In his report to the international penitentiary congress at Brussels, Dr. M. W. C. Sullivan shows, as the result of an investigation, that more than 50% of the sexual crimes were caused by alcoholism, and that acute alcoholism is especially active in the case of rape upon adults.[483]
Austria, 1896–1897.
Out of 179 cases of rape, etc., there were 46 (25.7%) committed in a state of drunkenness.[484]
France.
In his report at the Congress mentioned above, Marambat says that 6.6% of the rapes and indecent assaults have been committed in a state of intoxication.[485]
Netherlands.
The criminal statistics show that 11.82% of those convicted of sexual crimes commit them under the influence of alcoholic drinks.[486]
Sweden.
Sigfrid Wieselgren, director general of the penitentiary establishments of Sweden, in his report to the Brussels Congress gives a table [[620]]which shows that about 36% of those guilty of indecent assault were drunk at the time of the crime.[487]
Switzerland, 1892–1896.