 Nonetheless, it did not have the name recorded by Hugo or a reputation as a place the police feared to enter until the 17th century.The most common serious crime was murder, which accounted for 55 to 80 percent of the major crimes described in court archives.It was largely the result of the strict code of honor in effect in the Middle Ages; an insult, such as throwing a person's hat in the mud, required a response, which often led to a death.