MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR
ASSAULTS, WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE,
IN EVERY 1,000,000 OF THE POPULATION,
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF
ENGLAND & WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number committed for this offence is above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the number committed for the same offence is below the Average.
The Average has been calculated for the ten years, from 1841 to 1850.
| The Average | for | all England and Wales is | 83 | in every 1,000,000 | people. |
| „ | „ | Worcester (the highest) | 139 | „ | „ |
| „ | „ | South Wales (the lowest) | 33 | „ | „ |
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE.
| Counties. | Average Population 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Assaults, with intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||
| Bedford | 121,083 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Derby | 250,249 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Durham | 368,787 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 6 | 5 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kent | 585,249 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Oxford | 166,751 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Salop | 243,352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 118 | 141 | 158 | 167 | 123 | 164 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 122 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. Committed Annually in every 1,000,000. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0·6 | 50 | *39·3 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 67 | *19·2 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 92 | †10·8 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 77 | * 7·2 |
| 46 | 4·6 | 116 | †39·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 66 | *20·5 |
| 15 | 1·5 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *42·2 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 63 | *24·7 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 75 | * 9·6 |
| 26 | 2·6 | 71 | *14·5 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 84 | † 1·2 |
| 37 | 3·7 | 91 | † 9·6 |
| 8 | 0·8 | 82 | * 1·2 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 78 | * 6·0 |
| 3 | 0·3 | 52 | *37·4 |
| 62 | 6·2 | 106 | †27·7 |
| 162 | 16·2 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 101 | †21·7 |
| 29 | 2·9 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| 111 | 11·1 | 64 | *22·9 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 104 | †25·3 |
| 50 | 5·0 | 119 | †43·4 |
| 21 | 2·1 | 102 | †22·9 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *32·5 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 36 | *56·6 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 102 | †22·9 |
| 1 | 0·1 | 42 | *49·4 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 58 | *30·1 |
| 51 | 5·1 | 115 | †38·6 |
| 40 | 4·0 | 106 | †27·7 |
| 58 | 5·8 | 101 | †21·7 |
| 18 | 1·8 | 56 | *32·5 |
| 38 | 3·8 | 60 | *27·7 |
| 32 | 3·2 | 100 | †20·5 |
| 41 | 4·1 | 92 | †10·8 |
| 5 | 0·5 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 116 | †39·8 |
| 34 | 3·4 | 139 | †67·5 |
| 136 | 13·6 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| 32 | 3·2 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| 18 | 1·8 | 33 | *60·2 |
| 1369 | 137·0 | 83 |
| Counties. | Average Population 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Assaults, with intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse. | Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. Committed Annually in every 1,000,000. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||||||
| Bedford | 121,083 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 0·6 | 50 | *39·3 |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1·3 | 67 | *19·2 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 13 | 1·3 | 92 | †10·8 |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 14 | 1·4 | 77 | * 7·2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 4·6 | 116 | †39·8 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2·3 | 66 | *20·5 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1·5 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| Derby | 250,249 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *42·2 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 3·5 | 63 | *24·7 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 1·3 | 75 | * 9·6 |
| Durham | 368,787 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 2·6 | 71 | *14·5 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 28 | 2·8 | 84 | † 1·2 |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 6 | 5 | 37 | 3·7 | 91 | † 9·6 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 8 | 0·8 | 82 | * 1·2 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 13 | 1·3 | 78 | * 6·0 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 0·3 | 52 | *37·4 |
| Kent | 585,249 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 6·2 | 106 | †27·7 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 162 | 16·2 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2·3 | 101 | †21·7 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 2·9 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 111 | 11·1 | 64 | *22·9 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1·7 | 104 | †25·3 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 5·0 | 119 | †43·4 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2·1 | 102 | †22·9 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *32·5 |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1·0 | 36 | *56·6 |
| Oxford | 166,751 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1·7 | 102 | †22·9 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·1 | 42 | *49·4 |
| Salop | 243,352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 14 | 1·4 | 58 | *30·1 |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 5·1 | 115 | †38·6 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4·0 | 106 | †27·7 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 5·8 | 101 | †21·7 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1·8 | 56 | *32·5 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 3·8 | 60 | *27·7 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 3·2 | 100 | †20·5 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 4·1 | 92 | †10·8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 0·5 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 2·8 | 116 | †39·8 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 3·4 | 139 | †67·5 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 136 | 13·6 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 3·2 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1·8 | 33 | *60·2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 118 | 141 | 158 | 167 | 123 | 164 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 122 | 1369 | 137·0 | 83 | |