France, 1900.[79]
Correctional Tribunals. Persons Arraigned.
| Misdemeanors. | Total Arraigned. | Number under 21. | Percentage under 21. |
| Thefts | 42,127 | 12,483 | 29.6 |
| Sexual offenses | 2,939 | 643 | 21.8 |
| Rebellion | 3,315 | 676 | 20.3 |
| Assaults | 36,592 | 6,600 | 18.0 |
| Vagrancy | 11,804 | 1,914 | 16.2 |
| Obtaining money under false pretenses | 3,179 | 376 | 11.8 |
| Mendicity | 9,057 | 778 | 8.5 |
As in most countries it is theft, violence, and sexual offenses of which the young delinquents are most often guilty in France.
Italy, 1887–1889.[80]
| Years. | Persons Convicted Under the Age of 21. | |||||||||||
| Up to the Age of 14. | From 14 to 18. | From 18 to 21. | Total. | |||||||||
| Absolute Number. | To the 100 Persons Convicted. | To the 1000 of the Population from 9 to 14. | Absolute Number. | To the 100 Convicted. | To the 1000 of the Population of this Age. | Absolute Number. | To the 100 Convicted. | To the 1000 of the Population of this Age. | Absolute Number. | To the 100 Convicted. | To the 1000 of the Population under 21. | |
| 1887 | 4,566 | 1.48 | 1.60 | 22,361 | 7.24 | 10.55 | 36,871 | 11.93 | 24.52 | 63,798 | 20.65 | 9.85 |
| 1888 | 5,743 | 1.72 | 2.01 | 22,991 | 6.90 | 10.84 | 42,436 | 12.73 | 28.23 | 71,171 | 21.35 | 10.99 |
| 1889 | 6,426 | 1.88 | 2.25 | 24,229 | 7.08 | 11.43 | 38,697 | 11.30 | 25.24 | 69,352 | 20.26 | 10.71 |
This table shows that the increase of delinquents under 18 is quite large, and that there is an increase followed by a decrease of criminality among those between the ages of 18 and 21. However, the period is too short for conclusions of much significance. [[417]]
Italy, 1890–1895.[81]
| Years. | Persons Convicted. | |||||||
| From 9 to 14. | 14 to 18. | 18 to 21. | 9 to 21. | |||||
| Number. | % | Number. | % | Number. | % | Number. | % | |
| 1890 | 2,920 | 2.23 | 12,208 | 9.31 | 14,980 | 11.42 | 30,108 | 22.96 |
| 1891 | 3,605 | 2.50 | 14,287 | 9.95 | 16,166 | 11.25 | 34,058 | 23.70 |
| 1892 | 3,354 | 2.25 | 13,952 | 9.36 | 16,896 | 11.34 | 34,202 | 22.95 |
| 1893 | 3,008 | 2.12 | 12,998 | 9.18 | 15,800 | 11.16 | 31,806 | 22.46 |
| 1894 | 3,838 | 2.54 | 13,948 | 9.21 | 17,826 | 11.77 | 35,612 | 23.52 |
| 1895 | 4,026 | 2.40 | 15,468 | 9.21 | 19,615 | 11.67 | 39,109 | 23.28 |
This table shows (except for 1893) an increase in the number of young delinquents (about 30% in 6 years), a phenomenon by no means accounted for by the increase in the population.