Analysis of the principal crimes for which people were executed for
between 1800 and 1833 | ||||||||||
Arson
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Attempted murder
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Burglary
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Coining
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Forgery
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Highway Robbery
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High Treason
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Horse Stealing
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Murder
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Rape
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Robbery
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4
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5
|
100
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6
|
87
|
66
|
5
|
34
|
44
|
7
|
32
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0.80%
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1%
|
20%
|
1.20%
|
17.50%
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13.20%
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1%
|
6.80%
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8.30%
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1.40%
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6.40%
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Sheep Stealing
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Sodomy
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Theft
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Uttering
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Other crimes
| ||||||
7
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14
|
41
|
32
|
18
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1.40%
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2.80%
|
8.20%
|
6.40%
|
3.20%
| ||||||
This table looks at the different crimes that were committed and that the people were executed between the years 1800 and 1833. Coining refers to illegal making of coins. Sodomy refers to committing unnatural sexual acts. Uttering is referred to as the crime of passing forgeries like counterfeit coins and notes. It wasn't surprising to see that back then the crime that was committed the most was burglary especially since it was probably easier than it is today. It was surprising to see that horse stealing was a crime committed along with sheep stealing.
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/newgate.html
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