| Sussex | 6 |
| Leicester | 5 |
| Northampton | 5 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Nottingham | 4 |
| Warwick | 4 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Chester | 3 |
| Derby | 3 |
| Hertford | 3 |
| Berks | 2 |
Counties below the Average.
| York | 1 |
| Stafford | 1 |
| Gloucester | 1 |
| Lincoln | 1 |
| Northumb. | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Middlesex | 0·9 |
| S. Wales | 0·8 |
| Norfolk | 0·7 |
| Lancaster | 0·2 |
| Bedford | 0 |
| Bucks | 0 |
| Cambridge | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Hereford | 0 |
| Hunts | 0 |
| Kent | 0 |
| Monmouth | 0 |
| Oxford | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Salop | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Southamp. | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Westmor. | 0 |
| Wilts | 0 |
| Worcester | 0 |
| N. Wales | 0 |
| Average for England and Wales | 1 |
THE CONCEALMENT OF THE BIRTHS OF INFANTS AND THE ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN COMPARED.
| Counties in which the Concealment of Births and attempts to procure Miscarriage are both above the Average. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | Counties in which the Concealment of Births is above the Average, and the attempts to procure Miscarriage below it. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In No. of Concealment of Births. | In No. of Attempts at Miscarriage | In No. of Concealment of Births. | In No. of Attempts at Miscarriage | |||
| Cornwall | †76·9 | †300·0 | Surrey | †129·5 | *100·0 | |
| Devon | †64·8 | †300·0 | Southampton | †117·7 | *100·0 | |
| Sussex | †41·2 | †500·0 | Monmouth | † 76·9 | *100·0 | |
| Berks | †29·5 | †100·0 | Dorset | † 70·6 | *100·0 | |
| Northampton | †29·5 | †400·0 | Gloucester | † 64·8 | * —— | |
| Leicester | †11·8 | †400·0 | Lincoln | † 64·8 | * —— | |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | †41·1 | †300·0 | Essex | † 53·0 | *100·0 | |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 24, and of Attempts at Miscarriage 4 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births.) | Hereford | † 53·0 | *100·0 | |||
| Counties in which the Concealment of Births and Attempts to procure Miscarriage are both below the Average. | Westmorland | † 53·0 | *100·0 | |||
| Rutland | *100·0 | *100·0 | Middlesex | † 47·1 | * 10·0 | |
| Hunts | *100·0 | *100·0 | Worcester | † 47·1 | *100·0 | |
| Oxford | * 82·4 | *100·0 | Durham | † 35·3 | *100·0 | |
| Bedford | * 64·7 | *100·0 | Kent | † 29·5 | *100·0 | |
| Northumb. | * 58·8 | * —— | Suffolk | † 29·5 | * —— | |
| Cumberland | * 52·9 | *100·0 | Somerset | † 11·8 | *100·0 | |
| Lancaster | * 47·1 | * 80·0 | Wilts | † 4·1 | *100·0 | |
| Bucks | * 41·2 | *100·0 | The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | † 53·0 | * 60·0 | |
| North Wales | * 35·3 | *100·0 | (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 26, and Attempts at Miscarriage 0·4 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births.) | |||
| York | * 29·4 | * —— | Counties in which the Concealment of Births is below the Average, and the Attempts to procure Miscarriage above it. | |||
| Salop | * 17·6 | *100·0 | Nottingham | * 70·6 | †300·0 | |
| South Wales | * 11·8 | * 20·0 | Derby | * 29·4 | †200·0 | |
| Norfolk | * 11·8 | * 30·0 | Warwick | * 23·5 | †300·0 | |
| Stafford | * —— | * —— | Hertford | * 23·5 | †200·0 | |
| Cambridge | * —— | *100·0 | Chester | * 17·6 | †200·0 | |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | * 29·4 | * 30·0 | The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | * 29·4 | †200·0 | |
| (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 14, and Attempts at Miscarriage 0·7 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births.) | (The Number of cases of Concealing Births is 12, and Attempts at Miscarriage 3 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births.) | |||||
THE ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE THE MISCARRIAGE OF WOMEN AND ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS COMPARED.
