Chester259
Cumberland125
Lancaster124
Durham97
Surrey83
Monmouth78
Middlesex65
Hereford63
Warwick62

Counties below the Average.

York59
Berks54
Kent52
Lincoln51
Westmorland51
Stafford46
Hunts44
Worcester43
Gloucester40
Norfolk39
Northumberland34
Derby33
Devon32
Bedford32
North Wales31
Salop31
Somerset29
Essex28
Nottingham24
Cambridge22
Sussex19
South Wales17
Southampton17
Wilts12
Dorset9
Cornwall8
Suffolk8
Leicester6
Northampton6
Bucks0
Hertford0
Oxford0
Rutland0
Average for England and Wales59

MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR
ABDUCTION
IN EVERY 10,000,000 OF THE MALE POPULATION,
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.

The counties left white are those in which the number committed for the same offence is below the average.

The average is calculated for the ten years, from 1841 to 1850.