| Crimes. | Number of Convicts for Each Crime. | ||||||
| 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | Average 1897–1901. | ||
| Absolute Numbers. | % | ||||||
| Vagrancy and mendicity | 2,139 | 2,173 | 2,209 | 1,873 | 1,857 | 2,050 | 16.42 |
| Simple theft | 1,685 | 1,830 | 1,740 | 1,544 | 1,758 | 1,711 | 13.71 |
| Aggravated theft | 936 | 919 | 761 | 837 | 1,029 | 896 | 17.18 |
| Receiving stolen goods | 95 | 69 | 88 | 82 | 98 | 86 | 0.69 |
| Embezzlement | 320 | 262 | 295 | 309 | 269 | 291 | 2.33 |
| Causing or being accessory to the debauch of a minor | 14 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 0.10 |
| Obtaining money under false pretenses | 102 | 115 | 97 | 112 | 115 | 108 | 0.87 |
| Extortion and blackmail | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0.07 |
| Forgery | 75 | 72 | 49 | 64 | 42 | 60 | 0.48 |
| Perjury | 29 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 0.16 |
| Fraudulent bankruptcy | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 0.11 |
| Total of economic crimes | 42.12 | ||||||
| Rape and indecent assault upon adults | 88 | 81 | 94 | 110 | 97 | 94 | 0.75 |
| Rape and indecent assault upon children | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 0.09 |
| Total of sexual crimes | 0.84 | ||||||
| Simple insults | 356 | 319 | 330 | 288 | 291 | 316 | 2.53 |
| Insults to officials | 549 | 508 | 431 | 421 | 440 | 469 | 3.76 |
| Malicious mischief | 916 | 900 | 861 | 857 | 874 | 881 | 7.06 |
| Arson | 10 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 0.14 |
| Rebellion, etc. | 1,188 | 1,091 | 1,069 | 1,166 | 1,112 | 1,125 | 9.01 |
| Assaults | 4,241 | 4,020 | 4,101 | 3,814 | 3,715 | 3,978 | 31.87 |
| Assaults upon officials | 340 | 286 | 331 | 330 | 296 | 316 | 2.53 |
| Homicide | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 0.12 |
| Infanticide and abortion | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.02 |
| Total of crimes of vengeance, etc. | 57.04 | ||||||
| Political crimes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| General total | 12,482 | 100.00 | |||||
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These figures thus confirm in general the results of the preceding tables. The most frequent crimes are those committed out of revenge etc. and the economic crimes. The sexual crimes only reach low figures, and the political crimes are negligible.
We have placed certain crimes, like homicide and arson, in all the tables, among the crimes of vengeance, etc., although they may also be committed from an economic motive. The French and Italian criminal statistics give information upon the frequency of the motives which lead to these crimes.
France, 1881–1900.[337]
| Presumable Motive of the Crimes. | Percentage of the Crimes of Homicide and Arson due to Each Cause. | |||
| 1881–1885. | 1886–1890. | 1891–1895. | 1896–1900. | |
| Cupidity | 26 | 28 | 31 | 26 |
| Love, jealousy | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Adultery | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Concubinage, debauch | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Hate, revenge | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Domestic disputes | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| Drink-shop quarrels | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Various motives | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
About 28% of the crimes, then, had an economic motive, about 12% had a sexual motive, and 40% were committed out of revenge.
Italy, 1880–1881.[338]
| Presumable Motive of the Crimes. | Percentage of Crimes of Blood due to Each Cause. | |
| 1880. | 1881. | |
| Cupidity | 9.2 | 9.98 |
| Question of interests | 4.2 | 8.76 |
| Love, lawful or unlawful | 7.5 | 8.76 |
| Family relations and questions of honor | 2.6 | 3.11 |
| Defense of life | 4.9 | 3.04 |
| Defense,, of,, property | 1.7 | 1.89 |
| Domestic disputes | 3.0 | 4.43 |
| Anger | 30.3 | 23.67 |
| Hate and revenge | 26.5 | 28.46 |
| Cruelty | 4.1 | 2.72 |
| Drunkenness | 3.2 | 4.25 |
| Politics | 0.1 | 0.14 |
| Various and unknown motives | 2.6 | 0.79 |
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