Division VI.—Metropolitan.
| Middlesex | 24·5 |
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.
TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE CRIMINALITY AND IGNORANCE OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPATION OF THEIR INHABITANTS.
| No. of Criminals in every 10,000 of Pop. | No. of Persons who signed with Marks in every 100 married. | |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Counties. | ||
| Lincoln | 12 | 39 |
| Rutland | 13 | 49 |
| Huntingdon | 14 | 49 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 45 |
| Essex | 19 | 50 |
| Sussex | 15 | 34 |
| Hereford | 23 | 41 |
| Agricultural and Sub-Manufacturing Counties. | ||
| Westmorland | 8 | 27 |
| Norfolk | 17 | 46 |
| Suffolk | 15 | 48 |
| Hertford | 17 | 54 |
| Bedford | 15 | 56 |
| Buckingham | 20 | 49 |
| Northampton | 14 | 43 |
| Oxford | 17 | 39 |
| Berks | 12 | 42 |
| Hants | 17 | 34 |
| Wilts | 18 | 48 |
| Dorset | 14 | 36 |
| Somerset | 19 | 41 |
| Sub-Agricul. and Sub-Manufact. County. | ||
| Gloucester | 26 | 35 |
| Manufacturing Counties. | ||
| Lancaster | 18 | 52 |
| Yorkshire | 11 | 44 |
| Chester | 22 | 46 |
| Nottingham | 11 | 42 |
| Leicester | 17 | 41 |
| Warwick | 21 | 38 |
| Worcester | 25 | 52 |
| Mining Counties. | ||
| Durham | 7 | 36 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 45 |
| Manufacturing and Sub-Mining Counties. | ||
| Derby | 10 | 39 |
| Stafford | 17 | 52 |
| Agricultural and Sub-Mining Counties. | ||
| Salop | 14 | 48 |
| North Wales | 7 | 55 |
| South Wales | 8 | 57 |
| Sub-Agricultural and Sub-Mining Counties. | ||
| Northumberland | 8 | 28 |
| Cumberland | 7 | 25 |
| Monmouth | 18 | 59 |
| Metropolitan County. | ||
| Middlesex | 24 | 18 |
| Sub-Metropolitan Counties. | ||
| Surrey | 16 | 21 |
| Kent | 16 | 32 |