| The Average for all England and Wales is | 68 | in every | 10,000,000 People. |
| Monmouth (the highest) | 171 | „ | „ |
| Nottingham (the lowest) | 28 | „ | „ |
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO RAPE.
| COUNTIES. | Average Population from 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Rape. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | ||
| Bedford | 121,083 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .. | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Derby | 250,249 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .. | 5 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Durham | 368,787 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | 6 | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Kent | 585,249 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oxford | 166,751 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Salop | 243,352 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 13 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Warwick | 444,558 | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 78 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 86 | 139 | 97 | 124 | 121 | 137 |
| Total for 10 years. | Annual Average. | No. committed annually for Rape in every 10,000,000 Persons. | Proportion per Cent above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ·8 | 66 | *2·9 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 62 | *8·8 |
| 22 | 2·2 | 156 | †129·4 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 55 | *19·1 |
| 50 | 5·0 | 126 | †85·3 |
| 24 | 2·4 | 68 | |
| 7 | ·7 | 37 | *45·6 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *29·4 |
| 27 | 2·7 | 49 | *27·9 |
| 9 | ·9 | 52 | *23·5 |
| 47 | 4·7 | 127 | †86·8 |
| 42 | 4·2 | 126 | †85·3 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 69 | †1·5 |
| 5 | ·5 | 51 | *25·0 |
| 24 | 2·4 | 143 | †110·3 |
| 3 | ·3 | 52 | *23·5 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 60 | *11·8 |
| 94 | 9·4 | 50 | *26·5 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 70 | †2·9 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 34 | *50·0 |
| 115 | 11·5 | 66 | *2·9 |
| 29 | 2·9 | 177 | †145·6 |
| 39 | 3·9 | 93 | †36·8 |
| 15 | 1·5 | 73 | †7·4 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *17·6 |
| 8 | ·8 | 28 | *58·8 |
| 15 | 1·5 | 90 | †32·4 |
| 2 | ·2 | 84 | †23·5 |
| 15 | 1·5 | 62 | *8·8 |
| 26 | 2·6 | 57 | *16·2 |
| 29 | 2·9 | 77 | †13·2 |
| 81 | 8·1 | 140 | †105·9 |
| 20 | 2·0 | 61 | *10·3 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 55 | *19·1 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 53 | *22·1 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 43 | *36·8 |
| 4 | ·4 | 70 | †2·9 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 95 | †39·7 |
| 24 | 2·4 | 9 | †44·1 |
| 102 | 10·2 | 60 | *11·8 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 30 | *55·9 |
| 20 | 2·0 | 35 | *48·5 |
| 1154 | 115·4 | 68 |
| COUNTIES. | Average Population from 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Rape. | Total for 10 years. | Annual Average. | No. committed annually for Rape in every 10,000,000 Persons. | Proportion per Cent above and below the Aver. † denotes above. * „ below. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841. | 1842. | 1843. | 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | ||||||
| Bedford | 121,083 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ·8 | 66 | *2·9 |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1·2 | 62 | *8·8 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 22 | 2·2 | 156 | †129·4 |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1·0 | 55 | *19·1 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .. | 7 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 5·0 | 126 | †85·3 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2·4 | 68 | |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | ·7 | 37 | *45·6 |
| Derby | 250,249 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *29·4 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .. | 5 | 27 | 2·7 | 49 | *27·9 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 | ·9 | 52 | *23·5 |
| Durham | 368,787 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 4·7 | 127 | †86·8 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4·2 | 126 | †85·3 |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 2·8 | 69 | †1·5 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | ·5 | 51 | *25·0 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | 6 | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2·4 | 143 | †110·3 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | ·3 | 52 | *23·5 |
| Kent | 585,249 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 3·5 | 60 | *11·8 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 94 | 9·4 | 50 | *26·5 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1·6 | 70 | †2·9 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 13 | 1·3 | 34 | *50·0 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 115 | 11·5 | 66 | *2·9 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 29 | 2·9 | 177 | †145·6 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 3·9 | 93 | †36·8 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1·5 | 73 | †7·4 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *17·6 |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ·8 | 28 | *58·8 |
| Oxford | 166,751 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1·5 | 90 | †32·4 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ·2 | 84 | †23·5 |
| Salop | 243,352 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 15 | 1·5 | 62 | *8·8 |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 2·6 | 57 | *16·2 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 2·9 | 77 | †13·2 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 81 | 8·1 | 140 | †105·9 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 2·0 | 61 | *10·3 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3·5 | 55 | *19·1 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 1·7 | 53 | *22·1 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | .. | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1·9 | 43 | *36·8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ·4 | 70 | †2·9 |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2·3 | 95 | †39·7 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 24 | 2·4 | 9 | †44·1 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 102 | 10·2 | 60 | *11·8 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 12 | 1·2 | 30 | *55·9 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 2·0 | 35 | *48·5 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 78 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 86 | 139 | 97 | 124 | 121 | 137 | 1154 | 115·4 | 68 | |
⁂ The proportionate number of persons perpetrating this crime has been calculated with reference to the entire population, instead of the male part of it only, as at the first glance might seem necessary, males only being capable of committing the above offence. But it was found, on examination, that the intensity of the criminality in the several counties in this respect was influenced by the relative number of females. Monmouth contains the greatest number of males in proportion to females; so that, were the male population alone considered, the criminality of that county in the above respect would be considerably decreased. But the fact of there being more rapes in Monmouth than elsewhere would appear to be owing to the very excess of males over females in that county; the average, therefore, has been calculated from the entire population.