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The following table shows the detected crimes committed in the London Metropolitan District (in percentages) in 1825 and 1835: that is, before and after the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Force.
| 1825 |
1835 |
|
| Felonies |
45.14 |
48.83 |
| Common assault |
18.13 |
13.82 |
| Larceny |
8.08 |
10.19 |
| Unlawful possession |
2.04 |
4.00 |
| Issuing or possessing base coins |
2.69 |
3.69 |
| Soldiers, tried by court marital |
2.51 |
2.62 |
| Fraud |
3.41 |
2.39 |
| Assaults on police constables |
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1.94 |
| Assaults on women and children |
2.00 |
1.16 |
| Misdemeanour in workhouse |
0.50 |
0.93 |
| Begging or sleeping in the open air |
0.50 |
0.77 |
| Unlawful collection of dust |
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0.61 |
| Wilful damage |
0.51 |
0.61 |
| Drunk and disorderly |
0.56 |
0.55 |
| Conspiracy to defraud |
0.41 |
0.55 |
| Cutting or maiming |
0.36 |
0.47 |
| Illegally pawning |
0.24 |
0.38 |
| Excise offences |
0.46 |
0.30 |
| Indecent exposure of the person | 0.46 |
0.30 |
| Dog stealing |
0.12 |
0.24 |
| Furious driving and insolence to passengers |
0.15 |
0.15 |
| Leaving families chargeable to parish |
0.15 |
0.15 |
| Abduction |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| Unnatural assaults |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| Bastardy |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| Cruelty to animals |
1.46 |
0.08 |
| Keeping brothels |
0.02 |
0.08 |
| Stealing fruit, plants or trees etc |
1.00 |
0.07 |
| Trespassing, fishing, poaching game etc. |
1.00 |
0.06 |
| Obtaining money by false pretences |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| Total number of crimes committed |
317,214 |
201,416 |
| Total population of London |
1,416,407 |
1,803,214 |
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