| Monmouth | 177 |
| Bucks | 156 |
| Hertford | 143 |
| Stafford | 140 |
| Durham | 127 |
| Chester | 126 |
| Essex | 126 |
| Worcester | 98 |
| Wilts | 95 |
| Norfolk | 93 |
| Oxford | 90 |
| Rutland | 84 |
| Southamp. | 77 |
| Northamp. | 73 |
| Leicester | 70 |
| Westmor. | 70 |
| Gloucester | 69 |
| Average for England and Wales | 68 |
Counties below the Average.
| Cornwall | 68 |
| Bedford | 66 |
| Middlesex | 66 |
| Berks | 62 |
| Salop | 62 |
| Suffolk | 61 |
| Kent | 60 |
| York | 60 |
| Somerset | 57 |
| Northumb. | 56 |
| Cambridge | 55 |
| Surrey | 55 |
| Sussex | 53 |
| Dorset | 52 |
| Hunts | 52 |
| Hereford | 51 |
| Lancaster | 50 |
| Devon | 49 |
| Derby | 48 |
| Warwick | 43 |
| Cumberland | 37 |
| S. Wales | 35 |
| Lincoln | 34 |
| N. Wales | 30 |
| Nottingham | 28 |
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 | † 4·4 | Monmouth | †145·6 | *26·8 |
| Hertford | †110·3 | † 7·4 | Durham | † 86·8 | *10·4 |
| Stafford | †105·9 | † 3·0 | Essex | † 85·3 | *10·4 |
| Chester | † 85·3 | †32·8 | Worcester | † 44·1 | * 1·5 |
| Wilts | † 39·7 | † 3·0 | Rutland | † 23·5 | *16·4 |
| Norfolk | † 36·8 | †56·7 | Southampton | † 13·2 | *10·4 |
| Oxford | † 32·4 | †13·4 | Northampton | † 7·4 | *10·4 |
| Leicester | † 2·9 | †17·9 | Gloucester | † 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 | * 1·5 | Nottingham | *58·8 | †35·8 |
| Warwick | *36·8 | *16·4 | North Wales | *55·9 | †16·4 |
| Devon | *27·9 | *25·3 | South Wales | *48·5 | † 7·4 |
| Hunts | *23·5 | *28·3 | Cumberland | *45·6 | †61·2 |
| Dorset | *23·5 | * 1·5 | Derby | *29·4 | †20·9 |
| Surrey | *19·1 | *34·3 | Lancaster | *26·5 | †14·9 |
| Cambridge | *19·1 | * 1·5 | Hereford | *25·0 | †49·2 |
| Somerset | *16·2 | * 6·0 | Sussex | *22·1 | † 1·5 |
| Kent | *11·8 | *19·4 | Northumb. | *17·6 | † 8·9 |
| Middlesex | * 2·9 | *40·3 | York | *11·8 | † 6·0 |
| Cornwall | * | *29·8 | Suffolk | *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.
THE CRIME OF RAPE COMPARED WITH THE RELATIVE NUMBER OF FEMALES TO MALES IN EACH COUNTY.
| Counties in which the Number of Rapes and the Number of Females 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 Females below the Average. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Number of Rapes. | In No. of Females to Males. | In Number of Rapes. | In No. of Females to Males. | ||
| Norfolk | †36·8 | †1·0 | Monmouth | †145·6 | *12·4 |
| Gloucester | † 1·5 | †6·7 | Bucks | †129·4 | * 1·9 |
| Hertford | †110·3 | * 2·9 | |||
| Stafford | †105·9 | * 7·6 | |||
| Counties in which the Number of Rapes and the Number of Females are both below the Average. | Durham | † 86·8 | * 5·7 | ||
| Nottingham | *58·8 | *1·0 | Chester | † 85·3 | * |
| North Wales | *55·9 | *2·9 | Essex | † 85·3 | * 4·8 |
| Lincoln | *50·0 | *5·7 | Worcester | † 44·1 | * 1·0 |
| South Wales | *48·5 | *2·9 | Wilts | † 39·7 | * 1·9 |
| Cumberland | *45·6 | *1·9 | Oxford | † 32·4 | * 5·7 |
| Warwick | *36·8 | *1·0 | Rutland | † 23·5 | * 6·7 |
| Derby | *29·4 | *3·3 | Southampton | † 13·2 | * 3·8 |
| Lancaster | *26·5 | * | Northampton | † 7·4 | * 3·8 |
| Hereford | *25·0 | *5·7 | Leicester | † 2·9 | * 1·0 |
| Hunts | *23·5 | *3·8 | Westmorland | † 2·9 | * 3·8 |
| Sussex | *22·1 | *1·9 | |||
| Cambridge | *19·1 | *3·8 | |||
| Northumb. | *17·6 | *1·9 | Counties in which the Number of Rapes is below and the Number of Females above the Average. | ||
| York | *11·8 | *2·9 | Devon | *27·9 | † 5·7 |
| Kent | *11·8 | *3·8 | Dorset | *23·5 | † 1·9 |
| Suffolk | *10·3 | *1·9 | Surrey | *19·1 | † 5·7 |
| Salop | * 8·8 | *3·8 | Somerset | *16·2 | † 5·7 |
| Berks | * 8·8 | *3·8 | Middlesex | * 2·9 | † 8·6 |
| Bedford | * 2·9 | † 2·9 | |||
| Cornwall | * | † 1·9 | |||
⁂ The rule appears to be, that the number of Rapes is the greatest in those counties where the number of Females is the least.