STATISTICS OF CRIME IN THE CAPITAL. 153 



A Mexican statistical bulletin, presents the following picture of 

 the criminal condition of the federal district, for the 8 first months 

 of the year 1836. During this period there were 255 arrests ; 53 

 were immediately released and 202 reiftined in prison. These 

 were divided as follows : 



Homicide, 



5 



Counterfeiting money, . 



15 



Wounding severely, 



. 30 



Forgery of documents, 



. 1 



Robbery, . 



8 



Drunkenness, . 



. 17 



Attempt to rob. 



. 12 



Quarreling, . 



41 



Suspected of robbery, 



30 



Resistance of authority. 



. 2 



Rioting, 



37 







Incontinence, 



. 4 



Total, 



. 202 



which would give for the whole twelve months, at the same rate, 269 

 for the number retained. 



In this statement, fifteen individuals are reported as being im- 

 prisoned for counterfeiting coin, yet it is notorious that, at this 

 epoch, all Mexico was converted into a manufactory of false 

 money, for the country was deluged with copper. It is boldly 

 alleged that deputies, generals, and merchants, participated in this 

 scandalous and bold speculation. Santa Anna, in order to check 

 this national evil, decreed that counterfeiting should be considered 

 a military crime, and the offenders made liable to the summary and 

 severe trials which usually take place when soldiers are both 

 judges and jurymen. 



The subjoined statistics bring these statements nearer our own 

 period, and afford means of comparison with antecedent dates : 



Imprisonments in the City or Mexico for 1842. 



In the first 6 months of 1842, there were imprisoned in 



the city of Mexico, ...... 3,197 men. 



In the first 6 months of 1842, " " " 1,427 women. 



In the second 6 months of 1842, " " " 2,858 men. 



In the second 6 months of 1842, " " " 1,379 women. 



Imprisonment of both sexes this year, . . 8,861 



We will not swell these tables by specifying each of the crimes 

 for which these 8861 individuals were incarcer ,ed ; but will merely 

 note the chief violations of law and the number of the respective 

 offenders : 



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