THE CRIME OF RAPE COMPARED WITH THE NUMBER OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN IN EACH COUNTY

Counties in which the Number of Rapes and the Number of Illegitimate Births 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 Illegitimate Births below the Average.Percentage above and below the Average.
† denotes above.
* „ below.
In Number of Rapes.In No. of Illegitimate Births.In Number of Rapes.In No. of Illegitimate Births.
Bucks†129·4† 4·4Monmouth†145·6*26·8
Hertford†110·3† 7·4Durham† 86·8*10·4
Stafford†105·9† 3·0Essex† 85·3*10·4
Chester† 85·3†32·8Worcester† 44·1* 1·5
Wilts† 39·7† 3·0Rutland† 23·5*16·4
Norfolk† 36·8†56·7Southampton† 13·2*10·4
Oxford† 32·4†13·4Northampton† 7·4*10·4
Leicester† 2·9†17·9Gloucester† 1·5* 4·5
Westmorland† 2·9†29·8
Counties in which the Number of Rapes and the Number of Illegitimate Births are both below the Average.Counties in which the Number of Rapes is below and the Number of Illegitimate Births above the Average.
Lincoln*50·0* 1·5Nottingham*58·8†35·8
Warwick*36·8*16·4North Wales*55·9†16·4
Devon*27·9*25·3South Wales*48·5† 7·4
Hunts*23·5*28·3Cumberland*45·6†61·2
Dorset*23·5* 1·5Derby*29·4†20·9
Surrey*19·1*34·3Lancaster*26·5†14·9
Cambridge*19·1* 1·5Hereford*25·0†49·2
Somerset*16·2* 6·0Sussex*22·1† 1·5
Kent*11·8*19·4Northumb.*17·6† 8·9
Middlesex* 2·9*40·3York*11·8† 6·0
Cornwall**29·8Suffolk*10·3†26·8
Salop* 8·8†47·7
Berks* 8·8†17·9
Bedford* 2·9†14·9

⁂ The rule appears to be, that the crime of Rape is (in the majority of cases) the least where the number of Illegitimate Children is the greatest.