Note 72 — CRIMINALITY.
Henry P. (Henry Pomeroy) Horton translation
Crimes. Convicted from 1882 to 1899.
Total. Persons from 14 to 20 Years of Age.
Absolute Numbers. To the 1000 Convicted.
Rape etc. 17,187 5,534 32.2
Aggravated theft 208,686 67,106 25.0
Extortion 2,257 547 24.2
Counterfeiting 642 113 17.6
Infanticide 1,734 302 17.4
Assassination 4,209 611 14.5
Serious assaults 85,055 12,202 14.3
Defamation 3,139 410 13.0
Homicide 2,478 312 12.6
Fraud 51,487 5,651 10.9
Leze-majesty 5,369 380 7.0