Encyclopaedia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics and biography, brought down to the present time : including a copious collection of original articles in American biography : on the basis of the seventh edition of the German Conversations-Lexicon (Volume 4).

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1830-33
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    Crimes. I820, Manslaughter, 1 Bestiality, -.*....... 1 Fraud, \ i . .^. 3 Maijning cattle, 1 Perjury, Robbing bank. 1821. 1 1 3 1823. 1833. 1834. 1825. 3 1827. 1828. 1 4 1 1 ... 1 Common cheat, 3 2 Common thief, ., 8 20 Assault and battery, Murder committed, 2 2 Attempt to rescue convicts, -.y. .'■ 2 1 Open and gross lewdness, , ..;... 2 2 Horse-stealing, .. .'.■... 1 Maiming, ; '.'.-•...'-.. 2 ... Receiving stolen goods, 1 4 Escape from house of correction, .... ... ... 1 1 Conspiracy to defraud, 1 ... Accessory to thieving, ... ... 1 1' 1 ... 16 80 ... 1 The four reports, which have been pubHshed by the prison discipline society above- mentioned, contain many interesting facts respecting other prisons, but do not enable us to give a general view of the state of crime in the U. States. (See the article Prison.) The followhig is an absti-act of the state of crime in several countries, such as we should wish to be able to give of all civilized countries:— JS/urnber of Crimes broughi before Courts ofJxistice. Scotland, 1806—1811,' Ireland, 1805—1810, Wales, 1805—1811, England, 1805—1811,, n805, England,] }|^| U828' London, France, 1823—1825, ' 1826, .... ' 1827, .... Before courts of assizes. Of correction- al police. Of local po- hce. Total, Crimes agaihst Crimes against Persons. Property. Whole No. PerCt. W.No. Per Ct. 2066 1907 29 27 5168 5081 71 73 Prussia (the old provinces). Assizes, Correctional police. Local police, 1822—26, [Total, 1822-26, Si u 1819-1826, « 52,583 182^-26, « 1822-26, « 30 132,549 23 52 70 27 48 Total. 89 2,644 72 4,777 4,527 1 16,147? , 17,921 ( ^ 16,564 1 Proportion to Population. 1 : 20,279 1 : 1,702 1: 8,436 1 : 1,988 3,457? , 3,381 S ^ 7,2.34 6,988 141,733 159,740 139,944 141,021 288,911 308,749 185,132 317 7,744 212,374 252,679 1,951 763 721 403 380 4,424 4,436 219 194 222 221 107 104 427 6,666 276 51 43