Policing and Punishment in London, 1660-1750 - J.M. Beattie

340 The Revolution, Crime, and Punishment in London

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Jury verdicts at the Old Bailey in property offences in the City of London,

1690

-^1713

Not guilty

Guilty

Partial verdicts:

Unknown

Total

Pleaded

Total

offence reduced to

guilty

accused

Grand

Petty

larceny

larceny

Non-clergyable

offences

Men

49

70

37

22

1

179

3

182

%

27.4

39.1

20.7

12.3

0.6

100.1

Women

51

61

55

30

—

197

—

197

%

25.9

31.0

27.9

15.2

—

100.0

Clergyable

offences

Men

97

115

—

33

2

247

16

263

%

39.3

46.6

—

13.4

0.8

100.0

Women

86

124

5

73

3

291

34

325

%

29.6

42.6

1.7

25.1

1.0

100.0

Total offencesMen

146

185

37

55

3

426

19

445

%

34.3

43.4

8.7

12.9

0.7

100.0

Women

137

185

60

103

3

488

34

582

%

28.1

37.9

12.3

21.1

0.6

100.0

Grand total

283

370

97

158

6

914

53

967

%

31.0

40.5

10.6

17.3

0.7

100.1

Source

: Sample