Austria, 1882–1899.[72]

Crimes.Convicted from 1882 to 1899.
Total.Persons from 14 to 20 Years of Age.
Absolute Numbers.To the 1000 Convicted.
Rape etc. 17,187 5,534 32.2
Aggravated theft 208,686 67,106 25.0
Extortion 2,257 547 24.2
Counterfeiting 642 113 17.6
Infanticide 1,734 302 17.4
Assassination 4,209 611 14.5
Serious assaults 85,055 12,202 14.3
Defamation 3,139 410 13.0
Homicide 2,478 312 12.6
Fraud 51,487 5,651 10.9
Leze-majesty 5,369 380 7.0

Belgium, 1861–1885.[73]

Years. Persons Accused. Under 16. 16 to 21. Under 21. Percentage of Accused Persons under 21.
1861 24,673 1,043 2,429 3,472 14.1
1862 25,357 1,224 2,355 2,579 14.1
1863 24,133 1,206 2,456 3,662 15.1
1864 24,185 1,245 2,307 3,552 14.6
1865 24,236 1,115 2,483 3,598 14.8
1866 24,608 1,141 2,396 3,537 14.3
1867 25,041 1,220 2,750 3,970 15.8
1868 27,469 1,500 3,064 4,565 16.6
1869 27,883 1,107 2,923 4,030 14.9
1870 26,507 1,298 3,075 4,373 16.4
1871 28,819 1,550 3,344 4,894 16.9
1872 28,047 1,336 3,255 4,597 16.3
1873 29,569 1,448 3,451 4,899 16.5
1874 31,653 1,261 3,408 4,669 14.7
1875 30,867 1,371 3,767 5,138 16.6
1876 33,366 1,445 4,363 5,808 17.4
1877 37,964 2,183 5,096 7,279 19.1
1878 37,348 1,994 5,245 7,239 19.3
1879 36,614 1,873 5,074 6,947 18.9
1880 41,653 2,546 5,680 8,226 19.7
1881 44,361 2,634 6,271 8,905 20.0
1882 45,895 2,695 6,487 9,182 20.0
1883 45,325 2,681 6,942 9,623 21.2
1884 45,665 3,325 7,063 9,388 20.5
1885 46,479 2,398 7,279 9,677 20.8

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In Belgium, therefore, a great increase in the criminality of the young has taken place.

For France we take the following figures showing the trend of criminality from 1881 to 1900:[74]

France, 1881–1900.

Court of Assizes. Accused.

Age.1881–1885.1886–1890.1891–1895.1896–1900.
Absolute Number. %Absolute Number. %Absolute Number. %Absolute Number. %
Under 16 32 0.7 31 0.7 31 0.7 26 0.7
16 to 21 750 17.1 618 14.5 631 15.6 574 16.8
Under 21 782 17.8 649 15.2 662 16.3 600 17.5