Note 2 — CAUSES OF THE INCREASE OF CRIME.
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: Table showing the number of committments for serious crimes, and population, in the year 1841, in the under-mentioned counties of Great Britain;—
I.—PASTORAL.
Names of Counties. Population in 1841. Commitments for serious crime in 1841. Proportion of committments to population.
Cumberland, 178,038 151 1 in 1,194
Derby, 272,217 277 1 in 964
Anglesey, 50,891 13 1 in 3,900
Carnarvon, 81,093 33 1 in 2,452
Inverness-shire, 97,799 106 1 in 915
Selkirkshire, 7,990 4 1 in 1,990
Argyleshire, 97,371 96 1 in 1,010
Total, 785,399 680 1 in 1,155
II.-AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING.
Names of Counties. Population in 1841. Commitments for serious crime in 1841. Proportion of committments to population.
Shropshire, 239,048 416 1 in 574
Kent, 548,337 962 1 in 569
Norfolk, 412,664 666 1 in 518
Essex, 344,979 647 1 in 533
Northumberland, 250,278 226 1 in 1,106
East Lothian, 35,886 38 1 in 994
Perthshire, 137,390 116 1 in 1,181
Aberdeenshire, 192,387 92 1 in 2,086
Total, 2,160,969 3,163 1 in 682
III.-MANUFACTURING AND MINING.
Names of Counties. Population in 1841. Commitments for serious crime in 1841. Proportion of committments to population.
Middlesex, 1,576,636 3,586 1 in 439
Lancashire, 1,667,054 3,987 1 in 418
Staffordshire, 510,504 1,059 1 in 482
Yorkshire, 1,591,480 1,895 1 in 839
Glamorganshire, 171,188 189 1 in 909
Lanarkshire, 426,972 513 1 in 832
Renfrewshire, 155,072 505 1 in 306
Forfarshire, 170,520 333 1 in 512
Total, 6,269,426 12,067 1 in 476
—PORTER'S Parl. Tables, 1841, 163; and Census 1841.