Canada Yearbook - 1897

CRIMINAL STA TISTICS. 521
The following table gives the birth-places of persons convicted for
indictable offences in 1897, and the totals for 1884-97:—
BIRTH PLACES OF PERSONS CONVICTED FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES
IN 1897.
BIKTH PLACES.
OFFENCES.
England
and
Wales.
BRITISH ISLES.
Ireland.
Other
British
Possessions.
Scotland.
Canada.
United
States.
Other
Foreign
Countries.
Not
given.
Class 1
" 2
" 3
" 4
" 5
" 6
69
51
228
4
16
14
54
16
144
3
9,
22
5
59
1
4
7291 309| 49
44
47
12
3 232
38
2,627' 125 103
7 265
49; 6 2
9
50 5 1
3
185 17 58 40
Total.... 382 233 91 3,949, 246
i
TOTALS FOR 1884-97.
223 10 587
Class 1
" 2
" 3
" 4
" 5 ,
" 6
910
370
3,248
73
95
304
1,024
205
2,130
41
30
248
272 8,560
82; 3,124
707 25,499
22 527
22! 409
74 2,357
513
337
1,852
29
55
368
537
106!
1,099;
20|
28j
140
44
11
73
3
7
. 9
1,311
153
1,838
52
30
287
Totals... 5,000 3,678 1,179 40,476 3,154 1,930 147 3,671
Average. 357 262 84 2,891 225 138i 10 269
PROPORTION OF CONVICTIONS BY BIRTH PLACES TO THE TOTAL
NUMBER FOR THE YEAR 1897 AND THE PERIOD 1884-97.
1897
1884 to 1897
668
844
407
6-21
159
1-99
69 03
68 33
430
532
4.07
351
10 26
6 20
The following table gives the occupation of persons convicted for
indictable offences in 1897, and the totals for 1884 to 1897:—
OCCUPATIONS OF PERSONS CONVICTED FOR INDICTABLE
IN 1897.
OFFENCES
OFFENCES.
Agricultui'al.
Commercial
.
Domestic.
Industrial.
Professional.
Labourers.
Not
given.
Class 1
" 2
" 3
" 4
" 5
" 6
65
8
118
145
15
342
19, 4
9 22
22 83
22
9
152
2
6
179
108
443
10
12
41
13
31
i2
4
480
219
1,352
25
23
118
301
116
1,120
14
4
53
Totals 241 611 191 793 60 2,217 1,608