... used as shown above, wasn't doing this very effectively as the number of crimes were still rising, from an average of 50, to 160 by 1750 and to 288 by 1815. Another reason I think the Bloody Code was developed is because landowners had emerged from the 1600's more successful, they based their power on the amount of property they owned, the landowners also felt that one of the laws main priorities was to protect their property. The crime rate was not as high during the 1700's, but they feared that it was, as towns grew in size and the old village community crumbled, there was also no police force that looked after the village on a daily basis, that had been lost. The Bloody Code was therefore a threat, people were now thinking of breaking the law by abusing property rights, they felt they could get away with this ...

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