| Counties in which the Number of cases of Attempts at Miscarriage and Number of Illegitimate Births are both above the Average. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | Counties in which the cases of Attempts at Miscarriage are above the Average and the Number of Illegitimate Births below it. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In No. of Attempts at Miscarriage | In No. of Illegitimate Births. | In No. of Attempts at Miscarriage | In No. of Illegitimate Births. | ||
| Sussex | †500·0 | † 1·5 | Northampton | †400·0 | *10·4 |
| Leicester | †400·0 | †17·9 | Devon | †300·0 | *25·3 |
| Nottingham | †300·0 | †35·8 | Warwick | †300·0 | *16·4 |
| Chester | †200·0 | †32·8 | Cornwall | †300·0 | *29·8 |
| Derby | †200·0 | †20·9 | The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | †300·0 | *20·9 |
| Hertford | †200·0 | † 7·4 | (The Number of cases of Attempts at Miscarriage is 4 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and Number of Illegitimate Births 53 in every 1000 Births.) | ||
| Berks | †100·0 | †17·9 | |||
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | †300·0 | †20·9 | |||
| The number of cases of Attempts at Miscarriage is 4 in 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and Number of Illegitimate Births 81 in every 1000 Births.) | Counties in which the cases of Attempts at Miscarriage are below the Average and the Number of Illegitimate Births above it. | ||||
| Counties in which the cases of Attempts at Miscarriage and Number of Illegitimate Births are both below the Average. | Bedford | *100·0 | †14·9 | ||
| Cambridge | *100·0 | * 1·5 | Bucks | *100·0 | † 4·4 |
| Dorset | *100·0 | * 1·5 | Cumberland | *100·0 | †61·2 |
| Durham | *100·0 | *10·4 | Hereford | *100·0 | †49·2 |
| Essex | *100·0 | *10·4 | Oxford | *100·0 | †13·4 |
| Hunts | *100·0 | *28·3 | Salop | *100·0 | †47·7 |
| Kent | *100·0 | *19·4 | Westmorland | *100·0 | †29·8 |
| Monmouth | *100·0 | *26·8 | Wilts | *100·0 | † 3·0 |
| Rutland | *100·0 | *16·4 | North Wales | *100·0 | †16·4 |
| Somerset | *100·0 | * 6·0 | Lancaster | * 80·0 | †14·9 |
| Southampton | *100·0 | *10·4 | Norfolk | * 30·0 | †56·7 |
| Surrey | *100·0 | *34·3 | South Wales | * 20·0 | † 7·4 |
| Worcester | *100·0 | * 1·5 | Suffolk | * —— | †26·8 |
| Middlesex | * 10·0 | *40·3 | Northumb. | * —— | † 8·9 |
| Lincoln | * —— | * 1·5 | Stafford | * —— | † 3·0 |
| Gloucester | * —— | * 4·5 | York | * —— | † 6·0 |
| The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | * 60·0 | * 19·4 | The Average for the whole of the above Counties is | * 40·0 | †16·4 |
| (The Number of cases of Attempts at Miscarriage is ·4 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and Number of Illegitimate Births 54 in every 1000 Births.) | (The Number of cases of Attempts at Miscarriage is ·6 in every 10,000 Illegitimate Births, and Number of Illegitimate Births 78 in every 1000 Births.) | ||||
MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR
ASSAULTS, WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE,
IN EVERY 1,000,000 OF THE POPULATION,
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF
ENGLAND & WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number committed for this offence is above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the number committed for the same offence is below the Average.
