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ANALES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIENTÍFICA ARGENTINA 



The rise in 1902 aud 1903 in serions (indictable offences) crimes 

 is probably due to return of persons from tlie war, who were unable 

 to flnd employment. 



Tn general, it may be said, tbat tlie iiiflnence of the South African 

 war on crime in England and Wales was not very great, and that 

 wliatever there was, manifested itself mostly in the first two yearsof 

 the war. This slight effect of war upon the flow of crime is what might 

 be expected in the case of a first-clase power in conflict whit a very 

 small nation. 



LESS SEEIOUS CRIME DURING AVAR IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAWD 



In table 18, will be foimd the number of persons tried (relative to 

 population) for the more serious and less serions forms of crime in 

 Ireland and Scotland dnring war time and periods before and after 



the war. 



TABLE 18. — Persons Iried for crime ' 

 (Numbers per 100.000 population) 



Peace time 



War time 



Peace time 



1895. 

 1896. 

 1897. 

 1898. 



1899. 

 1900. 

 1901. 

 1902. 



1903. 

 1904. 

 1905. 

 1906. 



3125 

 3349 

 3128 

 3345 



3543 

 3532 

 3644 

 3531 



3135 

 3030 

 3010 

 3229 



Under the head of indictable offences, which include the most se- 

 rious crimes, the figures show for Ireland a distinct decrease during 



' See Judicial Statistics for Ireland and for Scotland, 1895 to 1907. 



