Page 190 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

JUSTICE 163

OCCUPATION, PLACE OF BIRTH AND RELIGION OF PERSONS CONVICTED.
The three follo~ving tables show the plaee of birth, oNupation and
religion of persons convicted of indictable offences in the Province of
Quebec from 1919 to 1925. Fol' the latter year, 1,007 labourers were
convicted and domestics numbered 617 equal to 20% of the total con-
victions.

3O--Classification of Persons Convicted according to Occupation.
1 1~19 1921 1_~22
OCCUPATION 1920 1 1923 ( 1924._ 1925_
A (tri(~ llU,un\.l. . . . :'?'1~-4~- 9b 'G4 69 44 52
lndu.lrinL.. 317 M3 ~7 H3 H8
Tradenl and ernp!üYf;e~.' ....... 417 331 3BB 407 504 395 443
Dom(W c. ......... . 77ô 596 193 3·j6 443 602 617
Tro,hspor(,9 t.i on. 144 17ô 56 118 136 112
ProfnMJ oal . '50 14 15 14 14 8 12
Labourers. 068 790 830 1.OÙ3 743 747 1,007
NotglveD. 1,224 0:27 1,454 586 480 413 003
Others . () 4 6 1 1 10
TOT.n l'on THE PaO'"INCE .. ' ..• 3,920 1 3,288 3,475 2,885 2,655 2,729 3,084

From the information gathered, it is computed that, in 1925, there
were 2,408 persons born in Canada and 676 born in Great Bl'itain and
elsewhere convicted in the Province, The proportion of convicted
persons born outside of Canada reached 22%.

31 Jassification of Persons Convicted according 10 Place uf Birth.
PLAC1,: OF DIRTH
1920
H119
1
1924
------------- ---- - 1921 19?2 1923 ---- 1925
Canada " ..... ' 3,037 2,495 :1,,;9f, 1,1ll!ft 1.001 l,l:I:l:l 2,4U8
EnglnndandWnlœ.. 146 125 206 11(, 105 .1:.14 1>2
!rcland. . 2fl 18 53 45 20 JO 16
Scotland.. " ..... .. 25 30 a8 2il 10 25 24
Oliter RriLish Countries. . . g 5 2 1 5 4 5
UnlLcdStaLc8..... .. . IDS 113 12:; 154 97 95 7"1
OtheTforcign éOuntrie.. 377 288 236 22f; 213 189 177
Notgiveo l~() 214 m 3~7 211 429 :.1
TOTAL FOR TU,,: PROVINCE. ..•. 3,920 3,288 '3-:47512-:&85- -2,655 2J~3:Oë4
The othel' table shows that out of 3,084 rriminals, 2,046 belonged
to the Catholic religion, Among the other criminals 'were anglicans,
baptists, methodists and protestants.

32-elassification of Persons Convicled according to Religion.
IlEL1GION 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1 1924 192r.
Romon calholics.. . 3,078 2,4~'2;5s4~- 1,!i:1\1 -I,-1~7712.240-·
Anglicane.. . . . . . . . .. . .' 53 88 108 143 65 43 88
Baptiau.... .. .. .. . .. .. .> 8 Il 28 1.; 1 9 4
Melhodiata. . . 21 H 42 48 18 19 24
Pre.byterian. 31 34 50 72 23 18 34
Hebre"'.... . III 80 43 58 ;;9 1>7
Prolo.taots. . .. 2\)5 254 2fi4 120 257 Z:H 248
Ot,herreligion•.......... ' .' . 4~7 320 &iCI 475 3i13 8010 373
~O~ ~ 2,885 2:6"- ~~
TOTAL FOR TIIE PROVINCE"