The Average has been calculated for the ten years, from 1841 to 1850.
| The Average | for | all England and Wales is | 83 | in every 1,000,000 | people. |
| „ | „ | Worcester (the highest) | 139 | „ | „ |
| „ | „ | South Wales (the lowest) | 33 | „ | „ |
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES, WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE.
| Counties. | Average Population 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Assaults, with intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||
| Bedford | 121,083 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Derby | 250,249 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Durham | 368,787 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 6 | 5 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kent | 585,249 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Oxford | 166,751 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Salop | 243,352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 118 | 141 | 158 | 167 | 123 | 164 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 122 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. Committed Annually in every 1,000,000. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0·6 | 50 | *39·3 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 67 | *19·2 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 92 | †10·8 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 77 | * 7·2 |
| 46 | 4·6 | 116 | †39·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 66 | *20·5 |
| 15 | 1·5 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *42·2 |
| 35 | 3·5 | 63 | *24·7 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 75 | * 9·6 |
| 26 | 2·6 | 71 | *14·5 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 84 | † 1·2 |
| 37 | 3·7 | 91 | † 9·6 |
| 8 | 0·8 | 82 | * 1·2 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 78 | * 6·0 |
| 3 | 0·3 | 52 | *37·4 |
| 62 | 6·2 | 106 | †27·7 |
| 162 | 16·2 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| 23 | 2·3 | 101 | †21·7 |
| 29 | 2·9 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| 111 | 11·1 | 64 | *22·9 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 104 | †25·3 |
| 50 | 5·0 | 119 | †43·4 |
| 21 | 2·1 | 102 | †22·9 |
| 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *32·5 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 36 | *56·6 |
| 17 | 1·7 | 102 | †22·9 |
| 1 | 0·1 | 42 | *49·4 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 58 | *30·1 |
| 51 | 5·1 | 115 | †38·6 |
| 40 | 4·0 | 106 | †27·7 |
| 58 | 5·8 | 101 | †21·7 |
| 18 | 1·8 | 56 | *32·5 |
| 38 | 3·8 | 60 | *27·7 |
| 32 | 3·2 | 100 | †20·5 |
| 41 | 4·1 | 92 | †10·8 |
| 5 | 0·5 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 116 | †39·8 |
| 34 | 3·4 | 139 | †67·5 |
| 136 | 13·6 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| 32 | 3·2 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| 18 | 1·8 | 33 | *60·2 |
| 1369 | 137·0 | 83 |
| Counties. | Average Population 1841-50. | Total Number Committed for Assaults, with intent to Ravish and Carnally Abuse. | Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. Committed Annually in every 1,000,000. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||||||
| Bedford | 121,083 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 0·6 | 50 | *39·3 |
| Berks | 194,763 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1·3 | 67 | *19·2 |
| Bucks | 140,959 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 13 | 1·3 | 92 | †10·8 |
| Cambridge | 180,747 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 14 | 1·4 | 77 | * 7·2 |
| Chester | 395,919 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 4·6 | 116 | †39·8 |
| Cornwall | 349,991 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2·3 | 66 | *20·5 |
| Cumberland | 186,762 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1·5 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| Derby | 250,249 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1·2 | 48 | *42·2 |
| Devon | 554,738 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 3·5 | 63 | *24·7 |
| Dorset | 172,736 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 1·3 | 75 | * 9·6 |
| Durham | 368,787 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 2·6 | 71 | *14·5 |
| Essex | 332,363 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 28 | 2·8 | 84 | † 1·2 |
| Gloucester | 407,504 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 6 | 5 | 37 | 3·7 | 91 | † 9·6 |
