Note 99 — CRIMINALITY.
Henry P. (Henry Pomeroy) Horton translation
Years. Prisoners Found Guilty. Percentage of Persons Wishing to Marry who were Unable to Sign their Names.
Unable to Read or Write. Able to Read, or to Read Poorly and Write. Able to Read and Write Well. Having a Higher Education.
Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women.
Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Absolute Number. % Men. Women.
1893 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.0 5.7
1894 20,760 18.4 11,457 27.4 86,639 76.6 29,620 70.7 5,554 4.9 797 1.9 102 0.1 3 0.0 0.0 —
1895 18,840 18.2 11,143 27.8 80,409 77.9 28,511 71.2 3,879 3.8 386 1.0 89 0.1 2 0.0 0.0 —
1896 19,377 18.1 11,844 28.5 85,199 79.2 29,261 70.6 2,806 2.6 307 0.7 52 0.1 2 0.0 0.0 —
1897 18,588 17.4 11,783 27.8 84,777 79.7 30,290 71.4 2,980 2.8 344 0.8 68 0.1 4 0.0 0.0 —
1898 18,591 16.6 12,092 26.8 86,675 77.3 32,350 71.6 6,680 6.0 726 1.6 158 0.1 7 0.0 0.0 —
1899 17,703 16.3 11,483 25.3 84,854 78.4 35,114 73.0 5,658 5.2 740 1.6 84 0.1 6 0.0 0.0 —
1900 16,583 16.6 11,519 25.3 77,967 77.8 33,169 73.5 5,460 5.5 420 0.9 81 0.1 5 0.6 2.9 3.4