The author says: The increase is pretty evenly distributed through the State. * * * Take for example adultery. which is perhaps as good a test as any. The increase from 109 sentences to 300 is found very evenly distributed. He then says: But when we come to the crimes against chastity. only 34 per cent. were by foreign born. while natives of this country were guilty of 63 per cent.. and 3 per cent. unknown. About twothirds of those convicted for prostitution were natives. though more like to escape the police than foreigners. He adds: There is also a remarkable parallel between several evils that may be regarded as kindred: Crimes against ehastityin Massachusetts. 1866 to 1869.683. 1876 to 1879.1.537.
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