| Hereford | 97,813 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 8 | 0·8 | 82 | * 1·2 |
| Hertford | 168,178 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 13 | 1·3 | 78 | * 6·0 |
| Hunts | 57,942 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 0·3 | 52 | *37·4 |
| Kent | 585,249 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 62 | 6·2 | 106 | †27·7 |
| Lancaster | 1,881,261 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 162 | 16·2 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| Leicester | 227,621 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 23 | 2·3 | 101 | †21·7 |
| Lincoln | 378,246 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 2·9 | 80 | * 3·6 |
| Middlesex | 1,740,814 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 111 | 11·1 | 64 | *22·9 |
| Monmouth | 164,093 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1·7 | 104 | †25·3 |
| Norfolk | 419,463 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 5·0 | 119 | †43·4 |
| Northampton | 206,496 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2·1 | 102 | †22·9 |
| Northumberland | 284,777 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 1·6 | 56 | *32·5 |
| Nottingham | 282,584 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1·0 | 36 | *56·6 |
| Oxford | 166,751 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1·7 | 102 | †22·9 |
| Rutland | 23,711 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0·1 | 42 | *49·4 |
| Salop | 243,352 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 14 | 1·4 | 58 | *30·1 |
| Somerset | 452,515 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 5·1 | 115 | †38·6 |
| Southampton | 377,040 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4·0 | 106 | †27·7 |
| Stafford | 579,686 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 5·8 | 101 | †21·7 |
| Suffolk | 325,336 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1·8 | 56 | *32·5 |
| Surrey | 635,917 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 3·8 | 60 | *27·7 |
| Sussex | 320,944 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 3·2 | 100 | †20·5 |
| Warwick | 444,558 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 4·1 | 92 | †10·8 |
| Westmorland | 57,494 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 0·5 | 87 | † 4·8 |
| Wilts | 241,887 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 2·8 | 116 | †39·8 |
| Worcester | 244,574 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 3·4 | 139 | †67·5 |
| York | 1,686,461 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 136 | 13·6 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| North Wales | 396,161 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 3·2 | 81 | * 2·4 |
| South Wales | 568,430 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1·8 | 33 | *60·2 |
| Total for England and Wales | 16,918,458 | 118 | 141 | 158 | 167 | 123 | 164 | 131 | 133 | 112 | 122 | 1369 | 137·0 | 83 | |
LIST OF COUNTIES, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR CRIMINALITY WITH REGARD TO ASSAULTS WITH INTENT TO RAVISH AND CARNALLY ABUSE, AS SHOWN BY THE NUMBER COMMITTED FOR THIS OFFENCE IN EVERY 1,000,000 OF THE POPULATION.
Counties above the Average.
| Worcester | 139 |
| Norfolk | 119 |
| Chester | 116 |
| Wilts | 116 |
| Somerset | 115 |
| Kent | 106 |
| Southampton | 106 |
| Monmouth | 104 |
| Northampton | 102 |
| Oxford | 102 |
| Stafford | 101 |
| Leicester | 101 |
| Sussex | 100 |
| Warwick | 92 |
| Bucks | 92 |
| Gloucester | 91 |
| Lancaster | 87 |
| Westmorland | 87 |
| Essex | 84 |
Counties below the Average.
| Hereford | 82 |
| York | 81 |
| North Wales | 81 |
| Lincoln | 80 |
| Cumberland | 80 |
| Hertford | 78 |
| Cambridge | 77 |
| Dorset | 75 |
| Durham | 71 |
| Berks | 67 |
| Cornwall | 66 |
| Middlesex | 64 |
| Devon | 63 |
| Surrey | 60 |
| Salop | 58 |
| Suffolk | 56 |
| Northumberland | 56 |
| Hunts | 52 |
| Bedford | 50 |
| Derby | 48 |
| Rutland | 42 |
| Nottingham | 36 |
| South Wales | 33 |
| Average for England and Wales | 83 |
MAP
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED FOR
BIGAMY
IN EVERY 100,000 MARRIAGES,
IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OF
ENGLAND AND WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number committed for this offence is above the average.
The counties left white are those in which the number committed for the same offence is below the average.
