LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 1,000,000 OF THE POPULATION.
Counties above the Average.
Worcester
139
Norfolk
119
Chester
116
Wilts
116
Somerset
115
Kent
106
Southampton
106
Monmouth
104
Northampton
102
Oxford
102
Stafford
101
Leicester
101
Sussex
100
Warwick
92
Bucks
92
Gloucester
91
Lancaster
87
Westmorland
87
Essex
84
Counties below the Average.
Hereford
82
York
81
North Wales
81
Lincoln
80
Cumberland
80
Hertford
78
Cambridge
77
Dorset
75
Durham
71
Berks
67
Cornwall
66
Middlesex
64
Devon
63
Surrey
60
Salop
58
Suffolk
56
Northumberland
56
Hunts
52
Bedford
50
Derby
48
Rutland
42
Nottingham
36
South Wales
33
Average for England and Wales
83
MAP SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR BIGAMY IN EVERY 100,000 MARRIAGES, IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number committed for this offence is above the average.
