Let us study in the first place crimes and misdemeanors against property:
I. Offenses, against Property.
Prussia, 1854–1878. New Cases to 100,000 of the Population.
| Years. | Theft. | Embezzlement. | Robbery and Blackmail. | Receiving Stolen Goods, Etc. | Perjury, Etc. | Forgery. | Malicious Mischief. |
| 1854 | 334 | 28 | 1.0 | 40 | 17 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1855 | 354 | 29 | 1.1 | 34 | 16 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 1856 | 386 | 31 | 1.1 | 43 | 17 | 6.0 | 8 |
| 1857 | 246 | 23 | 1.0 | 38 | 15 | 7.0 | 10 |
| 1858 | 213 | 22 | 0.8 | 30 | 12 | 7.3 | 11 |
| 1859 | 219 | 22 | 0.8 | 25 | 12 | 7.5 | 12 |
| 1860 | 229 | 24 | 0.8 | 30 | 13 | 7.7 | 12 |
| 1861 | 232 | 24 | 0.8 | 26 | 13 | 8.1 | 12 |
| 1862 | 229 | 24 | 0.9 | 25 | 13 | 8.2 | 14 |
| 1863 | 206 | 23 | 0.8 | 21 | 14 | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1864 | 206 | 24 | 1.0 | 25 | 13 | 7.4 | 17 |
| 1865 | 227 | 24 | 0.8 | 25 | 14 | 7.6 | 17 |
| 1866 | 222 | 23 | 0.8 | 24 | 14 | 7.2 | 17 |
| 1867 | 265 | 25 | 0.9 | 32 | 15 | 8.1 | 17 |
| 1868 | 293 | 27 | 1.2 | 36 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 |
| 1869 | 241 | 25 | 1.0 | 30 | 15 | 7.1 | 18 |
| 1870 | 211 | 22 | 0.9 | 27 | 14 | 6.4 | 17 |
| 1871 | 190 | 18 | 0.8 | 33 | 10 | 3.2 | 14 |
| 1872 | 209 | 20 | 1.4 | 46 | 11 | 3.4 | 17 |
| 1873 | 196 | 19 | 1.4 | 46 | 11 | 3.5 | 18 |
| 1874 | 216 | 22 | 1.7 | 50 | 13 | 3.7 | 19 |
| 1875 | 209 | 23 | 1.7 | 49 | 13 | 4.2 | 19 |
| 1876 | 223 | 25 | 1.9 | 50 | 16 | 4.9 | 21 |
| 1877 | 238 | 28 | 2.4 | 51 | 18 | 5.5 | 22 |
| 1878 | 257 | 30 | 2.4 | 55 | 20 | 5.6 | 24 |
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Prussia, 1882–1896. Persons Convicted to 100,000 Inhabitants over 12 Years.
| Years. | Theft. | Embezzlement. | Robbery and Blackmail. | Receiving Stolen Goods, Etc. | Perjury, Etc. | Forgery. | Malicious Mischief. |
| 1882 | 337 | 44 | 1.5 | 30 | 29 | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1883 | 323 | 42 | 1.4 | 27 | 29 | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1884 | 322 | 44 | 1.7 | 27 | 31 | 8.4 | 41 |
| 1885 | 289 | 44 | 1.4 | 25 | 30 | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1886 | 282 | 43 | 1.5 | 24 | 32 | 8.3 | 41 |
| 1887 | 267 | 42 | 1.4 | 24 | 35 | 8.6 | 43 |
| 1888 | 262 | 43 | 1.2 | 23 | 36 | 8.6 | 38 |
| 1889 | 289 | 46 | 1.4 | 25 | 41 | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1890 | 278 | 46 | 1.5 | 25 | 41 | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1891 | 292 | 47 | 1.6 | 25 | 44 | 10.9 | 41 |
| 1892 | 329 | 52 | 1.6 | 30 | 48 | 11.7 | 42 |
| 1893 | 298 | 45 | 1.5 | 26 | 36 | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1894 | 276 | 51 | 1.4 | 25 | 51 | 12.9 | 47 |
| 1895 | 271 | 53 | — | 24 | 52 | 13.2 | — |
| 1896 | 259 | 50 | — | 22 | 50 | 12.8 | — |
The following table gives the prices of certain important foods (per 50 Kilogr.):
| Years. | Wheat. | Rye. | Potatoes. |
| 1848 | 7.49 | 4.82 | 1.84 |
| 1849 | 7.29 | 3.87 | 1.45 |
| 1850 | 6.91 | 4.55 | 1.55 |
| 1851 | 7.47 | 6.26 | 2.08 |
| 1852 | 8.59 | 7.72 | 2.48 |
| 1853 | 10.25 | 8.50 | 2.47 |
| 1854 | 12.90 | 10.40 | 3.17 |
| 1855 | 14.21 | 11.45 | 3.37 |
| 1856 | 13.51 | 10.64 | 3.13 |
| 1857 | 10.18 | 6.87 | 2.18 |
| 1858 | 9.08 | 6.38 | 1.91 |
| 1859 | 8.93 | 6.79 | 1.98 |
| 1860 | 10.48 | 7.65 | 2.41 |
| 1861 | 11.04 | 7.71 | 2.79 |
| 1862 | 10.68 | 7.79 | 2.47 |
| 1863 | 9.18 | 6.78 | 2.04 |
| 1864 | 7.95 | 5.69 | 2.10 |
| 1865 | 8.13 | 6.24 | 2.03 |
| 1866 | 9.80 | 7.30 | 2.05 |
| 1867 | 12.89 | 9.87 | 2.95 |
| 1868 | 12.48 | 9.84 | 2.62 |
| 1869 | 9.70 | 8.08 | 2.16[[78]] |
| 1870 | 10.14 | 7.78 | 2.58 |
| 1871 | 11.70 | 8.60 | 3.05 |
| 1872 | 12.10 | 8.40 | 2.95 |
| 1873 | 13.20 | 9.60 | 3.00 |
| 1874 | 12.00 | 9.90 | 3.35 |
| 1875 | 9.80 | 8.60 | 2.75 |
| 1876 | 10.50 | 8.70 | 2.82 |
| 1877 | 11.50 | 8.85 | 3.18 |
| 1878 | 10.10 | 7.15 | 2.82 |
| 1879 | 9.80 | 7.20 | 3.08 |
| 1880 | 10.95 | 9.65 | 3.25 |
| 1881 | 11.00 | 10.10 | 2.85 |
A comparison of these figures with those of crime will show that the crimes against property increase in the years of high prices up to 1855. In 1857 prices fell and crime decreased.