The average is calculated for the ten years, from 1841 to 1850.
| The average | for | all England and Wales is | 59 | in every 100,000 | Marriages. |
| „ | „ | Chester (the highest) | 259 | „ | „ |
TABLE SHOWING THE CRIMINALITY OF THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH REGARD TO BIGAMY.
| Counties. | Average Marriages for 10 years, from 1830-48. | Total Number committed for Bigamy. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | ||
| Bedford | 925 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Berks | 1,294 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Bucks | 960 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cambridge | 1,392 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Chester | 2,580 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Cornwall | 2,447 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Cumberland | 1,036 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Derby | 1,826 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Devon | 4,339 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Dorset | 1,174 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Durham | 2,885 | .. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Essex | 2,114 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gloucester | 3,459 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Hereford | 634 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Hertford | 988 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hunts | 452 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kent | 4,047 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Lancaster | 17,034 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Leicester | 1,730 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lincoln | 2,765 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Middlesex | 15,795 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Monmouth | 1,281 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Norfolk | 3,021 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Northampton | 1,597 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Northumberland | 2,047 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Nottingham | 2,084 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Oxford | 1,158 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rutland | 158 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Salop | 1,590 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Somerset | 3,113 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Southampton | 2,884 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Stafford | 4,146 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Suffolk | 2,369 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Surrey | 5,187 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Sussex | 2,134 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Warwick | 3,247 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Westmorland | 390 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Wilts | 1,618 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Worcester | 2,769 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| York | 13,332 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| North Wales | 2,582 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| South Wales | 4,076 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Total for England and Wales | 130,670 | 50 | 65 | 107 | 69 | 62 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 83 | 82 |
| Total for 10 Years. | Annual Average. | No. committed Annually in every 100,000 Marriages. | Percentage above and below the Average. † denotes above. * „ below. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0·3 | 32 | * 45·8 |
| 7 | 0·7 | 54 | * 8·5 |
| .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| 3 | 0·3 | 22 | * 62·7 |
| 67 | 6·7 | 259 | †338·9 |
| 2 | 0·2 | 8 | * 86·4 |
| 13 | 1·3 | 125 | † 11·2 |
| 6 | 0·6 | 33 | * 44·1 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 32 | * 45·8 |
| 1 | 0·1 | 9 | * 4·8 |
| 28 | 2·8 | 97 | † 64·4 |
| 6 | 0·6 | 28 | * 52·5 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 40 | * 32·2 |
| 4 | 0·4 | 63 | † 6·8 |
| .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| 2 | 0·2 | 44 | * 25·4 |
| 21 | 2·1 | 52 | * 11·9 |
| 212 | 21·2 | 124 | †110·2 |
| 1 | 0·1 | 6 | * 89·8 |
| 14 | 1·4 | 51 | * 13·6 |
| 102 | 10·2 | 65 | † 10·2 |
| 10 | 1·0 | 78 | † 32·2 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 39 | * 33·9 |
| 1 | 0·1 | 6 | * 89·8 |
| 7 | 0·7 | 34 | * 42·4 |
| 5 | 0·5 | 24 | * 59·3 |
| .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| .. | .. | .. | *100·0 |
| 5 | 0·5 | 31 | * 47·5 |
| 9 | 0·9 | 29 | * 50·9 |
| 5 | 0·5 | 17 | * 71·2 |
| 19 | 1·9 | 46 | * 22·0 |
| 2 | 0·2 | 8 | * 86·4 |
| 43 | 4·3 | 83 | † 40·7 |
| 4 | 0·4 | 19 | * 67·8 |
| 20 | 2·0 | 62 | † 5·1 |
| 2 | 0·2 | 51 | * 13·6 |
| 2 | 0·2 | 12 | * 79·7 |
| 12 | 1·2 | 43 | * 27·1 |
| 79 | 7·9 | 59 | * . .. |
| 8 | 0·8 | 31 | * 47·5 |
| 7 | 0·7 | 17 | * 71·2 |
| 772 | ·2 | 59 |