Berks* 8·8† 66·7
Warwick*36·8*100·0Middlesex* 2·9†166·7
Derby*29·4*100·0
Devon*27·9*100·0
Lancaster*26·5* 33·3
Hereford*25·0*100·0⁂ The rule appears to be, that where the Number of Rapes is the greatest, the Number of Cases of Carnally Abusing Children is (generally speaking) the greatest also; and vice versâ, where the Rapes are the least, the carnal abuse of Children is the least likewise.
Hunts*23·5*100·0
Dorset*23·5*100·0
Sussex*22·1*100·0
Northumb.*17·6*100·0
York*11·8* 66·7
Suffolk*10·3*100·0
Salop* 8·8*100·0
Bedford* 2·9*100·0
Cornwall**