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DETAILS TAKEN FROM THE CELL BOOK HELD IN THE MUSEUM AT NEWPORT PAGNELL POLICE MUSEUM

The patterns of crime shown here reflect arrests rather than
reported crime or convictions.

Nevertheless they provide a fascinating insight into society
in North East Bucks in the first quarter of the twentieth century

Crime - Year	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
Arson	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	3	2	-
Absconding	-	-	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	6	2	-
Attempted Suicide	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Assault	2	1	2	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	1	-
Assault on a PC	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-
Bigamy	-	-	-	-	4	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2	1	-	-
Bastardy Arrears	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	3	5	1	1	1	1	-	-
Begging	-	-	2	2	3	-	14	9	10	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	1	1	2	1	5	3	-	3
Breaking & Entering	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	2	3	6	7
Buggery with a Fowl	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carnal Knowledge	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
Cruelty to Horse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-
Drunk & Incapable	6	3	3	2	3	7	-	9	-	4	2	6	2	2	1	-	-	1	5	1	2	3	1	2	-
Drunk & Disorderly	4	5	5	5	1	3	6	4	10	4	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	4	1	-	-
Concealed Birth	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Drunk in charge of a Child	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Drunk on Licenced Premises	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Destroying own clothes in workhouse	2	1	-	-	2	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Desertion	2	1	1	-	-	1	1	2	14	8	15	9	59	19	28	7	6	3	-	1	1	1	1	-	1
Drunk I/C Horse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Drunk I/C Motor Vehicle	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-
Embezzlement	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-
Enclosed Premsises	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Exposing Person	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5	1	-
Fail to Appear	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
False Pretence / Fraud	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	1	1	3	-	-	-	2	2	8	2	1	2	2	3	1
Fraud Collecting Alms	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
False Statement	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fortune Telling	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fail to Produce Driving Lic.	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Forgery	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-
Enemy Alien	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gaming	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	3
Housebreaking	-	4	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
H.B.I. by Night	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indecent Behaviour	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
Loiter With Intent	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1
Leaving Children Chargeable to the Parish	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lunatic Wandering	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Non-Payment Maintenance	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	1	-	3	1	2	-	-
Neglecting Children	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Night Poaching	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-
Pedlars - No certificate	-	-	-	1	-	-	8	2	3	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	2	-	-
No Rail Fare	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	1	2	-	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Obscene Language	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Receiving	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	2-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Refuse to work at Workhouse	15	14	7	10	9	11	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	7	10	2	4
Stealing / Larceny	7	11	10	12	4	9	13	9	4	6	7	4	4	30	11	33	30	12	-	16	8	21	14	7	16
Sleeping Rough	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Selling Pirated Music	-	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Threats to Wife	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wilful / Malicious Damage	4	2	1	3	13	2	1	3	-	-	1	3	-	3	-	2	1	-	-	2	1	-	-	1	1

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