Note 4 — CAUSES OF THE INCREASE OF CRIME.
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: Table, showing the comparative population, and committals for serious crime, in the under-mentioned counties, in the years 1821, 1831, and 1841.
I.—PASTORAL
1821. 1831. 1841.
Pop. Com. Pop. Com. Pop. Com.
Cumberland, 156,124 66 169,681 74 178,038 151
Derby, 213,333 105 237,070 202 272,217 277
Anglesey, 43,325 10 48,325 8 50,891 13
Carnarvon, 57,358 12 66,448 36 81,893 33
Inverness, 90,157 ... 94,797 35 97,799 106
Selkirk, 6,637 ... 6,833 2 7,990 4
Argyle, 97,316 ... 100,973 41 97,321 96
II.—AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING.
1821. 1831. 1841.
Pop. Com. Pop. Com. Pop. Com.
Shropshire, 266,153 159 222,938 228 239,048 416
Kent, 426,916 492 479,155 640 548,337 962
Norfolk, 344,368 356 390,054 549 412,664 666
Essex, 289,424 303 317,507 607 344,979 647
Northumberland, 198,965 70 222,912 108 250,278 226
East Lothian, 35,127 ... 36,145 23 35,886 38
Perthshire, 139,050 ... 142,894 140 137,390 116
Aberdeenshire, 155,387 ... 177,657 161 192,387 92
III.—MANUFACTURING AND MINING.
1821. 1831. 1841.
Pop. Com. Pop. Com. Pop. Com.
Middlesex, 1,144,531 2,480 1,358,330 3,514 1,576,636 3,586
Lancashire, 1,052,859 1,716 1,336,854 2,352 1,667,054 3,987
Staffordshire, 345,895 374 410,512 644 510,504 1,059
Yorkshire, 801,274 757 976,350 1,270 1,154,111 1,895
Glamorgan, 101,737 28 126,612 132 171,188 189
Lanark, 244,387 ... 316,849 470 426,972 513
Renfrew, 112,175 ... 133,443 205 155,072 505
Forfar, 113,430 ... 139,666 124 l70,520 333
—PORTER'S Parl. Tables, and Census 1841.