Statistics Of Crime

Froin the reporta of the prcsecuting attorneys of the various couaties ijpended to Attorney General Kirchner's report for 1878, we have oompiled the following table. We also give similar stat i? tíos for 187ii and 1877, in order Ilial comparisnns can lie made: Number Proseeuted. Oouuty. 1876. 1877. 1878. Alcona 8 18 28 Allegan SO 114 153 Alpena... G7 114 08 Antri.i. 44 20 Baraja 2 . . 4 Barry 118' 12a 112 Bay 71) 769 581 Benzie 8 6 6 Berrien 130 138 110 Branch 89 122 103 Oalhoun 352 153 .'18 Cass 118 189 146 Charlevoix ti 17 13 Cheboygau ál 06 Chippewa 75 73 Clare 27 18 28 Clintou 69 127 119 Delta 21 Eaton 158 2P7 203 Kmraet IC 31 Genesee 2CÍ 24Ü Oladwin 1 3 (i rand Traverse 7 Gratiot 23 . 9 HillHdale Hl 164 195 rfougntou 16 i 89 Huron 36 . . 18 Ingham 367 317 25 lonja 181 ... 38 Iohco 2 ;S Isabella 47 :I7 lackBon 533 G!Mf 620 Kalaniazoo 200 Ltfci 192 Kalkaska 7 ... 4 Kent 157 139 1,087 ïeweenaw 8 11 8 Lake 27 20 19 Lapeer 144 128 94 Leelanaw 6 12 12 Lenawee 238 Livingston 83 130 181 Hacktnai 1 2 1 Alacomh 65 89 82 danistee 58 54 79 tfanitou 1 5 Marquette 30 130 08 tason 34 41 58 ieooata 54 87 71 denomiuee 29 20 Midlannd :.) 38 84 Mi8&ukee 4 2 6 Monroe 112 94 77 Montcalm 170 Muskegoi' 101 295 280 Newaygo 44 ... 37 )akland 146 S07 )ceana 35 45 )gemaw 3 10 6 )ntonagon 1 7 Ofteeola 33 6 47 Otsego , I! lfi 24 Ottawa 190 .. 131 'resque Isle 8 22 8 ïoscommon 3 4 7 Saginaw 875 846 802 Banilac 27 80 49 Shiawassee 76 113 129 Bt. Clair 158 1.08 222 Bt. Josepb 127 159 116 Tuscola 36 GO G6 Van Baren 70 82 99 Washtenaw 0 111 140 Wayne 201 284 488 Wexford rt 18 24 Totals 7,108 8,140 8,288 Including those eounties only whicli ïave made returns as above for each of the three years, the total iiumber of aroflecutlon is shown to be 7,158 in 187, 8,140 in 1877, and 8,228 in 1878. It will be seenthattheincrease in 1878 was rnucli less than in 1877 - an evidence that idle hands have f ound somethingto do, for idleness breeds lawless men. In 1876 there were 40 prosecutions for murder; 15 were acquitted, 8 convicted of murder in the second degree, Á of inansUuigliter, :; of niiuder,, 1 died bef ore trial, and 12 cases were pending at the close of the year. In 1877 there were 28 prosecutions; S resulting in acquittal, : in convictions for mmder in the second degree, r of murder, ■" of mansaughter, I judged insane, and 7 were pending at the close of the year. [n 1878' there were a?, prosecutions lor murder: 1 1 were acquited, 4 convicted of murder in the second deccree, 3 convicted of murder, 4 of manslaughter, io dlscharged, i jury (lisagreed, and 10 were pending at the close of the year. During the three years there were 11 1 prosecutions and but 11 couviotions for murder in the lirst degree. Many crudities aud iniperfectious aplicar in these reporta of prosecuting attorneys, and a classilication from them is onlyapproximate; but as nearly as we can come, with the data afforded in the year 1878, the nuuiber of prosecutions for assault and battery was 2,245, assault with intent to kill o, adultery 70, assault with intent to rape 58, arson .'J0, abortiou 12, abduction 7, Inirglary 886, bastanly , bigainy 18, bribery 8, cruelty to animáis 41, conspiracy 4, countei feit ing 4, drunk and disorderlv 871 disorderly 855, disturbing meetings (r, defraudi ji_c hot el-keepers 187, embezzlement 6ö, lalse pretenses 144, forgery 75, fraudulently disposing of raortgaged property 15, grand larceny 151, gaming 29, indecency 12, incest 21, illegal voting 2, keeping house of ül-farue .".!, keeping gaming rooms 3, larceny 1,225, lewd and lascivious cohabitation 10, libel 2, malicious injury to dwellings and property 95, malicious trespass ;4, mayheiw 5, purjurv 42, profanity 8, polygamy 2, rape 19, riot 15, robbery 38, resisting an officer :!7, receiving stolen l)ioperty 41, suroty of peace 85, eduction Vi, threatening 22, violations of the liquor law 546, vagrancy 115, violatlDg game law 13, violating üsh law 14, violating of ilhuninating oil law 9, violating Sunday law í), íind willfnl injury and trespass 02.