Why was crime rate increased in the industrial revolution?
Crime was increased a lot during the time of 1750 and 1900, The population rose from 10 million in 1750 to 42 million in 1900. with a lot more people all of a sudden there were more factories and more products that people wanted, a lot people didn't have the money to buy these thing so they stole them, there was also a lot of people that were becoming rich and others were becoming jealous and wanted that for themselves. The industrial revolution did not just make people more wealthy, it also took from others, and because there was a higher density of people there was more chance that crime would increase.
crimes and punishment
Different crimes had different punishments, major crimes always resulted in death. Some of the major crimes were stealing, Murder and rape. But these are not the only crimes that resulted in death, even just pick pocketing would result in death. During the 1800s more than 200 types of crimes would result in death. In the industrial revolution it wasn't as big as a deal when people died because it happened more often because of illness, this is why a death punishment was very common.