ruffian vs violator

ruffian

noun
  • A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. 

verb
  • To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. 

adj
  • Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous. 

violator

noun
  • One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender 

  • In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention. 

How often have the words ruffian and violator occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )