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UNIFORM
CRIME REPORTS
FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND ITS POSSESSIONS
Volume VIII— Number 3
THIRD QUARTERLY BULLETIN, 1937
Issued by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D. C.
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1937
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ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON UNIFORM CRIME RECORDS
OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE
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UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS
J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Volume 8 October 1937 Number 3
CONTENTS
Classification of offenses.
Extent of reporting area.
Monthly returns:
Offenses known to the police — cities divided according to population (table
59).
Daily average, offenses known to the police, 1937 (table 60).
Daily average, offenses known to the police, 1931-37 (table 61).
Offenses known to the police— cities divided according to location (tables
62, 63).
Data for individual cities over 100,000 in population (table 64).
Offenses known to sheriffs and State police (table 65).
Offenses known in the possessions (table 66).
Data from supplementary offense reports (tables 67-69).
Offenses known to the police, 1930-35, cities 25,000 to 100,000 (table 70).
Annual returns:
Offenses known, offenses cleared and persons charged — cities divided
according to location and population (tables 71-90).
Data compiled from fingerprint cards, 1937:
Sex distribution of persons arrested (table 91).
Age distribution of persons arrested (tables 92, 93).
Number and percentage with previous fingerprint records (tables 94, 95).
Number with records showing previous convictions (tables 96, 97).
Race distribution of persons arrested (tables 98-101).
Classification of Offenses.
The term "offenses known to the poHce" is designed to include those
crimes designated as part I classes of the uniform classification occur-
ring within the poUce jurisdiction, whether they become known to
the police through reports of police officers, of citizens, of prosecuting
or court officials, or otherwise. They are confined to the following
group of seven classes of grave offenses, shown by experience to be
those most generally and completely reported to the police: Criminal
homicide, including (a) murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, and (6)
manslaughter by negligence; rape; robbery; aggravated assault;
burglary — breaking or entering; larceny — theft; and auto theft. The
figures contained herein include also the number of attempted crimes
of the designated classes. Attempted murders, however, are reported
as aggravated assaults. In other words, an attempted burglary or
robbery, for example, is reported in the bulletin in the same manner
as if the crime had been completed.
"Offenses known to the police" include, therefore, all of the above
offenses, including attempts, which are reported by the police depart-
ments of contributing cities and not merely arrests or cleared cases.
Complaints which upon investigation are learned to be groundless are
not included in the tabulations which follow.
(107)
108
In order to indicate more clearly the types of offenses included in
each group, there follows a brief definition of each classification:
1. Criminal homicide. — (a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter — includes
all felonious homicides except those caused by negligence. Does not include
attempts to kill, assaults to kill, justifiable homicides, suicides, or accidental
deaths, (b) Manslaughter by negligence — includes only those cases in which
death is caused by culpable negligence which is so clearly evident that if the
person responsible for the death were apprehended he would be prosecuted for
manslaughter.
2. Rape. — Includes forcible rape, statutory rape, assault to rape, and attempted
rape.
3. Robbery. — Includes stealing or taking anything of value from the person by
force or violence or by putting in fear, such as highway robbery, stick-ups, robbery
armed. Includes assault to rob and attempt to rob.
4. Aggravated assault. — Includes assault with intent to kill; assault by shooting,
cutting, stabbing, maiming, poisoning, scalding, or by use of acids. Does not
include simple assault, assault and battery, fighting, etc.
5. Burglary — breaking or entering. — Includes burglary, housebreaking, safe-
cracking, or any unlawful entry to commit a felony or theft. Includes attempted
burglary and assault to commit a burglary. Burglary followed by a larceny is
entered here and is not counted again under larceny.
6. Larceny — theft (except auto theft). — (a) Fifty dollars and over in value, (b)
Under $50 in value — includes in one of the above subclassifications, depending
upon the value of the property stolen, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, shop-
lifting, or any stealing of property or thing of value which is not taken by force
and violence or by fraud. Does not include embezzlement, "con" games, forgery,
passing worthless checks, etc.
7. Auto theft. — Includes all cases where a motor vehicle is stolen or driven
away and abandoned, including the so-called "joy-riding" thefts. Does not
include taking for temporary use when actually returned by the taker, or unau-
thorized use by those having lawful access to the vehicle.
In publishing the data sent in by chiefs of police in different cities,
the FBI does not vouch for their accuracy. They are given out as
current information which may throw some light on problems of crime
and criminal-law enforcement.
In compiling the tables, returns which were apparently incomplete
or otherwise defective were excluded.
Extent of Reporting Area.
In the table which follows there is shown the number of police
departments from which one or more crime reports have been received
during the first 9 months of 1937. Information is presented for the
cities divided according to size. The population figures employed are
estimates as of July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census for cities
with population in excess of 10,000. No estimates were available,
however, for those with a smaller number of inhabitants and, accord-
ingly, for them the figures listed in the 1930 decennial census were
used.
The growth in the crime-reporting area is evidenced by the follow-
ing figures for the first 9 months of 1932-37:
Year
Cities
Population
Year
Cities
Population
1932
1,546
1,638
1,727
52, 802, 362
62,041,342
62, 391, 056
1935
2,050
2,271
2,358
64, 012, 959
1933
1936
65, 319, 548
1934
1937
65,811,861
The foregoing comparison shows that during the first 9 months of
1937 there was an increase of 87 cities as compared with the corre-
109
sponding period of 1936, the population represented for those cities
being 492,313.
In addition to the 2,358 city and viHage police departments which
submitted crime reports during 1937, one or more reports were re-
ceived during that period from 1,182 sheriffs and State police organi-
zations and from 8 agencies in possessions of the United States. This
makes a grand total of 3,548 agencies contributing crime reports
during 1937.
Population group
Total
number
of cities
or towns
Cities filing returns
Total popu-
lation
Population repre-
sented in returns
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Total -.
983
887
90.2
60, 281, 688
58, 314, 632
96.7
1. Cities over 250,000
37
57
104
191
594
37
57
101
173
519
100.0
100.0
97.1
90.6
87.4
29, 695, 500
7, 850, 312
6, 980, 407
6, 638, 544
9,116,925
29, 695, 500
7,850,312
6, 773, 170
5, 986, 591
8, 009, 059
100 0
2. Cities 100,000 to 250,000..
100 0
3. Cities 50,000 to 100,000
97 0
4. Cities 25,000 to 50,000.
90 2
5. Cities 10,000 to 25,000
87 8
Note. — The above table does not include 1,471 cities and rural townships aggregating a total population
of 7,497,229. The cities included in this figure are those of less than 10,000 population filing returns whereas
the rural townships are of varying population groups.
MONTHLY RETURNS
Offenses Known to the Police — Cities Divided According to Population.
There is presented in table 59 the number of ofl'enses reported as
committed during the first 9 months of 1937 by pohce departments
in 1,759 cities with an aggregate population of 59,420,889. The data
are also presented in the form of crime rates for cities divided according
to size, in order that interested individuals may readily compare the
crime rates of their communities with the average figures for cities of
approximately the same size.
The compilation shows generally that there is a tendency for the
larger cities to report higher crime rates than the smaller communities.
This tendency is in line with the data published for prior years. For
offenses of robbery and auto theft, the crime rates vary directly in
accordance with the size of city.
More than one-half (53.6 percent) of the crimes reported were
larcenies, while other offenses against property, consisting of 41.6
percent of the total crimes reported, were as follows: Burglary, 22.7
percent; auto theft, 15.1 percent; and robbery, 3.8 percent. It should
be noted that although robberies represented only 3.8 percent of the
total, there were 23,766 such crimes reported by contributing police
departments. The remaining 4.8 percent of crimes consisted of
felonious assaults, rapes, negligent manslaughters, and murders. The
amount of each type of crime is indicated in the following percentage
distribution:
Offense
Total.
Larceny
Burglary. __
Auto theft--
Rate per
100,000
Percent
1, 045. 9
100.0
559.9
237.4
157.9
53.6
22.7
15.1
Offense
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Rape
Murder
Manslaughter
Rate per
100,000
40.0
35.5
6.5
4.6
4.1
Percent
3.8
.3.4
.6
.4
.4
More detailed information concerning the nature of the criminal
act, time and place of commission and value of property stolen may
be found in tables 67, 68, and 69,
Most of the police departments forwarding crime reports to the
FBI divided offenses of larceny into two groups, those in which the
value of property stolen was $50 or more and those in which the value
was less than $50. Of the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants,
84 reported larceny data classified in accordance with the foregoing,
and a separate compilation of that information is presented below:
Larceny
—theft
Population group
$50 and over
in value
Under $50
in value
31 cities over 250,000; total population, 19,505,100:
Number of offenses known . _
15, 308
78.5
5,191
71.0
99, 782
Rate per 100,000.
511.6
53 cities, 100,000 to 250,000; total population, 7,315,212:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
43, 705
597.5
Of the 163,986 larcenies classified according to the value of property
stolen, 20,499 (12.5 percent) were cases in which the value of the
property exceeded $50.
(110)
Ill
Table 59. — Offenses known to the police, January to September, inclusive, 1937
number and rates per 100,000, by population groups
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Population group
Group i
35 cities over 250,000; total popula-
tion, 28,558,500:
Number of offenses known
Kate per 100,000.
ORorp II
56 cities, 100,000 to 250,000; total
population, 7,702,312:
N'umber of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
Group hi
87 cities, 50,000 to 100,000; total popu-
lation, 5,891,123:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
Oeoup IV
149 cities, 25,000 to 50,000; total popu-
lation, 5.168,124:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000. ._
Group v
439 cities, 10,000 to 25,000; total popu-
lation, 6,811,861:
Numberiof offenses known
Rate per 100,000...
Group vi
993 cities under 10,000; total popu-
lation, 5,288,969:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
Total 1,759 cities; total population,
59,420,889:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100.000..
Criminal homi-
cide
Murder,
nonncR-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
1,438
5.0
384
5.0
339
5.8
164
3.2
212
3.1
175
3.3
2,712
4.6
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
1 1, 434
5.3
3 371
4.9
180
3.1
107
2.1
137
2.0
111
2.1
3 2, 340
4.1
Rape
2,194
7.7
412
5.3
347
5.9
289
5.6
325
4.8
289
5.5
3,856
6.5
Rob-
bery
15, 381
53.9
2,956
38.4
2,055
34.9
1,184
22.9
1,243
18.2
947
17.9
23, 766
40.0
Aggra-
vated
assault
10, 101
35. 4
< 3, 642
48.8
3,032
51.5
1,517
29.4
1, 670
24.5
1,055
19.9
821,017
35.5
Bur-
glary-
break -
ingor
enter-
ing
2 54, 672
255. 4
22, 947
297.9
15, 491
263.0
12,067
233.5
11, 155
163.8
7,736
146.3
124,068
237.4
Lar-
ceny—
theft
2 130, 066
607.7
51,380
667.1
35, 975
610.7
30, 131
583.0
29,823
437.8
15,290
289. 1
292,665
559.9
Auto
theft
2 41, 353
193.2
13, 859
179.9
9,465
160.7
7,288
141.0
6,922
101.6
3,644
68.9
■ 82, 531
157.9
'The number of offenses and rate for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of 33 cities with a
total population of 26,830,300.
2The number of offenses and rate for burglary, larceny and auto theft are based onreportsof 34 cities with
a total population of 21,404,200.
'The number of offenses and rate for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of 55 cities with a
total population of 7,578,812.
*The number of offenses and rate for aggravated assault are based on reports of 54 cities with a total
population of 7,468,212.
'The number of offenses and rate for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of 1,756 cities with
a total population of 57,569,189.
'The number of offenses and rate for aggravated assault are based on reports of 1,757 cities with a total
population of 59,186,789.
'The number of offenses and rate for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on reports of 1,758 cities
with a total population of 52,266,589.
112
Daily Average, Offenses Known to the Police, 1937.
In table 60 there are presented data on the number of offenses
committed during the first 9 months of 1937. The table includes 91
cities having a total population of 36,260,812. The data are presented
in the form of daily averages. The compilation discloses that murder
and aggravated assault were most frequently committed in the third
quarter of the year. For offenses against property (robbery, burglary,
larceny, and auto theft), the opposite trend was shown. The highest
number of offenses for those classifications occurred during the first
quarter of the year.
Table 60. — Daily average, offenses known to the police, 91 cities over 100,000,
January to September, inclusive, 1937
[Total population, 36,260,812, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Month
Criminal homi-
cide
January
February
March
April
May
Jime
July
August
September-
January to March
April to June
July to September
January to September
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
5.9
6.8
7.0
6.0
6.8
6.6
7.0
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.5
7.0
6.7
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
I 7.5
7.4
7.0
6.9
5.8
5.9
6.1
6.0
6.9
7.3
6.2
6.3
6.6
Rape
8.0
8.6
10.2
10.5
10.2
10.7
8.9
8.8
10.0
10.4
9.2
9.5
Rob-
bery
79. s
81.7
75.2
64.8
55.9
58.5
61.7
64.4
63.5
78.8
59.7
63.2
67.2
Aggra-
vated
assault
2 45.0
41.8
43.1
47.3
51.4
52.6
58.2
59.5
53.6
43.3
50.4
57.1
50.3
Bur-
glary-
break -
ing or
enter-
ing
I 301. 6
305.0
318.8
289.3
264.6
262.1
267.9
278.7
271.9
308.6
271.9
272.8
284.3
Lar-
ceny-
theft
3 658. 2
683.5
677.5
684.2
643.1
638.1
650.6
673.3
675.2
672.7
655.0
666.3
664.6
Auto
theft
3 212.2
221.5
214.5
211.1
194.1
192.1
184.1
192.0
200.5
215.9
199.0
192.1
202.2
' Daily averages for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of
34,409,112.
1 cities with a total population of
2 Daily averages for aggravated assault are based on reports of 89 cities with a total population of 36,026,712.
3 Daily averages for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on reports of 90 cities with a total population
of 29,106,512.
113
Daily Average, Offenses Known to the Police, 1931-37.
Table 01 is presented in order to make available information on the
annual variation in the amount of crime committed. The compila-
tion is based on reports from 68 cities representing a total population
of 19,126,702 and includes reports for the first 9 months of the cal-
endar years 1931-37.
The compilation discloses an increase in the number of offenses
committed durinsr 1937 as compared with the number reported for
1936. This is particularly true with reference to offenses against
property (robbery, burglary, larceny, and auto theft). Robberies
increased from 8,297 to 9,443, burglaries from 44,645 to 48,032,
larcenies from 112,089 to 128,109, and auto thefts from 34,516 to
36,126.
The data included in table 61 are also presented in figure 13.
Table 61. — Daily average, offenses known to the police, 68 cities over 100,000,
January to September, inclusive, 1931-37
[Total population, 19,126,702, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homi-
cide
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Year
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Auto
theft
Number of offenses known:
1931
1,145
1,186
1,246
1,122
999
958
976
4.2
4.3
4.6
4. 1
3.7
3.5
3.6
1,014
779
879
604
561
568
719
3.7
2.8
3.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.6
908
945
985
965
1,219
1,168
1,318
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.5
4.5
4.3
4.8
14,649
13, 952
13, 529
U, 148
9,513
8,297
9,443
53.7
50.9
49.6
40.8
34.8
30.3
34.6
7,752
7,015
8,716
7,875
7,491
7,942
7,915
28.4
25.6
31.9
28.8
27.4
29.0
29.0
51,400
56, 419
57, 540
54, 396
51,811
44, 645
48, 032
188.3
205.9
210.8
199.3
189.8
162.9
175.9
113,040
116, 535
122, 576
120, 446
122, 872
112,089
128,109
414.1
425.3
449.0
441.2
450.1
409.1
469.3
6t, 435
1932
54 615
1933
51,790
1934.
47, 976
1935
41 604
1936 .
34, 516
1937
36, 126
Daily average:
1931
236 0
1932
199.3
1933
189 7
1934
175 7
1935
152.4
1936
126 0
1937
132.3
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Offenses Known to the Police — Cities Divided According to Location.
In table 62 there is presented information concerning the number
of police departments whose reports were employed in the preparation
of figures representing crime rates for the individual States. This
information is included here in order to show the nund)er of such con-
tributors divided according to size of city, and it is believed it will be
helpful in evaluating the crime data for individual States, since table
59 has indicated that there is a noticeable tendency for the large
cities to report higher crime rates than the smaller communities. It
should be further observed that in several instances the number of
records entering into the construction of State rates is quite limited.
In some cases the figures for individual States are based on reports
from only four or six police departments. Obviously, the crime rates
based on such a Hmited number of records may differ considerably
from the figures which would result if reports were available from
all urban communities in the State.
In table 63 there are presented the crime rates for the individual
States, together Nnth figures for nine geographic divisions of the
country.
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Table 62. — Number of cities in each State included in the tabulation of uniform
crime reports, January to September, inclusive, 1937
Population
Division and State
Over
250,000
100,000
to
250,000
50,000
to
100,000
25,000
to
50,000
10,000
to
25,000
Less
than
10,000
Total
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
New England: 165 cities; total population,
5,547,295
2
6
9
4
2
3
3
1
5
12
11
10
5
0
3
4
1
4
10
18
24
7
12
3
6
2
5
1
1
26
23
48
10
12
4
8
6
12
1
2
1
11
4
7
10
15
9
\
8
58
122
97
50
24
17
24
13
34
6
4
1
36
5
6
44
29
49
26
12
28
19
12
11
5
8
3
5
6
12
57
275
252
138
57
26
59
47
82
8
5
6
30
4
4
100
56
119
69
29
72
58
24
52
29
15
5
3
15
19
3
4
7
10
9
3
4
17
12
I
1
10
5
23
21
5
7
3
11
3
5
10
3
10
7
65
165
Middle Atlantic: 455 cities; total population,
18,066,623
455
East North Central: 440 cities; total popula-
tion, 15,863,216. _.
440
West North Central: 214 cities; total popula-
tion, 4,938,025
214
South Atlantic: ' 113 cities; total population,
3,440,952
113
East South Central: 56 cities; total popula-
tion, 1,980,961...
56
West South Central: 104 cities; total popula-
tion, 3,127,752
104
Mountain: 70 cities; total population, 1,199,671.
Pacifle: 142 cities; total population, 5,256,394..
New England:
Maine .
70
142
16
New Hampshire
12
Vermont
8
Massachusetts
1
1
8
--
4
4
3
3
4
1
o
1
1
5
2
1
6
5
7
4
3
7
8
2
91
Rhode Island . .
16
Connecticut . ._
22
Middle Atlantic:
New York ..
3
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
2
167
New Jersey .
101
Pennsylvania ..
187
East North Central:
Ohio
122
Indiana
58
Illinois
118
Michigan
95
Wisconsin...
47
West North Central:
Minnesota
66
Iowa ..
3
2
5
2
1
1
-.
43
Missouri
2
29
North Dakota
9
South Dakota...
9
Nebraska .
1
2
1
1
1
23
Kansas
35
South Atlantic:
Delaware.
4
Maryland ..
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
1
3
4
5
2
4
6
2
4
7
11
2
1
2
4
2
I
1
7
4
23
9
Virginia
2
1
2
5
1
3
1
17
West Virginia
17
North Carolina.
21
South Carolina . ..
Georgia
1
3"
12
Florida
25
East South Central:
Kentucky
1
1
1
21
Tennessee
13
Alabama.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
13
Mississippi _ . ..
9
West South Central:
Arkansas .
14
Louisiana.
1
3
12
Oklahoma
33
Texas
2
45
Mountain:
Montana ..
9
Idaho
8
Wyoming . .
5
Colorado.
1
1
1
1
1
1
18
New Mexico ...
6
Arizona _.
1
7
Utah
1
13
Nevada . .
4
Pacific:
Washington
1
1
3
2
2
T
9
22
Oregon..
13
California
2
5
107
• Includes District of Columbia.
117
Table 63. — N^uinber of offc7ises knoum to the police per 100,000 inhabitants,
January to September, inclusive, 19S7, by States
Division and State
GEOGRAPHIC niVISION
New England
Middle Atlantic.
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic'
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain.
Pacific ,
New England:
Maine..-
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York.
New Jersey.-
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan.
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa.-
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska.
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virg inia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado.
New Mexico.
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
1.0
2.9
3.4
3.3
15.3
17.0
11.9
4.0
2.9
.4
.5
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2,9
2. o
3.2
4.1
4.4
3.8
2.1
1. 1
1.0
1.6
5.6
2.9
0
2.2
5.3
6.7
2.2
13.6
7.7
19.5
11.1
25.6
17.7
14.0
18.5
20.3
11.3
13.2
12.2
6.6
13.2
4.7
0
4.9
4. 1
7.3
6.0
2.0
5.4
2.3
1.4
3.2
Robbery
13.1
20.5
59.7
32.5
70.4
62.8
41.3
46.7
52.3
7.4
2.8
5.9
16.3
5.2
11.4
11.4
21.5
38.8
69.4
45.3
82.1
40.6
7.1
25.5
20.8
49.0
26.6
18.0
20.5
28.3
31.0
25. 5
54.4
46.5
47.5
18.8
77.9
89.1
70.8
82.4
39. 1
17.3
.52.8
24.5
41.3
46.7
40.7
34.3
44.5
46.7
30.6
72.4
48.2
29.9
51.0
74.0
50.2
Aggra-
vated
assault
9.8
27.4
29.0
12.0
147.6
3 115.6
63.2
16.8
20.2
36.7
5.2
0
9.0
7.4
9.1
25.0
44.6
24.8
30.8
36.6
29.5
32.0
4.8
7. 7
11.0
14.7
15.2
5.4
9.6
17.1
38.5
21.0
164.5
56.9
338.7
124.7
77.7
182.9
107.9
5 189. 3
73.9
45.8
72.3
72.8
45.2
63.9
12.5
4.9
3.3
16.5
24.7
46.6
10.2
10.9
15.5
14. I
21.9
Bur-
glary—
breaking
or enter-
ing
183.6
1 128.8
223.4
198.5
424.0
334,2
321.2
315.3
372.0
209.4
101.6
75.9
185.3
124.7
234.1
* 113.5
189.1
112.9
267.6
232.1
238.9
192.4
87.9
198.5
198. 1
194.6
235.6
125.9
95.7
294.8
237.0
159.4
391.4
219.3
364. 1
147.0
558. 0
611.0
390. 1
317.3
312.8
269. 1
300.3
134.7
285.5
406.5
159.5
246. 5
145. 0
291.9
371.0
433.8
425.2
353.2
454.0
458.8
345.8
I.^irceny
I heft
345.9
'254.6
568.
576.
953.
590.
877.
803.
865.
356. 5
210.7
342.9
337.7
331.6
409.0
< 309. 1
373.4
165.8
734.0
635.3
321.3
753.1
446.4
425.6
529. 6
708.2
423.8
478. 6
313. 6
825.3
525.0
4.58.9
1,113.5
632.0
572. 4
810. 9
1,108.4
1, 127. 5
749. 8
480.3
593. 2
495.9
789.1
303.3
944.6
1, 090. 6
871.7
540.2
823.9
652.7
1. 290. 6
1,027.2
770.2
1,551.2
&53.4
1,092.3
842.9
.\uto
theft
131.4
' 111.2
131. 4
134.2
208.0
174.8
136.8
225.6
343.2
126.5
4.5.9
67.6
147.3
65.5
143.1
< 102. 3
117.9
114.3
167.8
168.3
77.0
165.2
94.6
164.9
152.3
114.0
140.6
111.5
129.1
111.1
154.9
127.3
180.4
147.6
184.4
117.0
201.7
159.4
238.6
175.2
134.0
62.5
69.1
81.9
71.6
184.7
265.0
168.1
128.5
156. 3
234. 3
425.2
247.7
464.5
245.8
236.9
374. 7
' The rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on the reports of 454 cities with a total popu-
lation of 10,912,323.
2 Includes reiwrt of District of Columbia.
'The rate for aggravated assault is based on the reports of .54 cities with a total population of 1,746,861.
<The rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on the rei)orls of 166 cities with a total popula-
tion of 3,509,066.
' The rate for aggravated assault is based on the reports of 12 cities with a total population of 495,513.
118
Data for Individual Cities With More Than 100,000 Inhabitants.
The number of offenses reported as having been committed during
the third quarter of 1937 is shown in table 64. The compilation has
been limited to the reports received from police departments in cities
with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Such data are included here
in order that interested individuals and organizations may have
readily available up-to-date information concerning the amount of
crime committed in their communities. PoUce administrators and
other interested individuals will probably find it desirable to com-
pare the crime rates of their cities with the average rates shown in
table 59 of this pubHcation. Similarly, they will doubtless desire to
make comparisons with the figures for their communities for prior
periods, in order to determine whether there has been an increase or
a decrease in the amount of crime committed.
With reference to the possibility of comparing the amount of crime
in one city with the amount of reported crime in other individual
communities, it is suggested that such comparisons be made with a
great deal of caution, because differences in the figures may be due to
a great variety of factors. The amount of crime committed in a
community is not chargeable to the police but is rather a charge
against the entire community. The following is a list of some of the
factors which might affect the amount of crime in a community:
The composition of the population with reference particularly to age,
sex, and race; the economic status and activities of the population;
climate; educational, recreational, and religious facilities; the nimiber
of police employees per unit of population; the standards governing-
appointments to the police force; the policies of the prosecuting
officials and the courts ; the attitude of the public toward law enforce-
ment problems. Comparisons between the crime rates of individual
cities should not be made without giving consideration to the above-
mentioned factors. It should be noted that it is more important to
determine whether the figures for a given community show increases
or decreases in the amount of crime committed than to ascertain
whether the figures are above or below those of some other community.
In examining a compilation of crime figures for individual communi-
ties it should be borne in mind that in view of the fact that the data
are compiled by different record departments operating under separate
and distinct administrative systems, it is entirely possible that there
may be variations in the practices employed in classifying com-
plaints of offenses. On the other hand, the crime reporting manual
has been distributed to all contributors of crime reports and the
figures received are included in this bulletin only if they apparently
have been compiled in accordance with the provisions of the manual,
and the individual department has so indicated.
119
Table 64. — Xutnber of offenses known to the police, July to September, inclusive,
1937, cities over 100,000 in population
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Auto
theft
City
$50 and
over
Under
$50
Akron, Ohio
2
1
35
20
27
2
68
9
98
198
36
100
4
24
11
4
27
23
1,195
166
387
83
50
39
47
17
326
5
9
12
19
8
5
27
14
12
35
9
9
74
74
30
31
81
13
27
272
123
41
11
85
11
55
56
289
66
722
550
331
331
76
131
101
22
137
74
2,967
640
596
555
400
83
331
148
942
34
137
135
58
63
113
202
80
247
119
215
182
441
526
282
213
273
251
362
1, 794
565
39
122
207
336
115
387
162
265
78
187
116
866
191
398
169
19
92
23
505
371
524
85
67
323
134
341
240
212
312
90
497
124
716
31
82
30
121
191
64
229
52
111
21
(')
20
810
244
101
158
35
35
129
20
245
57
17
15
21
17
12
78
24
27
8
27
30
67
220
113
(■)
(')
31
91
803
1.38
22
25
26
63
53
154
(')
93
36
51
60
(2)
9
59
67
11
9
16
181
186
181
28
24
93
39
51
16
121
25
(')
17
131
7
401
198
931
656
500
708
166
.522
134
69
270
300
3, 320
1,462
3,032
898
1, 243
738
280
473
4,744
297
171
298
67
346
121
537
454
599
171
485
374
1,110
1,047
610
204
511
168
534
2,547
919
62
240
224
279
1,152
842
285
902
272
226
192
358
850
515
111
67
52
460
392
1,114
187
137
844
457
2, 452
304
294
5.38
165
1, 735
99
771
44
109
39
9f>n
Albany, N. Y.
Atlanta, Ga . .
Baltimore, Md
648
167
Birmingham, Ala—
Boston, Mass
701
99
Bridgeiwrt, Conn
BuJTalo, N. Y
Cambridge, Mass.
7
53
2
34
29
438
120
73
39
93
38
10
6
272
2
13
9
12
4
181
103
Camden, N. J
22
Canton, Ohio
34
Chattanooga, Tenn
12
61
11
26
6
14
3
3
62
Chicago, lU
744
Cincinnati, Ohio..
305
Cleveland, Ohio
557
Columbus, Ohio
211
Dallas, Tex..
279
Dayton, Ohio
165
Denver, Colo
124
Des Moines, Iowa
132
Detroit, Mich..
16
1
863
Duluth, Minn ..
74
Elizabeth, N. J
36
El Paso, Tex..
1
1
4
1
3
1
9
4
1
27
Erie, Pa
49
E vans vi lie, Ind...
83
Fall River, Mass.
20
Flint, Mich
51
4
17
23
6
18
84
102
47
13
18
126
138
1
163
Fort Wayne, Ind
62
Fort Worth, Tex
60
Gary, Ind
56
Grand Rapids, Mich
75
Hartford, Conn
114
Houston, Tex
24
5
6
6
14
8
1
11
13
312
Indianapolis, Ind
286
Jacksonville, Fla
68
Kansas City, Kans.
23
Kansas City, Mo
Knoxville, Tenn....
141
30
Long Beach, Calif
163
Los Angeles, Calif
2,101
Louisville, Ky... . ...
315
Lowell, Mass
44
Lynn, Mass
1
12
8
1
1
15
10
8
80
45
12
31
39
30
3
11
24
273
24
89
-34
6
13
6
179
408
95
3
12
30
10
97
16
26
57
16
75
9
49
4
39
Memphis, Tenn
196
250
11
17
124
180
1
9
83
887
49
41
58
12
20
15
253
31
25
13
U
161
8
47
4
5
66
4
97
14
n
97
Miami, Fla.
75
Milwaukee, Wis..
224
Minneapolis, Minn. . .
321
Nashville, Tenn
205
Newark, N.J. .. ... .
384
New Bedford, Mass
25
New Haven, Conn
1
26
85
9
6
3
2
2
1
26
6
4
3
1
10
1
18
1
1
6
90
New Orleans, La..
93
New York, N. Y
1, 775
Norfolk, Va
129
Oakland, Calif.
229
Oklahoma City, Okla
55
Omaha, Nebr..
74
Paterson, N.J
46
Peoria, 111
87
Philadelphia, Pa
582
Pittsburgh, Pa
512
Portland, Oreg . .
262
Providence, R. I
69
Reading, Pa. . . .
31
Richmond, Va...
145
Rochester, N. Y
84
St. Louis, Mo. -. ....
377
St. Paul, Minn
117
Salt Lake City, Utah . .
139
San Antonio, Tex
155
San Diego, Calif- . .
142
San Francisco, Calif .
9
1,090
Scranton, Pa
79
Seattle, Wash
2
378
Somcrville, Mass
39
' Larcenies not separately reported.
2 Not reported.
Figure listed includes both major and minor larcenies.
120
Table 64. — Number of offenses known to the police, July to Septemher, inclusive,
1937, cities over 100,000 in population — Continued
City
South Bend, Ind...
Spokane, Wash
Springfield, Mass--
Syracuse, N. Y
Tacoma, Wash
Tampa, Fla
Toledo, Ohio
Trenton, N.J
Tulsa, Okla
Utica, N. Y
Washington, D. C.
Waterbury, Conn..
Wichita, Kans
Wilmington, Del-..
Worcester, Mass...
Yonkers, N. Y
Youngstown, Ohio.
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
1
3
1
20
Robbery
6
22
1
5
54
16
45
1
211
3
3
10
10
5
57
Aggra-
vated
assault
23
42
36
21
2
167
2
5
15
14
16
41
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
68
201
76
107
92
129
331
134
242
27
768
55
85
95
133
24
109
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
22
63
25
26
10
23
107
32
57
20
336
25
14
37
66
3
12
Under
$50
90
552
267
242
204
106
899
217
464
142
1,934
54
450
179
64
71
286
Auto
theft
45
103
69
105
62
21
211
28
49
59
677
59
31
61
135
52
144
Offenses Known to Sheriffs, State Police, and Other Rural Officers, 1937,
In table 65 are presented data concerning the amount of crime com-
mitted in the rural portions of the United States, The compilation
was prepared from reports received from 580 sheriffs, 5 State police
units, and 78 police agencies in villages (places with less than 2,500
inhabitants). The following comparative tabulation indicates the
percentage distribution of urban and rural crimes:
Offense
Total
Larceny
Burglary _,.
.A-uto theft-.
Percent
Urban
100.0
53.6
22.7
15.1
Rural
100.0
47.3
27.4
9.4
Offense
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Rape.-- -..
Murder
Manslaughter
Percent
Urban
3.8
3.4
.6
.4
.4
Rural
4.2
6.3
2.7
1.4
1.3
The above tabulation shows the percentage of each class of offense
to the total of all offenses and the data are presented separately for
urban and rural communities. Comparable with prior periods, of-
fenses against the person (homicide, rape, and aggravated assault) re-
flect a considerably higher percentage in rural communities than in
urban. This may be due to the fact that some rural reports may be
based on arrests rather than offenses. Inasmuch as offenses against
the person are more generally followed by arrest, any incompleteness
in reporting other types of offenses would naturally tend to increase
the percentage of reported crimes against the person.
121
Table 65. — Offenses known, January to September 1,937, inclusive, as reported bij
5S0 sheriffs, 5 State police organizations, and 78 village officers
Criminal homicide
Rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Murder,
iionneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Auto
theft
Offenses known
659
608
1,253
1,925
2,876
12, 590
21,717
4,319
Offenses Known in the Possessions of the United States.
In tabic 66 there are shown available data concerning the number
of offenses known to law-enforcement agencies in the possessions of
the United States. The tabulation includes reports from Honolulu
(city and county); the Canal Zone and Puerto Rico. The figures
are based on both urban and rural areas and the population figures
from the 1930 decennial census are indicated in the table.
With reference to the figures presented for the Canal Zone, it should
be noted that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been advised
that less than one-third of the persons arrested for offenses committed
in the Canal Zone are residents thereof. It appears, therefore, that
a large proportion of the crime committed in the Canal Zone is
attributable to transients and other nonresidents.
Table 66. — Number of offenses known in United States possessions, January to
September, inclusive, 1937
[Population figures from Federal Census, Apr. 1, 1930]
Hawaii: Honolulu, city and
county, population
202,923; number of offenses
known
Isthmus of Panama: Canal
Zone, population, 39,367;
number of offenses known-
Puerto Rico: Population,
1,543,913; number of
offenses known - -
Criminal homi-
cide
Bur-
Larceny—theft
Mur-
Aggra-
glary—
der,
non-
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
Rape
Rob-
bery
vated
as-
break-
ing or
negli-
sault
enter-
Over
Under
gent
man-
ing
$50
$50
slaugh-
gence
ter
9
7
10
10
24
736
104
1,285
1
3
2
3
9
61
10
171
195
95
56
33
1,459
648
80
2,732
Auto
theft
178
24
36
Data From Supplementary Offense Reports.
In tables 67-69 are presented the more detailed data compiled
from supplementary offense reports received from 162 police depart-
ments in cities with a combined population of 17,703,899. The
tables cover the third quarter of 1937.
24928° — 37-
122
Table 67 reveals that more than one-half of the rapes reported
were forcible in nature. The data for robbery disclose that 59 percent
(1,897) of such crimes were committed on city highways and that 26
percent (828) were robberies of various types of commercial estab-
lishments.
The cities represented in table 67 reported 14,986 burglaries,
approximately one-half of wliich were committed in residences. Of
the total burglaries reported, 76 percent (11,461) were committed at
night, and 24 percent during the day. However, the compilation
shows that 36 percent of the residence burglaries occurred during the
daytime.
The larcenies reported numbered 34,748. There were 4,114
(11.8 percent) in which the value of the property stolen was $50 or
more; 22,055 (63.5 percent) involving property valued at $5 to $50;
and 8,579 (24.7 percent) in which the value of the property stolen
was less than $5 per offense. With reference to the type of theft
committed, the compilation shows that there were 594 cases of pocket-
picking (1.7 percent) and 746 offenses of purse-snatching (2.1 percent).
Table 67. — Number of known offenses with divisions as to the nature of the criminal
act, time and place of commission, and value of property stolen, July to September,
inclusive, 1937; 162 cities over 25,000 in population
[Total population, 17,703,899, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Classification
Number
of actual
offenses
Classification
Number
of actual
offenses
Rape:
Forcible
Statutory
203
169
Larceny— theft (except auto theft) (group-
ed according to value of article stolen) :
Over $50
$5 to $50
4,114
22, 055
Total .
372
Under $5
Total. ..
8,579
Robbery:
1,897
507
265
54
201
2
243
34, 748
Highway...
Larceny— theft (grouped as to type of
offense) :
Pocket-picking
Commercial house..
Oil station
Chain store .
594
Residence. . . ..
Purse-snatching.
746
Bank
\\\ other
33, 408
\Tiscellaneous
Total -
34, 748
Total
3,169
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Residence (dwelling):
Committed during night. .
4.800
2,737
6,661
788
Committed during day
All other (store, office, etc.):
Committed during night .
Committed during day
Total
14, 986
The police departments of 162 cities reported thefts of 8,087 auto-
mobiles during the third quarter of 1937. As indicated in table 68,
7,526 (93.1 percent) of the automobiles were recovered.
Table 68. — Recoveries of stolen automobiles, July to September, inclusive, 1937;
162 cities over 25,000 in population
[Total population, 17,703,899, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Number of automobiles stolen 8, 087
Number of automobiles recovered 7, 526
Percentage recovered 93. 1
123
The value of property stolen in connection with offenses of robbery,
burglary, larceny, and auto theft is shown in table 69 as amounting
to $5,154,049.20. Recoveries totaled $3,143,889.11, which is 61 per-
cent of the amount stolen. More than one-half of the value of stolen
property consisted of automobiles. Exclusive of automobiles, the
value of stolen property was $2,283,323.79 and the value of recovered
property was $501, 298^36 (22 percent).
The data in table 69 are also shown in figure 14,
Table 69. — Value of propertij stolen and value of property recovered with divisions
as to type of property involved, July to September, inclusive, 1937; 162 cities over
25,000 in population
[Total population, 17,703,899, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau oi'the Census]
Type of property
Value of
property
stolen
Value of
property
recovered
Percent
recovered
Currency, notes, etc
Jewelry and precious metals
Furs... -
Clothing...
Locally stolen automobiles..
Miscellaneous
Total
$675, 126. 87
536. 024. 62
44, 770. 25
236, 204. 46
2. 870, 725. 41
791, 197. 59
$104, 277. 14
103, 192. 68
3, 827. 70
45, 747. 39
2, 642, 590. 75
244, 253. 45
15.4
19.3
8.5
19.4
92.1
30.9
5, 154, 049. 20
3.143,889.11
61.0
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Offenses Knoun to the Police, 1930-35, Cities 25,000 to 100,000 in Popu-
lation.
Crime data for 1936 for individual cities with from 25,000 to
100,000 inhabitants were inchided in vohime VII, No. 4, of this
pubUcation. However, such data for 1030-35 have not heretofore
been pubUshed. In order that figures for all years may be readily
available to interested individuals and agencies, figures for those cities
for 1930-35 are presented in table 70. Similar figures for cities with
population in excess of 100,000 have been included in previous issues
of this bulletin.
The information presented in table 70 should be considered as subject
to the comment which precedes table 64.
Some of the reports received from local poUce agencies are not
represented in the follo%ving tabulation because they were either ob-
viously or apparently incomplete or othermse deficient. In all in-
stances in which figures for certain years are not listed reference is
made to a footnote indicating that the data were not reported. This
footnote refers to cases in wliich reports on file were not published due
to some apparent deficiency, as well as to cases in which reports were
not received.
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35
[Cities 25,000 to 100,000 in population]
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Abilene, Tex.:
1930
16
10
21
20
15
6
10
11
7
12
3
2
13
10
14
13
,18
15
14
13
11
G
11
12
7
8
10
11
11
14
21
8
2
186
148
223
184
185
126
150
118
108
88
66
52
(})
87
136
139
157
125
116
117
179
108
201
181
14
25
16
48
287
221
217
215
303
10
16
6
4
14
21
11
20
3
10
12
(')
36
32
31
38
27
18
4
11
8
4
8
3
5
11
6
82
65
70
91
68
349
458
494
505
358
253
352
285
344
306
222
250
404
275
343
336
373
420
137
181
234
210
192
192
14
36
29
26
152
240
183
376
344
104
1931
5
2
7
7
5
1
5
81
1932
65
1933 .
46
1934
35
1935..--
32
Alameda, Calif.:
1930
90
1931
61
1932
17
1933 . .
7
5
2
7
4
5
36
1934
1
20
1935
34
Albuquerque, N. Mex.:
1930
1
6
152
1931
108
1932
73
1933
1
3
2
5
1
/7
1934
2
1
104
1935
93
.\lhambra, Calif.:
1930
31
1931
8
1932
35
1933.-
1
1
76
1934 . .
56
1935
41
Aliquippa, Pa.:
1930-31
2
2
1
4
21
14
23
26
7
9
6
5
W
1932
10
1933
12
1934..-.
2
11
37
13
19
23
31
19
1935
15
Allentown, Pa.:
1930
(')
1931
160
1932
311
1933 .--
216
1934
257
1935
2
176
See footnotes at end of table.
126
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-85 — Continued
Alton, 111.:
1930---.
1931-.
1932-..
1933-.
1934
1935
Altoona, Pa.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Amarillo, Tex.:
1930
1931
1932-.
1933
1934
1935
Amsterdam, N. Y.:
1930-31.
1932..
1933
1934-.-.
1935.-.
Anderson, Ind.:
1930-32
1933.
1934.
1935
Ann Arbor, Mich.:
1930
1931
1932..
1933.
1934.
1935
Appleton, Wis.:
1930
1931
1932
1933-
1934-35...
Arlington, Mass.:
1930--.
1931
1932
1933.
1934...
1935
Asheville, N. C:
1930-32..
1933... ,
1934..
1936...
Atlantic City, N. J.
1930...
1931.
1932.
1933.
1934...
1935-.-.
Auburn, N. Y.:
1930.....
1931.
1932
1933...
1934...
1935
.\ugusta, Qa.:
1930
1931....
1932
1933-35
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(0
(2)
Robbery
(0
6
7
7
5
13
5
6
2
12
(')
18
16
14
(2)
84
110
47
74
49
7
5
4
24
8
{')
44
53
30
26
9
(=)
10
15
7
3
(0
(2)
12
32
10
1
1
2
5
2
(0
1
13
4
2
8
1
(')
36
39
39
54
98
73
47
59
68
3
3
1
(*)
58
27
45
Aggra-
vated
assault
(0
54
23
63
65
104
9
5
11
4
7
Q)
12
13
28
49
57
(2)
(0
(0
18
(^)
(')
(2)
(2)
590
460
237
107
164
141
117
130
105
30
46
6
1
2
1
69
79
73
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
(2)
(2)
79
106
123
129
94
67
146
108
146
138
(2)
62
261
162
151
97
(2)
113
75
66
34
(2)
(2)
(2)
124
98
57
15
30
48
35
14
25
23
40
19
74
57
131
126
79
109
(2)
(0
395
350
195
575
498
427
460
681
654
38
78
87
42
33
35
103
147
196
Over $50
(')
(2)
(2)
27
15
24
22
24
16
15
15
8
(2)
25
23
21
14
18
(2)
63
34
1.4
6
(')
(2)
42
29
22
29
38
28
36
6
10
(2)
14
(2)
64
29
687
514
616
551
343
(')
(2)
22
5
5
1
5
23
15
11
Under $50
(^)
149
180
182
187
161
{')
116
160
129
139
100
(2)
117
69
54
122
84
(2)
141
98
150
108
0)
(2)
(2)
105
90
46
19
38
44
76
62
28
17
23
17
198
106
198
228
85
123
600
684
673
1,439
1,124
1,084
1,246
1,206
1,117
96
138
220
177
161
108
202
207
216
0)
Auto
theft
{')
110
129
95
74
116
(')
63
114
63
137
103
(')
51
65
45
61
67
(')
62
34
59
20
(2)
(2)
(')
106
)
138
26
8
11
8
4
3
16
4
8
19
35
45
29
33
21
18
(0
(2)
208
177
156
447
459
269
296
271
231
59
39
24
17
22
21
170
162
93
See footnotes at end of table.
127
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35— Continncd
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Auto
Over $50
Under .$50
theft
Aiu-ora, 111.:
1930
1
2
47
30
36
35
35
37
23
31
19
17
13
12
27
14
1
5
1
3
17
17
8
5
6
12
8
27
28
20
20
16
49
66
40
28
32
20
15
11
8
10
6
7
40
31
37
11
12
15
26
88
75
76
89
74
17
20
14
7
9
4
4
2
3
6
3
1
3
32
25
3
3
13
2
11
15
(2)
6
8
1
4
103
105
102
82
101
102
445
577
1,39
175
104
138
190
176
62
81
66
106
73
53
48
32
30
20
113
172
252
218
220
107
67
231
180
158
201
123
78
155
165
210
147
68
262
236
226
213
187
198
8
35
62
45
61
51
0)
83
178
180
122
118
114
115
38
27
23
30
25
41
234
116
(')
(')
22
59
15
18
(2)
18
14
14
17
4
7
2
1
3
4
46
29
16
29
27
(2)
39
38
38
31
22
(2)
82
14
11
17
13
(')
98
72
27
33
24
(')
41
33
52
41
34
0)
13
(')
19
7
16
29
140
205
190
217
132
123
1,971
1,900
505
402
258
388
448
566
2.53
276
352
328
20
22
20
13
16
21
247
227
288
274
287
257
412
511
465
435
513
597
646
792
632
457
652
599
594
339
241
174
65
65
70
79
58
49
12
186
236
160
218
275
237
161
1931
157
1932
121
1933
80
1934
73
1935....
1
1
5
64
Au.<;tin, Tex.:
1930-33
(2)
1934
266
1935 -
199
Bakersfleld, Calif.:
1930
129
1931
147
1932...
97
1933
1
2
3
0)
129
1934 -
128
1935
211
Bangor, Maine:
1930-31
(*)
1932
72
1933.. ....
1
90
1934
78
1935
119
Barberton, Ohio:
1930 .
2
26
1931
1
16
1932
2
1
1
2
4
6
5
1
2
5
20
1933
26
1934 .
1
1
7
7
23
22
21
29
20
12
4
U
15
6
2
2
3
3
4
18
1935
10
Baton Rouge, La.:
1930 .
50
1931
72
1932
79
1933 .
65
1934
44
1935
40
Battle Creek, Mich.:
1930
358
1931
389
1932 .
1
2
261
1933
160
1934
156
1935
5
111
Bay City, Mich.:
1930
113
1931
134
1932
2
147
1933
129
1934
120
1935
113
Beaumont, Tex.:
1930 --
7
3
8
6
6
7
59
65
73
81
117
89
7
10
15
15
23
22
1
18
232
1931
200
1932
121
1933
97
1^
1935
132
110
Bethlehem, Pa.:
1930
65
1931
2
112
1932
120
1933
3
2
59
1934
97
1935
81
Belleville, 111.:
1930-34
(2)
(2)
1935
29
Bellingham, Wash.:
1930 -.
90
1931
1
111
1932
89
1933
1
55
1934
61
1935
i
13
30
See footnotes at end of table.
128
Table 70.— Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over .$50
Under $50
theft
Berkeley, Calif.:
• 1930
39
50
30
48
15
3
64
69
63
54
25
1
2
2
2
3
4
13
15
13
14
10
6
16
9
(0
114
C2
55
61
59
2
3
3
11
4
11
14
14
9
1
314
359
326
265
205
247
85
105
76
95
55
35
11
17
24
15
39
159
165
183
254
130
136
168
165
(2)
189
112
173
120
171
5
11
3
15
17
35
(?)
168
107
187
198
217
246
222
286
45
47
81
51
67
71
26
20
46
47
(^)
23
48
37
41
i})
0)
46
33
21
21
23
(')
34
49
13
5
12
24
24
8
13
6
9
(')
42
52
26
33
33
26
16
110
33
29
62
46
6
5
5'
20
3
121
49
(')
122
51
(')
46
41
10
8
12
3
1
{')
12
4
6
3
6
18
7
9
(0
650
718
827
862
814
787
74
74
55
147
99
128
96
91
84
76
75
437
512
568
575
629
266
(2)
201
166
(2)
137
66
178
203
291
'S
23
64
56
47
in
546
401
336
133
55
173
133
111
99
109
76
100
138
(^)
98
134
86
90
(2)
48
83
131
95
i})
115
1931
149
1932 -
2
1
1
149
1933
1934
1935
88
69
62
Berwyn, 111.:
1930
1931
1932
2
2
2
(2)
86
91
1933
1934
4"
1
30
1
1
1
1
7
7
4
7
4
3
1
43
62
1935 .
Beverly, Mass.:
1930
2
25
6
1931
38
1932
19
1933
1
7
1934
14
1935
10
Binghamton, N. Y.:
1930
2
2
1
151
1931
193
1932
• 202
1933
202
1934
3
155
1935 - ...
169
Bloomfield, N. J.:
1930-33 ....
1
1
1
(2)
1934
72
1935
38
Bloomington, 111.:
1930
35
9
8
41
11
(?)
1931
202
1932
260
1933
1
1
175
1934 . .
201
1935
198
Bristol, Conn.:
1930
1
5
1931
1
1932
2
1933
1
2
1934
1
1
2
1935
6
Brockton, Mass.:
1930-33 ..
i})
(2)
20
16
3
18
8
11
17
5
4
1
(2)
4
8
C)
1934
130
1935
97
Brookline, Mass.:
1930
259
1931
17
3
5
1
236
1932
315
1933 - .
247
1934
1935
165
167
Brownsville, Tex.:
1930 -- ... ...
30
1931
4
2
2
1
2
14
18
3
2
4
1932
8
1933 -
2
3
1
4
2
9
10
5
6
3
4
3
6
1934
12
1935
2
Burlington, Iowa:
1930
48
1931 -- -
51
1932
57
1933
1934
2
47
44
1935.
30
Burlington, Vt.:
1930
(')
(2)
3
(2)
1931 .-- .- .. .-
76
1932
37
1933
36
1934
2
35
1935
«
(?)
(?)
See footnotes at end of table.
129
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35— Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligont
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Auto
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
1930
1
24
33
24
30
19
15
4
1
5
1
52
23
16
33
49
40
22
78
85
93
123
137
118
20
43
66
37
48
(2)
(2)
32
(2)
35
5
7
6
4
3
2
182
59
93
75
80
5
3
2
16
7
5
43
64
63
46
56
41
(2)
5
0)
125
178
177
167
117
55
43
45
39
32
211
155
185
157
234
152
(2)
155
507
381
481
575
687
680
(2)
273
320
322
416
444
141
■ i')
222
218
28
26
41
27
51
65
(2)
222
112
100
93
111
10
14
15
33
20
CO
175
133
164
149
192
236
15
9
11
26
CO
39
4
6
3
5
(')
(0
325
195
245
202
{')
12!)
C4
94
122
89
120
(2)
50
69
65
48
34
0)
57
0)
22
(')
40
(')
6
4
3
4
14
2
3
(0
214
240
301
414
277
113
104
97
79
109
1,056
1,563
1,201
1,118
1,397
1,457
556
265
348
294
330
368
438
275
226
173
378
327
155
(')
225
C-)
156
62
28
46
46
35
62
Q)
36
38
43
46
30
14
15
49
58
.■53
130
233
350
321
432
434
340
(»)
1931
157
1932
120
1933
130
1934
1
3
2
1
5
17
1
1
74
1935
125
Central Falls, R. I.:
1930 -
(2)
1931
40
1932
26
1933
1
19
1934
16
1935 ...
3
107
13P
g8
79
76
61
154
190
114
215
257
242
248
30
16
19
26
(2)
(2)
(')
35
53
5
11
9
13
30
Charleston, S. C:
1930
1931- .-
13
7
6
5
11
8
8
27
29
24
41
65
29
1
4
1
3
1
5
0)
5
11
65
61
1932
44
1933
41
1934
71
1935
40
Charleston, W. Va.:
1930-34 . ..
Q)
303
Charlotte, N. C:
1930
571
1931.
359
421
1933
383
1934
375
1935
Chelsea, Mass.:
1930
365
0)
1931
280
1932.
268
1933 -
323
1934
209
1935
217
Chester, Pa.:
1930
(2)
1931
102
1932
(2)
1933
156
1934
«
1935
167
Chicopee, Mass.:
1930
8
1931
30
1932
12
1933 -
6
1934
25
1935
Cicero, 111.:
1930
1931 . . .
1
2
1
45
5
5
2
3
38
287
1932
158
1933
7
4
111
1934 . .".
1
8
(')
4
6
1
7
29
0)
29
23
23
18
2()
7C
1935
49
Clarksburg, W. Va.:
1930
3
7
124
1931 .-
1
109
1932
63
1933..
1
15
1934
4
1935
3
6
3
47
Cleveland Heights, Ohio:
1930
62
1931
49
1932
1
1
1
48
1933
41
1934
46
1935
i
55
See footnotes at end of table.
24928"— 37 4
130
Table 70. — Number oj offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Clifton, N. J.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Clinton, Iowa:
1930-33
1934
1935_
Colorado Springs, Colo.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Columbia, S. C:
1930
1931
1932
1933-34
1935
Columbus, Ga.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Corpus Christi, Tex.:
1930-31
1932
1933-34
1935
Council Blufls, Iowa:
1930-33
1934
1935
Covington, Ky.:
1930-31
1932
1933
1934
1935
Cranston, R. I.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Cumberland, Md.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Danville, 111.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Davenport, Iowa:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934_
1935
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
m
(2)
(0
(0
10
8
14
5
7
10
m
13
13
4
3
3
1
Robbery
(2)
74
108
76
40
10
(0
18
27
11
18
15
12
7
8
(2)
(2)
14
21
22
39
30
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
14
28
15
129
217
199
231
10
5
160
89
58
64
54
45
37
32
30
18
22
14
Aggra-
vated
assault
(2)
15
1
3
4
4
(2)
14
8
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
0)
141
146
)
148
23
43
33
35
85
19
20
(2)
72
112
1.37
110
12
4
3
3
5
5
1
2
3
19
18
18
1
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
(2)
100
146
98
77
54
(2)
40
89
74
59
52
76
89
102
(2)
(2)
2
(')
1
1
(2)
33
62
18
163
165
389
200
231
224
132
104
60
162
167
300
279
63
74
57
63
55
62
40
69
40
37
38
47
299
153
226
197
189
137
108
147
225
307
269
283
Larceny— theft
Over $50
(2)
63
90
68
40
20
(2)
52
99
(')
44
33
26
19
22
(2)
(•)
(0
(■')
(2)
(■)
0)
0)
(I)
0)
63
34
61
24
11
18
64
25
17
26
71
65
93
42
38
47
28
55
21
44
36
34
(')
(')
18
18
33
12
23
Under $50
m
96
162
100
105
101
(2)
125
491
590
734
692
628
540
(2)
(2)
478
659
')
573
285
391
437
420
459
(2)
(')
3
(2)
2
{')
3
2
(2)
361
233
364
270
283
355
521
426
86
79
154
217
211
236
91
137
117
125
169
276
332
344
293
277
389
3.50
355
510
417
547
652
692
See footnotes at end of table.
131
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive
19S0-S5— Continued
Dearborn, Mich.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Decatur, 111.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Dubuque, Iowa:
1930
1931..
1932
1933
1934
1935....
East Chicapo, Ind.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
East Cleveland, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934....
1935
Easton, Pa.:
1930-31.
1932
1933
1934
1935
East Orange, N. J.:
1930
1931.. .
1932-33
1934
1935
East Providence, R. I.
19.30.
1931.
1932...
1933-
1934
1935
Eau Claire, Wis.:
1930
1931..
1932
1933 .
1934..
1935
Elgin, 111.:
1930
1931
1932.
19.33 .
1934.
1935
Elmira, N. Y.:
1930
1931
19.32
1933..
1934
1935..
Murder,
noiiiu'K-
lik'ciit
nian-
slaughtpr
12
9
2
2
7
9
(2)
See footnotes at end of table.
Robbery
40
25
26
23
19
25
102
102
85
138
91
67
11
8
7
8
2
4
23
37
47
55
30
26
31
52
34
29
42
42
0)
11
5
5
1
(2)
(2)
20
4
3
4
3
5
3
12
4
3
10
14
13
15
23
14
18
2
2
3
1
1
5
Aggra-
vated
assault
10
9
13
8
9
6
23
23
21
21
16
19
57
56
6
1
7
5
2
1
(2)
0)
4
3
16
8
13
3
20
24
20
9
10
1
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
197
154
HX)
271
164
1.38
392
.345
360
304
24S
231
49
56
41
85
51
62
Larceny— theft
Over .$50
0)
113
108
101
63
80
1S3
101
242
235
245
P)
24
22
22
29
3
m
2
308
288
87
67
98
120
118
46
27
45
9
23
21
73
94
56
74
54
64
19
44
50
55
72
71
(0
37
31
31
35
19
(')
(')
2;}
97
74
80
41
16
27
22
19
15
(')
(')
24
1!)
(')
20
6
12
7
10
15
14
30
17
0)
1
134
43
21
13
29
9
10
(')
17
9
12
5
5
(')
50
39
67
35
36
Under $.50
233
289
533
533
373
365
372
258
348
398
327
287
273
168
224
1.59
281
263
(2)
346
454
461
159
134
177
237
267
362
316
296
m
20
63
97
78
m
(2)
0)
204
)
127
132
1,53
163
216
193
11
31
27
21
36
27
239
191
273
W
144
298
288
302
229
Auto
theft
(')
1.59
120
78
163
215
419
446
173
259
215
120
73
54
52
37
40
29
167
125
123
119
70
52
47
47
42
38
40
46
0)
37
25
21
16
(')
1
m
89
110
3
20
16
19
14
92
125
98
71
73
51
m
31
37
46
61
81
46
62
67
55
132
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
i550-55— Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over $50
Under .$50
theft
Elyrla, Ohio:
1930-
21
13
13
7
13
2
25
14
15
7
3
C)
57
43
47
40
29
27
48
46
44
26
30
27
24
16
5
18
61
73
3
7
4
6
3
6
1
3
7
1
38
69
62
65
54
59
152
75
161
153
101
202
202
154
192
164
(^)
282
260
310
85
101
246
157
166
109
241
280
220
67
112
156
89
69
121
16
19
21
37
37
35
81
61
120
120
75
72
496
542
528
436
488
433
90
60
(^)
40
(0
87
95
(■)
6
7
3
4
2
20
65
16
7
13
202
80
75
88
88
35
51
54
24
(■)
66
36
32
21
20
(^)
68
83
(')
(■)
17
8
8
7
12
8
12
9
8
6
6
30
6
165
180
190
184
164
155
(')
386
402
341
335
456
(^)
397
303
276
443
311
(')
106
273
354
216
370
331
529
506
619
525
196
190
388
131
93
210
195
270
186
15
31
35
61
88
116
110
75
96
132
150
892
1,189
1,152
1,103
936
949
156
127
51
(?)
155
86
90
1931
1932
1
2
2
64
21
1933.-
31
1934
28
1935
30
Enid, Okla.:
1930
(')
92
1931.-
1932
50
1933
54
1934.-
58
1935
1
43
39
41
30
23
(2)
3
13
3
6
42
Evanston, 111.:
1930-.-
(2)
3
4
(2)
1931
194
1932.-
127
1933 . -
70
1934
2
3
2
38
1935
35
Everett, Mass.:
1930-31
(2)
1932
219
1933 ,
181
1934
1
1
110
1935 . _
94
Everett, Wash.:
1930...
421
1931 . . .
1
299
1932
1
128
1933
1
1
109
1934 - . - -
131
1935
116
Fargo, N. Dak.:
1930-32
(2)
2
(2)
1
4
2
(2)
1933.-..
87
1934
131
1935
1
84
Fitchburg, Mass.:
1930
29
1931
38
1932
1
2
3
3
1
55
19.33
61
1934
1
3
2
3
1
9
10
5
6
33
25
46
41
25
19
61
55
55
52
68
98
19
11
18
47
5
54
1935
29
Fond du Lac, Wis.:
1930
36
1931
1
2
52
1932
11
19.33
1
5
33
1934
40
1935 -
3
15
5
14
14
2
5
30
27
15
19
20
25
49
26
{')
11
(2)
2
5
20
Fort Smith, Ark.:
1930
2
7
5
6
6
7
8
5
2
6
8
1
6
3
(0
88
1931
99
1932
106
1933
107
1934 -
134
1935 -
75
184
147
125
101
89
111
48
85
(2)
4
7
5
117
Fresno, Calif.:
1930
513
1931
1932
516
555
1933
1934
1935
Gadsden, Ala.:
1930-33
1934
1935
Oalesburg, 111.:
1930-31
381
407
521
158
121
(?)
1932
149
1933
(2)
C)
1934.-
73
1935
69
See footnotes at end of table.
133
Table 70. — Nu7nher oj offenses known to the police, Januai 1/ to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Murder,
nonncg-
liRent
man-
slaughter
Bobbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Auto
theft
Over .$50
Under $50
Qurfleld, N. J.:
1930
7
20
20
18
18
15
15
38
63
55
49
31
16
20
29
15
10
8
60
69
20
28
26
23
39
51
(2)
10
4
19
19
10
8
5
4
22
12
8
13
70
62
24
30
32
38
63
38
82
38
34
62
61
69
124
99
124
30
9
50
46
45
37
W
18
19
15
13
9
1
4
2
5
5
1
1
4
2
1
C)
75
106
74
88
102
208
246
271
333
353
272
C)
141
185
175
108
56
95
90
117
151
116
85
61
38
C')
137
96
83
78
49
63
72
129
88
62
56
51
174
155
83
87
69
77
253
275
307
19(1
227
123
141
202
211
2-}(i
228
{')
(»)
155
204
309
270
Q)
23
10
11
19
10
63
77
74
80
46
32
17
18
18
15
7
(')
0)
(')
(')
(')
(')
98
1
0)
13
15
28
9
17
12
20
27
C')
45
25
19
10
(')
37
4
5
12
24
67
10
37
36
34
(')
152
100
96
92
83
(')
w
2a3
81
107
72
W
104
104
172
179
136
401
612
1, lOH
1,120
920
769
{')
240
324
301
243
358
292
220
178
135
126
278
308
(2)
414
436
117
37
84
102
88
122
(2)
184
197
169
218
270
271
252
341
290
335
197
379
258
(2)
275
371
504
498
627
644
500
515
729
482
4fi5
561
485
29
1931
32
1932.
3
48
1933
41
1934
27
1935
20
(Hendale, Calif.:
1930
183
1931
2
191
1932..
183
1933. - .
1
197
1934
187
1935
1
235
Green Bay, Wis.:
1930
171
1931
1932....
1
1
130
1933
103
1934 -
89
1935
112
Greensboro, N. C:
1930
20
11
15
10
13
8
2
6
12
5
6
5
1
1
1
(?)
124
44
52
35
20
1
2
4
11
86
134
24
51
47
29
{')
5
1
9
348
1931
278
1932
229
1933
218
1934
177
1935
159
Greenville, S. C:
238
1931
239
1932-33
(2)
1934
100
1935
104
Hackensack, N. J.:
1930
66
1931
72
1932
50
1933 ..
79
1934
46
1935..--
55
1930-31
in
1
1
4
4
6
6
2
2
5
10
(0
1932
130
1933
78
1934..
77
1935.-.-
61
Hamilton, Ohio:
1930- .
13
14
16
11
9
4
37
2.i
20
(■')
IS
11
6
11
8
3
17
17
37
47
98
52
30
34
351
1931
356
19.32
145
1933
155
1934..
140
1935..
72
Haminond, Ind.:
1930
267
1931
4
2
284
1932
208
1933
(2)
1934
186
1935
103
Hamtramck, Mich.:
1930
1931...
1
8
5
2
5
2
3
2
9
1
4
0
254
190
19.32
149
19.33
157
1934
199
19.35
237
flarrisburg, Pa.:
1930
336
1931
320
1932
1933
254
221
1934
1935 -...
158
141
See footnotes at end of table.
134
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Haverhill, Mass.:
1930
1
5
4
1
7
178
173
71
150
99
99
206
272
334
306
462
412
226
124
109
98
125
{')
170
170
470
424
480
599
92
37
94
180
337
164
160
231
124
65
56
(2)
81
87
111
100
82
232
274
216
203
285
251
203
209
188
141
164
247
55
81
107
78
60
(0
9
34
9
36
21
(0
73
62
54
57
64
(')
68
24
33
22
21
41
160
170
133
348
24
9
18
9
1
28
7
2
1
6
18
11
2
9
5
8
(')
65
29
41
36
63
73
56
31
23
26
13
8
24
19
9
17
315
356
133
200
140
165
335
292
701
515
307
313
410
168
107
117
148
41
33
1,063
948
923
1,020
100
47
127
276
314
222
243
338
271
233
377
148
115
106
123
182
186
143
136
168
142
182
760
786
763
751
787
740
56
174
149
100
59
133
1931
1
188
1932
163
1933
1
6
6
2
74
73
79
74
40
64
16
7
5
14
13
30
20
{')
124
126
106
68
15
8
14
23
27
5
39
16
10
7
14
14
11
9
7
6
26
45
36
36
26
13
55
36
44
20
21
20
7
5
8
8
4
136
1934 .
1
10
11
37
4
5
12
10
103
127
114
165
194
46
6
28
90
111
104
13
8
3
1
1
1
(2)
144
1935
103
Highland Park, Mich.:
1930
254
1931
1
3
3
1
147
1932___
128
1933 .
159
1934
128
1935
162
High Point, N. C:
1930
8
5
3
6
5
{')
3
1
13
11
16
11
1
1
168
1931
(2)
166
1932
1933
76
1934
65
1935
61
Hoboken, N. J.:
1930-33
(2)
1934__..
58
1935 .
94
Huntington, W. Va.:
1930-31 ._
(2)
1932
877
1933
490
1934...
392
1935 _
290
Huntington Park, Calif.:
1930
80
1931
1932
126
110
1933
120
1934
116
1935
1
81
Hutchinson, Kans.:
1930.
(2)
1931 -
84
1932
1
106
1933- -.
86
1934. .
3
2
1
2
3
3
6
3
1
4
2
3
1
8
1
30
28
20
22
15
12
7
12
2
4
1
24
1935
36
1930
1931
64
1932.
49
1933
1
49
1934
27
1935...
43
Irvington, N. J.:
1930 .
115
1931
1932
2
91
106
1933 . - .
1
92
1934
114
1935
102
Jackson, Mich.:
1930 - . .
4
3
1
199
180
1932
97
1933
56
1934
2
2
(2)
2
136
1935 ....
121
Jamestown, N. Y.:
1930 ... -
(2)
1931
1932
13
57
1933
1
1
36
1934
23
1935
26
See footnotes at end of table.
135
Table 70. — Number of offenses knotvii to the police, January to December, inclusive
;.950-S.5— Continued
Johnstown, Pa.:
19.J0
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Joliet, III.:
1930
1931
1932..
1933
1934
1935
Joplin, Mo.:
1930
1931
1932
1933..
1934
1935...
Kalamazoo, Mich.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935...
Kearny, N. J.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Keno.sha, Wis.:
1930
1931
1932....
1933
1934
1935...
Kokomo, Ind.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Lackawanna, N. Y.;
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
La Crosse, Wis.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
La Fayette, Ind.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Lakewood, Ohio :
1930
1931
1932
1933..
1934
1935
Murder,
nonnpR-
liRpnt
man-
slaughtpr
0)
0)
(')
2
1
1
2
4
3
12
10
3
3
Robbery
4
17
20
5
4
5
V-)
0)
72
66
63
49
37
146
67
99
93
75
29
14
30
37
26
27
15
16
5
8
10
5
29
7
14
6
4
5
17
44
13
19
20
19
22
15
7
5
m
13
7
6
3
6
67
45
30
28
11
12
28
29
54
34
36
35
.Vggra-
vate<i
assault
10
10
5
4
8
(')
0)
18
29
27
21
14
3
4
4
4
9
2
2
12
8
2
15
6
3
2
1
2
4
6
2
10
3
2
4
Bur-
glary-
break inp
or enter-
ing
42
33
32
28
48
32
W
12
49
84
69
60
59
81
(■')
(')
100
131
107
141
72
278
277
394
293
301
183
290
240
299
174
164
110
91
117
87
89
81
107
99
63
64
42
49
186
226
81
125
158
155
40
44
43
58
38
32
(^)
96
69
92
56
60
66
130
121
129
123
70
168
157
266
192
173
345
Larceny— theft
Auto
theft
Over $50
Under $50
{■')
0)
W
63
139
130
28
155
102
26
138
87
21
127
161
15
189
241
(0
(')
(')
25
90
360
16
130
204
20
175
193
26
209
130
13
120
105
(')
622
247
68
481
409
(2)
(2)
0)
70
561
329
109
604
291
171
528
245
(')
518
311
45
696
(2)
37
895
237
23
861
140
32
972
194
46
985
173
44
92
29
25
79
23
14
39
17
17
49
16
12
34
32
9
40
23
(1)
151
32
29
90
35
17
88
51
8
242
25
7
205
19
8
173
43
50
370
117
80
487
142
22
297
68
12
430
62
22
447
72
24
339
59
(')
164
33
30
105
23
23
166
21
13
100
15
8
146
23
8
97
6
(2)
(')
(2)
21
242
78
6
159
72
13
193
55
13
184
59
11
193
76
25
163
169
48
262
104
23
304
60
5
249
71
3
179
48
2
115
42
(')
91
105
13
88
71
24
123
62
15
67
38
25
64
38
21
115
46
See footnotes at end of table.
136
Table 70. — Nuviher of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35— Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
\uto
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Lancaster, Pa.:
1930
1931
1932 -
5
8
IS
22
9
14
8
7
55
19
20
20
27
22
22
29
3
61
51
94
94
76
70
35
38
21
29
20
14
34
59
41
35
23
22
170
119
116
41
15
29
30
35
16
9
9
5
24
42
30
17
33
22
16
37
32
18
11
18
17
16
15
41
42
14
24
32
23
6
13
7
15
8
15
4
107
145
110
127
121
89
186
151
131
159
123
108
194
158
45
257
282
371
437
353
393
166
219
232
239
144
191
184
184
230
224
195
188
524
474
638
175
207
152
171
161
161
108
129
110
(■')
100
135
105
154
177
210
179
161
241
117
169
109
90
41
77
65
53
44
53
36
66
47
63
69
110
63
95
67
16
0)
64
58
84
81
69
(')
23
25
38
19
27
(')
72
56
77
91
63
(2)
(')
0)
(')
(')
31
22
29
29
29
34
42
47
30
39
23
10
37
30
16
43
55
40
34
21
51
290
375
352
353
364
334
142
113
258
300
403
346
(2)
183
164
174
(2)
749
665
883
1,115
1,161
1,317
204
296
390
477
290
369
572
517
321
479
802
549
{')
1,221
976
1,159
380
239
265
247
273
337
(2)
46
47
50
(')
700
470
446
403
518
652
659
736
304
237
263
284
356
185
184
156
1933
1
2
82
1934
1935 -- -
114
68
Lansing, Mich.:
1930 - -
318
1931 - -
167
1932
1
1
118
1933
150
1934 .
196
1935
1
140
Lawrence, Mass.:
1930-33
(2)
286
1934
1935
166
Lewiston, Maine:
1930
50
1931-.35
20
15
15
23
15
15
1
3
(0
63
101
139
210
175
224
3
8
4
4
4
6
9
23
16
12
18
10
(2)
119
124
20
21
22
26
21
12
5
1
2
(2)
48
115
80
49
26
63
77
66
71
3
5
4
5
5
5
375
Lexington, Ky.:
1930
1931
517
1932
367
1933
223
1934
273
1935 . .
167
Lima, Ohio:
1930 --
204
1931 -.- .-.-.. ...
216
1932
231
1933
3
118
1934
122
1935 -.
1
3
111
Lincoln, Nebr.:
1930 -
266
1931
420
1932
3
1
2
2
16
29
13
6
5
5
1
3
2
2
2
1
12
6
6
10
10
6
13
12
18
1
1
2
372
1933 -
393
1934
280
1935
214
Little Rock, Ark.:
1930-32 . -
(2)
508
1933 -
1934 . ...
359
1935
203
Lorain, Ohio:
1930
214
1931
195
1932
102
1933
94
1934
106
1935
88
Lower Merion Township, Pa.:
1930-32
(2)
1933
55
1934
92
1935
40
Lynchburg, Va.:
1930-32 .-
(2)
1933
210
1934 . -
157
1935
227
Macon, Ga.:
1930
(0
1931 .
195
1932
182
1933
139
1934
207
1935
210
Madison, Wis.:
1930 .
(2)
1931....
288
1932 . .
162
1933
121
1934
114
1935...
114
See footnotes at end of table.
137
Table 70. — Number of offences known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
19S0-S5— Continued
H.:
M allien, Mass.:
1930
1931....
1932-35
Manchester, N.
1930...
1931
1932
1933...
1934
1935.
Mansfield, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932-34
1935...
Marion, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932.
1933
1934
1935. -_
Massillon, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935....
Maywood, 111.:
1930
1931
1932
1933..
1934
1935
McKeesport, Pa.:
1930
1931
1932..
1933
1934
1935
Medford, Mass.:
1930...
1931.
1932
1933
1934
1935
Meriden, Conn.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Meridian, Miss.:
1930-32
1933
1934..
1935
Michigan City, Ind.
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Middletown, Conn.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
m
0)
0)
See footnotes at end of table.
24928°— 37 5
V)
Robbery
m
11
17
0)
4
5
2
f)
4
6
32
54
15
14
11
17
19
10
10
8
15
2
18
13
19
26
26
33
33
28
20
(2)
62
57
50
55
54
18
22
29
14
25
5
12
13
20
5
5
4
(2)
0)
m
32
23
28
21
17
9
47
1
5
5
4
9
4
Aggra-
vated
assault
{')
52
69
(-)
4
6
3
4
3
9
24
14
15
3
10
41
11
4
4
5
3
(2)
33
50
5(1
63
85
(2)
26
8
5
2
3
4
(2)
(2)
W
15
27
37
37
5
1
lUir-
glary—
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
(2)
27
48
(2)
150
125
82
115
129
104
97
155
)
142
42
62
58
48
49
128
41
41
18
31
73
80
53
71
77
67
131
70
(2)
82
97
95
73
87
144
174
193
160
220
285
95
117
230
174
198
200
0)
{')
0)
279
304
74
88
42
47
58
8
4
3
17
27
23
Over $50 Under $50
in
(■)
30
31
20
24
16
32
(1)
(2)
22
29
(0
15
10
5
13
15
(')
5
41
28
21
12
20
8
6
11
18
12
0)
59
68
47
55
66
(')
21
19
22
12
12
28
10
12
27
16
(2)
41
49
0)
m
28
16
27
10
(')
12
8
4
6
5
V)
122
88
(2)
194
163
174
210
196
313
295
305
259
119
116
308
349
255
274
48
58
127
71
97
95
31
77
78
95
123
75
(0
89
146
125
112
104
271
253
259
249
257
244
174
150
235
204
197
207
0)
0
286
375
(')
n
Auto
theft
(»)
21
18
(')
74
89
59
102
108
39
105
83
59
162
103
117
83
76
69
83
107
100
44
42
34
25
42
45
79
40
17
C)
140
115
114
105
107
102
97
88
123
69
27
62
44
63
30
45
36
(2N
39
30
67
1,50
41
193
40
105
40
(')
72
61
31
14
32
41
33
44
42
15
26
42
24
10
138
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive
1930-36 — Continued
Middletown, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932
1933-
1934
1935
Mishawaka, Ind.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934 -
1935
Mobile, Ala.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Moline, 111.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935 ---
Monroe, La.:
1930
1931-
1932
1933
1934
1935
Mount, Vernon, N. Y.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934 -_-
1935
Muncie, Ind.:
1930-34
1935
Muskegon, Mich.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Muskogee, Okla.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Nashua, N. H.:
1930 -
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
New .\lbany, Ind.:
1930-34
1935
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
7
18
24
17
21
22
1
2
5
10
8
4
2
4
(2)
Robbery
(^)
(')
See footnotes at end of table.
40
33
31
15
17
9
19
28
62
22
17
3
44
45
81
101
86
68
28
26
26
13
12
18
61
53
50
47
38
55
11
19
12
9
3
2
m
13
19
23
5
12
15
20
33
70
93
61
54
(^)
(')
19
Aggra-
vated
assault
2
1
11
13
10
16
135
150
125
132
167
153
21
6
6
5
12
15
23
25
11
19
5
3
9
10
20
6
6
6
m
100
10
3
2
4
3
7
6
1
9
7
16
22
(2)
(2)
62
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
109
117
183
124
123
109
40
45
58
74
70
63
376
523
282
307
259
255
79
77
108
63
58
58
(2)
238
240
178
132
161
188
91
102
68
73
73
(2)
51
120
140
92
115
157
144
117
169
270
321
357
327
(.')
69
72
82
78
90
(»)
75
Larceny— theft
Over $50
(')
24
23
22
32
15
(')
40
14
24
15
12
(1)
108
120
108
92
66
(')
29
25
20
20
23
(0
25
17
19
8
24
0)
19
13
9
11
8
(2)
20
34
22
26
13
31
25
(')
(')
21
Under $50
299
407
489
508
571
516
213
72
108
150
128
157
589
529
451
549
553
316
253
227
279
190
199
262
166
294
299
235
277
282
453
167
139
186
190
142
V)
138
253
372
246
262
227
264
26
234
109
17
306
111
2
498
95
2
542
128
2
568
108
13
670
78
m
m
22
244
27
11
201
24
9
136
18
13
175
15
11
146
16
(2)
267
Auto
theft
124
141
66
64
91
74
180
102
50
65
53
96
300
300
234
226
195
166
95
106
84
73
61
86
107
152
84
48
41
51
96
100
78
73
54
61
(0
177
177
115
126
52
111
133
(.')
42
139
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35— Continued
Newark, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932-
1933
1934.
1935..
New Britain, Conn.:
1930
1931
1932....
1933
1934
1935
New Brunswick, N. J.
1930-31..
1932
1933...
1934..
1935
Newburgh, N. Y.:
1930
1931..
1932
1933
1934
1935
New Castle, Pa.:
1930-32
1933..
1934
1935
New London, Conn.:
1930
1931....
1932
1933
1934
1935
Newport, Ky.:
1930-31
1932..
1933
1934
1935....
Newport, R. I.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935.
Newport News, Va.r
1930
1931...
1932
1933
1934...
1935. _
New Rochelle, N. Y.:
1930
1931
1932 ...
1933
1934
1935...
Newton, Mass.:
1930-31
1932
1933
1934..
1935
MunitT,
nonneg-
II gent
man-
slaughter
(-)
{')
13
3
8
4
10
6
5
7
5
1
1
2
w
Robbery
12
2
12
11
17
9
15
6
14
11
23
26
(2)
15
15
15
12
3
5
4
3
7
3
U
38
Q)
0)
(2)
93
54
77
24
21
22
25
22
24
12
26
18
9
9
4
«
8
6
11
7
Aggra-
vated
assault
3
7
5
14
11
17
26
(2)
7
17
13
19
4
4
10
10
3
(2)
(2)
0)
7
11
21
9
12
(■)
0)
44
58
53
82
69
52
89
90
93
25
43
72
52
59
45
{')
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
80
80
78
72
50
77
(2)
166
270
358
119
0)
61
64
99
86
43
46
87
82
50
69
(2)
1
172
)
181
(2)
68
87
115
115
74
(2)
1
1
(2)
147
164
90
63
69
48
46
79
187
191
186
166
229
258
78
97
145
79
65
82
W
223
173
172
253
Larceny— theft
Over $50
(')
7
15
15
12
9
38
26
31
25
(2)
(2)
39
23
21
15
13
11
12
13
46
(2)
35
28
18
9
12
(2)
(2)
41
15
57
34
28
26
22
22
(>)
42
24
29
34
36
(')
68
70
35
35
23
0)
(')
(')
(>)
(')
Under $50
261
206
166
290
153
317
221
164
319
413
410
431
(2)
0)
183
218
75
102
137
106
130
133
1
(2)
134
)
147
(2)
126
142
194
157
119
(2)
0)
136
147
206
160
163
164
177
134
156
131
99
147
166
151
244
270
211
141
89
52
0)
221
298
305
303
.\uto
theft
88
94
56
35
70
56
0)
89
114
105
135
(2)
143
122
162
273
48
54
47
25
26
46
64
114
0)
77
52
36
81
40
(2)
1
126
64
53
54
47
25
37
23
141
96
48
52
71
94
87
103
88
113
70
78
«
97
116
102
109
See footnotes at end of table.
140
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Niagara Falls, N. Y.:
1930
3
3
5
60
40
54
31
34
31
13
21
12
8
8
11
8
12
9
6
7
5
4
10
43
18
12
18
22
17
119
163
ISO
175
124
100
32
35
61
38
35
56
26
23
24
26
2
1
16
10
19
4
10
4
4
7
6
4
23
23
19
31
18
34
33
40
41
24
25
45
22
23
14
10
15
18
13
4
1
1
1
1
198
253
364
314
269
287
(2)
(2)
40
35
31
82
136
88
69
68
71
(2)
123
68
50
51
104
67
104
322
319
314
282
256
127
289
260
249
285
234
89
141
148
(2)
135
184
132
124
208
232
106
(2)
42
57
88
75
74
(2)
123
146
186
167
176
149
(■)
54
50
49
29
36
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(■)
12
19
11
(2)
(2)
7
5
9
11
1
6
13
9
56
58
73
54
45
48
(')
87
73
31
47
64
0)
15
12
14
42
24
20
10
6
74
(2)
11
9
12
12
(0
11
7
15
16
19
(2)
20
(')
280
357
370
399
403
350
(')
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
121
81
49
49
(2)
(2)
m
(■')
178
42
100
92
148
155
132
326
399
545
438
433
304
793
695
611
692
575
107
72
49
(2)
159
252
236
582
536
454
171
(2)
129
124
171
190
56
69
92
150
142
233
363
247
1931
305
1932
282
1933
178
1934
3
2
1
6
261
1935
200
Norristown, Pa.:
1930
168
1931
104
1932
88
1933
116
1934 .
56
1935 .
56
North Bergen Township, N. J.:
1930- -.-_
1931
3
1
1
44
57
1932
39
1933
41
1934 . .
2
1
9
8
(2)
69
1935
38
Norwalk, Conn.:
1930
(2)
14
4
11
2
6
2
2
(0
26
1931 ..
1932
14
1933-35
(2)
Norwood, Ohio:
1930
52
1931
34
1932
2
20
1933
i9
1934 _
48
1935
1
1
1
3
25
Oak Park, Dl.:
1930.
3
1
2
1
2
1
10
170
1931
1932
234
1933.-.
227
1934 .
2
132
1935
63
Ogden, Utah:
1930
3
(2)
1931.. .
434
1932 . .
1
1
3
4
61
44
35
46
13
12
9
16
289
1933 . ..
155
1934..
274
1935
3
4
2
4
5
4
1
1
1
180
Orange, N. J.;
1930 ...
47
1931
83
1932_
68
1933-34...
(2)
1935
79
Orlando, Fla.:
1930
106
1931...
93
1932 . ..
65
1933
58
1934
53
1935
4
24
2
9
2
92
Oshkosh, Wis.:
1930
96
1931
22
1932
29
1933
48
1934 .
62
1935
25
Ottumwa, Iowa:
1930
(2)
1
1
1
1
(2)
13
8
17
30
29
30
30
(2)
1931
1932
83
21
1933
34
1934. . .
41
1935...
24
Paducah, Ky.:
1930-33
16
12
(2)
1934
1935....
173
191
See footnotes at end of table.
141
Table 70.— Xumber of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Murder,
non neg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larcenj
'—theft
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Pasadena, Calif.:
1930
4
1
3
2
2
3
2
29
32
37
38
20
12
8
7
10
6
8
5
31
50
27
9
24
33
9
8
4
8
28
9
(?)
5
21
29
14
9
2
4
78
121
71
4
4
fi
6
5
3
15
71
53
49
28
32
22
24
13
12
11
8
10
13
5
1
11
13
3
4
6
7
10
13
6
6
15
5
22
12
8
18
40
17
1
175
225
303
234
258
225
80
63
46
46
63
115
349
243
362
98
84
96
118
79
94
112
(»)
224
(2)
144
75
121
110
121
406
429
444
121
112
139
173
164
130
105
243
245
301
354
307
248
167
186
126
89
94
Q)
69
52
52
296
417
44
21
22
17
21
(')
19
20
34
48
71
(■)
29
{')
39
(')
(')
(')
(')
(>)
(■)
57
29
(1)
(0
(')
(')
89
109
15
21
20
130
85
108
20
11
11
12
13
8
42
(')
74
56
66
82
56
(!)
17
38
14
10
24
(?)
24
16
5
599
657
446
400
1,197
967
140
184
181
140
160
147
346
185
{')
336
456
535
803
838
875
837
70
101
199
279
638
444
460
372
559
638
(2)
1,031
1,223
944
187
133
182
209
168
186
(-)
143
521
491
473
558
530
421
76
50
88
121
94
162
146
153
253
308
439
183
1931
1932
254
15<R
1933
142
1934
152
1935
14G
Parkersburg, W. Va.:
1930
24
1931
150
1932
3
5
1
2
53
1933
1934 . . .
30
48
1935
78
Passaie, N. J.:
1930
310
1931
1932-34
2
1
251
231
1935
Pawtucket, R. I.:
1930
236
1931 -
271
1932
230
1933
6
20
2
34
26
20
0)
(2)
69
64
81
71
(2)
34
32
34
21
2
1
4
2
3
32
56
37
23
20
in
7
11
13
19
21
21
30
4
11
4
84
11
194
1934
1
1
5
8
112
1935
Perth Amboy, N. J.:
1930 .-
113
40
1931 --
1932
89
109
1933-34
1
2
7
4
7
9
3
14
10
15
Q)
112
1935
1930
11
1931
27
1932
27
1933
13
1934
21
1935 .
22
Phoenix, Ariz.:
19.30-32
(2)
1933 ...
553
1934
694
1935 -
711
Pittsfield, Mass.:
1930
60
1931
119
1932
156
1933 .
123
1934 -.
141
1935
Plainfield. N. J.:
1930-34
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
15
11
5
7
5
6
(»)
1
1
1
(»)
85
1935
94
Pontiac, Mich.:
1930
410
1931
232
1932 ..
155
1933
142
1934
93
19.35...
179
Port Arthur, Tex.:
1930
108
1931
72
1932
53
1933
62
1934
86
1935
72
Port Huron, Mich.:
1930-32
(»)
1933
28
1934
61
1935
35
Portland, Maine:
19,30-33
(2)
1934
271
1935
303
See footnotes at end of table.
142
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the 'police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Portsmouth, Ohio:
1930
1931
1932-.
1933
1934
1935
Portsmouth, Va.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Pueblo, Colo.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Quincy, 111.:
1930-34
1935
Quincv, Mass.:
1930 -.
1931
1932 -..
1933
1934
1935
Racine, Wis.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Raleigh, N. C:
1930
1931
1932
1933-35
Revere, Mass.:
1930
1931_
1932
1933
1934
1935
Richmond, Ind.:
1930-31
1932_
1933
1934
1935
Riverside, Calif.:
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Roanoke, Va.:
1930
1931
1932
1933.
1934
1935
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
3
2
2
3
3
4
1
22
13
12
15
11
(')
Q)
(2)
{')
(2)
{')
8
8
8
4
11
13
Robbery
24
13
20
25
20
19
15
40
61
32
26
61
21
6
10
3
5
74
53
57
63
52
37
(2)
(2)
23
18
21
24
13
18
(2)
9
32
24
14
9
13
5
26
8
27
24
41
26
37
17
(^)
(')
31
45
20
27
30
28
8
5
4
17
13
26
32
24
44
Aggra-
vated
assault
14
24
15
28
39
30
93
76
76
96
115
152
11
12
21
11
14
14
11
12
10
12
7
8
(0
(2)
12
106
100
111
89
118
11
9
5
7
6
8
(2)
(2)
78
10
6
17
15
(^)
(»)
10
5
5
2
9
16
11
4
7
63
62
68
67
46
51
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
101
128
125
135
225
156
126
214
406
328
203
280
43
84
165
136
69
85
288
371
301
339
349
259
(2)
(')
163
179
236
141
216
222
33
100
134
144
188
99
(2)
1
(2)
144
177
166
274
257
235
216
(0
(')
162
119
96
142
116
183
139
)
121
121
(2)
142
105
85
78
Larceny — theft
Over $50
(')
44
31
39
64
49
36
125
86
55
55
41
(0
54
28
18
11
11
(')
50
33
36
23
24
(2)
(2)
100
42
41
32
31
54
64
21
29
18
(')
{')
63
62
25
43
26
30
24
22
(2)
46
10
21
14
(')
26
10
17
(2)
111
122
120
76
Under $50
195
359
346
470
677
585
(2)
514
613
618
539
723
220
339
370
321
376
255
500
587
638
712
501
451
(0
(2)
(0
135
330
316
404
437
382
C)
416
411
408
449
330
211
200
191
226
280
263
230
260
220
(2)
(2)
362
298
303
385
267
406
454
226
0)
(2)
605
573
551
632
See footnotes at end of table.
143
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35 — Continued
Rock ford, 111.:
1030-31
(')
1932
?
1933 - --
3
1934
1935
3
Rock Island, 111.:
1930 ---
4
1931
1932
8
1933 -
1934
1935
Rome, N. Y.:
1930 - --
1931 ---
1932 -.. -
1933..- --
1934 . .
1935
Royal Oak, Mich.:
1930
1931..
1932
1933
1934... .
1935
Sacramento, Calif.:
1930
(2)
1
1931
1932
(i
1933
/
1934.. .
i
1935
Saginaw, Mich.:
f)
1931...
fi
fi
1933
3
1934..
n
1935. ..
4
St. Joseph, Mo.:
1930...
1
1931
1
1932
1
1933...
8
1934.
6
1935
3
St. Petersburg, Fla.:
1930
4
1931
3
1932
7
1933
fi
1934
8
1935
f.
Salem, Mass.:
1930-32
1933
1934
1935
Salem, Oreg.:
1930-31..
(2)
1932 .
3
1933.
1934
1935-.
San .\ngelo, Tex.:
1930
(2)
1931
9
1932..
4
1933.. . .
1
1934...
fi
1935
Murder,
nonncg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
(■■)
136
fiO
44
47
51
58
66
43
22
34
8
3
2
10
10
I
11
1
2
244
296
252
240
148
147
93
36
42
57
48
23
268
215
106
118
126
111
14
13
50
48
24
16
(^)
10
3
(2)
3
13
9
{.')
16
12
(■)
Aggra-
vated
assault
(0
9
12
7
5
6
1
6
4
4
3
9
7
4
3
7
4
96
128
25
37
73
94
51
42
18
20
35
35
3
3
9
12
41
37
12
21
24
26
19
15
0)
22
17
6
{')
{')
19
9
(')
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
(-)
150
112
147
122
58
84
115
103
89
123
64
59
28
27
25
59
16
36
49
65
72
49
597
1,024
1,319
1,260
750
357
165
518
294
479
303
616
676
669
617
544
689
270
208
272
285
244
256
i.')
141
116
108
(■')
74
103
97
126
(')
«
85
91
26
69
Larceny— theft
Over $50
(2)
51
23
32
50
19
16
5
14
(')
60
67
23
18
4
17
18
16
12
10
20
(■)
156
246
231
231
194
87
112
77
96
75
104
190
123
64
73
127
166
(')
181
57
47
49
47
(2)
57
49
37
(2)
37
59
23
13
{')
(')
45
26
5
4
Under $50
148
142
258
287
264
298
244
237
262
274
201
126
116
186
267
232
64
152
130
141
229
140
1,377
1, 455
1,775
1,790
1,602
1,358
672
740
1,339
1,391
1,435
1,169
769
591
671
1, 252
1,212
1,150
394
374
441
609
554
504
(2)
359
350
246
{')
169
195
262
151
(.')
(')
61
184
43
96
Auto
theft
(2)
258
312
221
143
123
116
89
71
95
116
68
43
47
43
45
53
79
41
34
22
32
36
824
945
884
661
801
696
463
373
249
190
257
208
432
472
356
322
328
297
112
81
103
168
72
51
(2)
160
114
109
«
72
104
120
150
(0
(')
35
54
62
45
See footnotes at end of table.
144
Table 70. — Number of offenses knoivn to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35— Continued
Murder,
Bur-
Larceny—theft
nonneg-
Aggra-
glary—
Auto
theft
ligent
Robbery
vated
brealjing
man-
slaughter
assault
or enter-
ing
Over $.50
Under $50
San Bernardino, Calif.:
1930 -
2
5
7
296
(2)
(2)
429
1931
1
32
42
(2)
23
57
(0
191
223
(2)
0)
(')
(2)
196
199
(2)
549
1932
468
1933
(^)
(')
1934
1
2
27
15
7
13
168
132
293
536
267
1935
137
San Jose, Calif.:
1930
2
2
3
5
2
1
34
25
23
41
16
24
3
4
2
6
8
7
243
302
275
248
235
224
37
39
29
27
27
25
618
804
902
935
901
1,053
414
1931
300
1932
289
1933 .-
296
1934
258
1935
226
Santa Ana, Calif.:
1930
1
83
120
(2)
(2)
105
1931..
1
1
1
63
12
15
7
6
4
2
3
4
3
145
150
1.56
179
122
7
2
12
17
6
107
232
272
226
234
188
1932
112
1933
111
1934
87
1935
1
80
Santa Barbara, Calif.:
1930
27
15
11
8
366
167
(0
35
602
301
157
1931
1
200
1932
1
36
40
11
23
11
16
17
16
168
142
187
186
44
90
49
56
463
468
681
600
121
1933
137
1934 .
3
144
1935
175
Santa Monica, Calif.:
1930 . .
4
1
2
77
68
72
79
22
35
30
25
(2)
449
347
286
244
(2)
68
100
68
63
(2)
371
698
889
978
(2)
171
1931
284
1932 .. . .
278
1933
266
1934-35-
(^)
(^)
Savannah, Ga.:
1930 .
(0
8
30
10
14
12
43
40
52
38
24
12
39
24
28
19
23
8
224
307
369
345
393
379
257
91
145
127
52
1,348
1,590
2,132
2,513
1,984
2,211
200
1931 ...
218
1932 .
316
1933.
178
1934 ...
167
1935
115
Schenectacly, N. Y.:
1930 .
4
3
1
4
32
19
18
16
11
13
57
22
25
23
29
16
196
371
322
244
236
307
(>)
51
42
128
108
111
494
111
no
308
324
322
199
1931
52
1932 .
232
1933 .
140
1934
199
1935
157
Sharon, Pa.:
1930
1
31
27
60
45
41
29
17
10
7
5
5
7
105
99
97
87
69
67
61
1931
1
0
i
1
64
1932 ...
33
1933
2
32
1934
1
56
1935
4
3
36
Sheboygan, Wis.:
1930
3
10
5
2
3
4
9
8
2
56
61
133
116
67
54
17
11
15
16
17
12
198
235
383
290
327
346
49
1931
48
1932
43
1933
43
1934.. ...
3
3
42
1935
66
Shreveport, La.:
1930
(')
(2)
(2)
(2)
(^)
(0
(2)
1931
15
94
73
586
105
935
330
1932
11
82
49
573
48
784
324
1933
12
83
104
556
90
1,066
327
1934
13
99
114
284
95
1,449
329
1935
14
74
113
366
88
1,474
237
Sioux City, Iowa:
1930
(2)
(2)
(2)
(')
(2)
(^)
«
1931
6
262
16
621
(.')
m
508
1932
4
181
24
651
0)
(2)
312
1933
6
157
19
673
(2)
0)
448
1934
5
102
9
448
32
710
348
1935
1
96
2
442
29
768
283
See footnotes at end of table.
145
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive.
1930-35— Continued
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.:
1930
1931
1932.
1933
1934
1935._
Spartanburg, S. C:
1930.
1931
1932-35
Spriiigficki, 111.:
1930....
1931
1932 -
1933
1934
1935
Springfield, Mo.:
1930..
1931
1932
1933
1934..
1935
Springfield, Ohio:
1930.
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Stamford, Conn.:
1930
1931
1932.
1933
1934
1935..
Steubenville, Ohio:
1930.
1931
1932..-.
1933
1934
1935...
Stockton, Calif.:
1930
1931. _._
1932
19.33....
1934. -_
1935
Superior, Wis.:
1930
1931
1932.
1933.
1934
1935
Terre Haute, Ind.:
1930-33
1934
1935-.
Topeka, Kans.:
1930..
1931.
1932
1933.
1934
1935
Tucson, Ariz.:
1930
1931
1932
1933..
1934
1935..
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
(^)
2
,1
7
3
3
2
2
4
fi
4
2
1
4
3
2
2
]
1
1
1
6
3
1
3
8
3
4
4
4
11
4
(2)
(0
W
{')
Robbery
25
32
28
28
19
18
i')
(')
13
(')
110
146
99
1.34
112
104
152
90
123
122
47
39
41
63
09
25
31
19
10
9
16
8
4
6
41
41
33
19
34
44
86
105
83
108
56
58
29
18
5
7
14
(0
93
48
(2)
V)
92
103
82
40
15
11
20
14
12
M
-A.ggra-
vated
assault
10
10
(0
23
6
1
11
7
6
23
12
15
5
11
8
13
17
23
42
20
21
1
3
1
1
25
16
28
11
10
13
22
31
48
24
15
(')
(')
27
40
W
(2)
11
3
1
10
18
17
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
108
08
69
66
91
114
(0
(')
492
451
524
397
471
498
194
190
183
451
157
157
281
294
359
172
192
216
94
140
103
93
85
96
91
115
152
160
139
120
438
499
482
377
338
359
181
)
157
123
111
71
W
207
223
(0
(')
312
324
309
482
76
68
68
103
64
173
Larceny— theft
Over $50
19
20
39
11
45
41
(')
(2)
0)
20
56
90
54
23
11
118
96
124
24
49
53
(')
33
35
45
73
84
56
51
28
39
(')
70
25
23
15
20
Under $50
(•)
(2)
128
124
128
100
106
85
55
23
13
39
(2)
20
11
41
(')
148
95
128
140
184
78
81
117
145
159
109
126
132
628
801
710
854
862
896
572
423
639
675
755
950
646
662
787
738
641
646
124
173
158
180
216
157
405
265
235
234
218
293
762
1,054
1,041
1,045
1.016
1,145
(2)
353
330
330
347
256
W
859
503
(»)
(')
473
783
482
509
271
308
195
205
295
294
.\uto
theft
(0
101
196
137
139
174
130
116
110
(2)
499
496
321
384
368
363
528
550
486
279
176
125
174
289
128
88
85
114
122
1.54
194
198
164
101
182
143
77
120
112
64
403
392
309
202
225
251
152
97
60
50
39
(2)
219
167
W
(0
398
476
301
420
198
154
78
06
,59
125
See footnotes at end of table.
146
Table 70. — Number of offenses knoivn to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-35— Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny — theft
Auto
theft
Over $50
Under $50
Union City, N. J.:
1930-31- -
(2)
0)
47
25
15
16
77
44
36
41
18
19
16
10
40
8
16
36
53
31
29
16
8
12
6
7
11
8
23
24
28
14
20
26
13
7
21
9
58
17
22
21
6
8
7
9
7
4
2
3
1
2
2
1
20
20
28
9
17
5
(2)
94
24
18
7
123
104
159
155
138
95
86
95
64
58
195
267
207
152
261
230
142
150
207
151
143
163
127
132
124
84
147
108
28
70
68
84
135
116
123
163
84
48
59
73
69
68
77
121
151
89
131
152
103
171
120
127
51
51
60
40
(0
41
43
40
42
46
(2)
(')
(')
(')
(')
(')
80
49
29
26
62
70
(')
44
18
16
26
30
21
17
15
20
31
43
5
8
10
5
(2)
8
6
6
11
12
5
11
6
9
8
(■)
16
16
22
23
24
64
33
45
83
(2)
135
138
94
129
209
230
247
303
223
201
0)
65
98
89
('}
63
241
509
650
518
743
618
285
393
338
285
249
273
99
128
121
128
180
197
22
(2)
50
74
69
(2)
329
363
422
570
65
79
98
114
108
91
351
316
240
275
357
344
211
237
226
203
(2)
150
1932
1933
2
123
1934
110
1935
1
141
University City, Mo.:
1930
22
19
17
5
6
5
(')
26
23
44
26
50
42
20
25
42
59
..
2
13
49
1931
2
1
1
1
52
1932 .
34
1933
39
1934
1935 -
54
50
Uiiper Darby Township, Pa.:
1930
(2)
9
9
11
13
11
11
5
9
5
1
1
(2)
1931
147
1932 _
135
1933
195
1934
C)
1935 .
96
Waco, Tex.:
1930
275
1931
324
1932
255
1933
188
1934
344
1935
128
Waltham, Mass.:
1930
131
1931
1.54
1932
1
1
126
1933... .
95
1934
72
1935
139
Warren, Ohio:
1930
2
1
1
1
3
1
5
(2)
5
4
3
(2)
92
70
80
38
44
35
7
(2)
12
8
3
3
2
2
2
43
53
6
3
3
5
2
3
3
1
4
128
1931
156
1932
1933
115
88
1934...
138
1935
64
Washington, Pa.:
1930
49
1931-32 ...
(-)
1933
31
1934
35
1935
39
Waterloo, Iowa:
1930-31
1932
133
193^
89
1934
113
1935
100
Watertown, Mass.:
1930
43
1931
57
1932 . .
1
49
1933
35
1934
34
1935 - .
31
Watertown, N. Y.:
1930
53
1931 .
35
1932
44
1933
33
1934
66
1935
83
Waukegan, 111.:
1930-31
3
2
3
1
'"7
18
23
22
C)
1932 . -
94
1933 .-
53
1934
63
1935 _.
116
See footnotes at end of table.
147
Table 70. — Number of offenses knoiim to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1930-S5— Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over $50
Under S-W
Auto
theft
West A 11 is, Wis.:
1930
12
7
8
15
7
3
3
5
2
6
4
5
01
83
104
55
70
53
(')
24
4
28
18
18
19
19
24
(0
(')
4
14
17
13
(0
18
0)
(2)
m
(0
35
16
17
20
16
(')
25
29
71
76
161
(0
11
26
31
27
(')
28
36
31
26
28
0)
(2)
(0
(0
22
39
CO
91
88
56
64
74
(0
21
4
9
19
75
64
58
51
63
60
383
239
364
519
455
477
36
23
58
32
28
(0
69
(0
(0
(■')
m
(0
57
79
133
99
114
353
333
340
685
713
654
(0
37
C6
41
35
41
115
93
22
98
133
(0
(0
(0
1,617
1,380
C)
174
188
203
179
191
126
139
122
115
148
207
146
136
197
195
65
70
1931
1932
1
fit
1933
37
1934
30
1935
1
4'<
West Uartford, Conn.:
1930 _...
(')
1931
10
1932
1
1
5
1933
1934
1
4
1
10
8
2
3
4
(0
7
2
10
5
2
40
14
13
10
18
13
(0
13
20
27
i
13
6
15
12
1
4
41
102
47
17
9
24
■ 46
37
32
18
20
16
7
5
31
23
22
37
34
34
14
5
(0
44
39
38
39
39
(2)
42
90
55
76
60
188
217
285
249
222
189
41
99
129
144
30
21
34
23
36
35
(-)
246
373
201
247
222
V-)
(-)
194
257
231
219
61
112
108
87
43
49
81
81
121
99
10
1935
11
West Haven, Conn.:
1930...
(')
1
V-)
6
1931
1932
1
9
1933
r,
1934
•>
1935
1
8
4
3
2
2
6
.1
10
3
2
10
2
I
3
5
1
4
West Orange, N. J.:
1930 .
m
22
1
4
1
1
(■')
6
(0
37
1931
1932
13
1933
1934
36
25
1935
West Palm Beach, Fla.:
1930
31
122
1931
109
1932
76
1933
70
88
1935
60
Wheeling, W. Va.:
1930-31
2
8
12
7
(0
107
1932
1933. .. .
57
1934.
1935
75
61
White Plains, N. Y.:
1930
3
1931...
1932
9
18
28
5
(■')
41
34
62
73
42
(-)
3
7
3
3
1
(0
5
5
3
8
5
3
3
3
3
1934
4
1935
10
Wichita Falls, Tex.:
1930
1931 ... .
(0
200
1932
2.Vi
1933
133
1934...
113
1935
119
W ilkes-Barre, Pa.:
1930
(0
218
1931
1932
258
1933
1934....
16
10
25
7
12
13
222
272
202
208
325
284
183
222
1935
2
(0
258
Wilkinsburg, Pa.:
1930-31 ■
57
1932
1933
57
ia34
57
1935
2
3
5
3
3
5
4
62
Wilmington, N. C:
147
1931. _
273
1932.
3'25
1933
ISl
1934
153
1935...
* 07
See footnotes at end of table.
148
Table 70. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1 930-35 — Continued
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny— theft
Over $50
Under $50
theft
Winston-Salem, N. C:
1930
14
16
26
23
21
20
21
46
86
63
57
67
52
27
23
37
28
10
13
3
3
19
{■)
6
3
Q)
U
7
12
6
7
9
20
22
8
20
9
452
692
628
824
863
936
15
34
45
26
40
20
379
383
524
615
533
670
6
28
34
36
22
68
168
213
182
(2)
150
121
(-)
46
51
34
28
23
128
82
74
66
74
48
75
80
70
55
66
66
(>)
50
45
35
23
13
(')
16
14
(2)
12
14
(■')
24
7
2
471
604
1,065
1,297
1,137
1,006
76
76
59
128
45
86
245
222
170
(2)
206
188
(2)
206
164
174
78
61
93
78
81
97
210
151
496
1931
1932
349
323
1933
401
1934
1935
Woodbridge Township, N. J.:
1930
1931
241
260
6
11
1932
1
7
7
1933
1934
3
8
1935
Woonsocket, R. I.:
1930 -
4
9
73
1931
62
1932 -
36
1933 ..
(')
(0
(2)
1934
33
1935
1
5
1
22
Wyandotte, Mich.:
1930
(-')
(2)
1931
62
1932
35
1933
41
1934 -
1
1
1
3
25
1935
1
4
3
6
4
10
6
18
Zanesville, Ohio:
1930 . .
14
10
5
18
17
129
1931
139
1932 - --
95
1933
3
2
75
1934
97
1935 --
64
' Larcenies not separately reported.
2 Not reported.
Figure listed includes both major and minor larcenies.
ANNUAL RETURNS, 1936
Several compilations based on annual crime reports for 1936 were
included in volume VIII, No. 1, of tliis publication. Those tables
presented data with the cities divided into six groups according to
size, but without any subdivision as to the location of the cities
represented. The information presented in tables 71-90 is based on
the same reports represented in similar compilations included in
volume VIII, No. 1, In tliis issue, however, tlie cities liave been
cUvided into nine groups according to location. It should be noted
that the totals of the detailed figures for the United States will dift'er
slightly from those shown in volume VIII, No. 1, because of several
adjustments in individual reports since the preparation of the earlier
tabulations for 1936.
For each geographic division the cities have been divided into six
groups according to size, in order that comparisons can be made
between the figures for a single community and the average for cities
of the same size located in the same section of the United States. A
further reason for the subdivision of the annual return data according
to geographic subdivisions of the country lies in the fact that the only
measure, based on police statistics, of the number of minor violations
consists of a record of persons arrested and held for prosecution. One
purpose of the information presented in the following tables is to
furnish some basis for estimating the approximate amount of minor
crimes in each of the nine geographic sections of the United States.
It should be noted that several serious crimes are included among the
violations for wliich only arrest data are available. In other words,
under the system of uniform crime reporting information concerning
the number of offenses known to have been committed is compiled
only for seven general classifications, those crimes which as a matter
of routine are usually reported to the police. All other types of crimes
are represented only by compilations showing the number of persons
arrested for such violations.
In examining the tabulations relative to the proportion of offenses
cleared by arrest, it should be noted that in some of the geographic
divisions the total number of cities represented is quite low. This is
particularly noticeable in the tables where the cities arc divided
according to size within each geographic division. In some cases this
results in a wide range between the highest and lowest figures. With
reference to the agencies reporting the smallest proportion of offenses
cleared by arrest, it is doubtless possible that this may be partially
attributable to a failure to maintain a complete record of offenses
cleared. On the other hand, the low figures reported by such cities
may also be partially the result of inadequate personnel or other
similar factors. The compilations include all offenses cleared during
1936, even though some of them were committed during prior j-^ears.
(149)
150
With reference to the tables showing the number of persons arrested
and held for prosecution, it should again be noticed that the number of
reporting units represented is in some of the subdivisions quite small.
Furthermore, in some instances the figures indicate the possibility
that data representing arrests for prostitution and for other sex offenses
have been improperly classified. In this connection, it should also be
noted that in some jurisdictions many persons arrested for prostitution |
are charged with disorderly conduct or vagrancy and for that reason ^
the published figures concerning arrests of persons for prostitution
and commercialized vice are probably quite conservative.
Those desiring an additional explanation concerning the types of
information recorded in the annual reports for 1936 should refer to
pages 23-28 of volume VIII, No. 1, of this publication.
151
Table 71.
-Number of offenses known, number and percentage dJ offenses cleared
arrest, 1936, brj geographic divisions
•sr
Criminal homi-
cide
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
as-
sault
Bur-
glary-
break -
ing or
cnlor-
ing
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Oeograpbic division
Mur-
der,
non-
negli-
gent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Auto
theft
New England States
112 cities; population, 3,764,330:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
38
36
94.7
124
120
96.8
220
206
93.6
535
303
56. 6
444
405
91.2
8,334
2, 985
35.8
16,961
6, 281
37.0
6, 966
1,369
19.7
Middle Atlantic States
279 cities: population, 8,010.058:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
276
236
85.5
411
388
94.4
521
488
93.7
1,742
914
52.5
2, 705
2,379
87.9
1.3, 460
5,028
37.4
27, 029
10,692
39.6
11,210
3,197
28.4
East Noeth Central States
255 cities; population, 11,982,786:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
594
465
78.3
364
261
71.7
1,108
734
66.2
11, 100
4,707
42.4
4,352
2,504
r,7. 5
35, 457
12.532
35. 3
83, 035
17,214
20.7
18,944
3, 467
18.3
West North Central States
127 cities; population, 3,718,748:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
188
150
83.0
175
152
86.9
184
147
79.9
2,224
1,018
45.8
775
598
77.2
11,748
4,616
39.3
29, 940
8,508
28.4
8,415
2,124
25.2
South Atlantic States
36 cities; population, 2,598,555:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
401
347
86.5
121
103
85.1
285
233
81.8
2,593
897
34.6
2, 797
2, 067
73. 9
12,716
3,217
25.3
30, 204
7,872
26.1
8,417
917
10.9
East South Central States
8 cities; population, 198,199:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
54
45
83.3
30
27
90.0
15
15
100.0
139
69
49. 6
294
203
69. 0
769
281
3(;. 5
1, 262
701
.M. 5
388
40.2
West South Central States
42 cities; population, 1,956,930:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
359
310
86.4
142
139
97. 9
122
113
92. 6
1,137
502
44.2
1,886
1,487
78.8
8, 605
2,739
31.8
24, 823
6, 733
27.1
4,541
1,092
24.0
Mountain States
39 cities; population, 732,927:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
57
48
84.2
11
10
90.9
60
56
93. 3
381
194
50. 9
163
134
82.2
2, 668
1,249
46.8
6,601
2, 225
33.3
1, 851
291
1.5.7
Pacific States
89 cities; population, 2,641,633:
Number of offenses known
Number cleared by arrest
Percentage cleared by arrest
72
61
84.7
163
73
44.8
176
KiO
90.9
1,.347
457
33.9
901
592
65.7
9,898
2, 729
27.6
30, 797
6. 494
21.1
10, 131
1,322
13.0
152
W
IS charged {held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by geographic divisions
opulation as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Criminal homicide:
a. Murder and nonneg-
ligent manslaugh-
ter:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
b. Manslaughter by neg-
ligence:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Other assaults:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Burglary— breaking or enter-
ing:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Larceny — theft:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Auto theft:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Stolen property; buying, re-
ceiving, possessing:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000. ._
Rape:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution and commer-
cialized vice:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (except rape and
prostitution):
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000. __
New
Eng-
land
States
O CO
arc
03 cC
Middle
Atlan-
tic
States
a
C.QO
O to
a
o
O C3
41
1.1
186
4.9
50'
13.5
425
11.3
4, 365
116.0
2, 793
74.2
6,190
164.4
1, 326
35. 2
533
14.2
493
13.1
201
5.3
246
6.5
527
14.0
2,256
59.9
223
2.8
383
4.8
1, 095
13,
2,349
29.3
13, 770
171.9
4,763
59.5
9,574
119.5
2,192
27.4
957
11.9
682
8.5
39G
4.9
583
7.3
12, 175
1.52. 0
1,836
22.9
East
North
Cen-
tral
States
3
0,0
as
— .'^
o .J-
525
4.4
436
3.6
2,613
21.8
2,551
21.3
10, 688
89.2
4,718
39.4
12, 440
103.8
2,369
19.8
3,396
28.3
933
7.8
622
5.2
692
5.8
3 9,175
76.9
3 1, 886
1.5.8
West
North
Cen-
tral
States
a
5*00
•3 22
170
4.6
143
3.8
777
20.9
520
14.0
1,495
40.2
2,156
58.0
6.239
167.8
1,113
29.9
1,007
27.1
299
8.0
South
Atlan-
tic
States
180
4.8
10, 902
293.2
432
11.6
a
a
a
O u;
O o:
a^o
aoi
— . 00
ojq;
n'^
*J »o
H^f
o'"
M a
4) O
406
15.6
235
9.0
1,726
66.4
2, 762
106.3
15, 638
601.8
4,177
160.
8,003
308.0
1,410
54.3
1,73
66.8
467
18.0
671 422 48
18. 0 16. 2 24. 2
East
South
Cen-
tral
States
226
8.7
1,779
68.5
794
30.6
4
23.7
27
13.6
73
36.8
221
111.5
351
177.1
262
132.2
575
290.1
158
79.7
26
13.1
60
30.3
West
South
Central
States
14
7.1
95
47.9
25
12.6
a
O CO
ao5
— to
o -
282
14.4
105
5.4
598
30.6
1,506
77.0
2,856
145.9
2,365
120.9
5, 825
297.7
Moun-
tain
States
395
20.2
578
29.5
361
18.4
120
6.1
3,376
172.5
791
40.4
a
a
■t^ CO
...a
« o
35
4.8
12
1.6
123
16.8
159
21.
12 294
43.1
533
72.7
2,218
302.6
963 210
49. 2 28. 7
129
17.6
56
7.6
119
16.2
64
8.7
13 771
198.5
91
12.4
Pacific
States
a
O>co
Om
ao
"Si"
-l-i CO
49
1.9
110
4.2
535
20.3
584
22.1
1,554
58.8
1,469
55.6
3,983
150.8
943
35.7
338
12.8
68
2.6
622
23.5
150
5.7
2,588
98.0
481
18.2
See footnotes at end of table.
153
Table 72. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and
100,000 inhabitants, by geographic divisio ns^Continufid
[Population as estimated, July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
rate per
Offense charged
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possess-
ing, etc.:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Offenses against family and
children:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons
charged
Rate i^er 100,000
Traffic and motor-vehicle
laws:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
Vagrancy:
Number of persons
charged ..-
Rate per 100,000
Gambling:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,000
All other offenses:
Number of persons
charged
Rate per 100,(KX)
New
Eng-
land
States
aw
l<t2
5. 1
284
7.5
3,880
103.1
875
23.2
3, 572
94.9
1 92, 001
2, 633. 4
3,784
100.5
90, 302
2, 398. 9
1,180
31.3
3,132
83.2
14, 644
389.0
Middle
Atlan-
tic
States
o2?
S.O
.fcJ 00
Vi
U CD
128
1.6
1,033
12.9
3. ,536
44.1
3,016
37.7
4,505
56.2
2 365,354
4, 592. 4
29, 714
371.0
107, 705
1,344.6
11,933
149.0
7,231
90.3
45, 970
573.9
East
North
Cen-
tral
States
3
3* 00
588
4.9
1,189
9.9
3 5, 54;
46.;
4,963
41.4
8,796
73.4
< 487, 691
4, 825. 0
30, 768
256.8
118, 175
986. 2
7, 231
60.3
10, 165
84.8
3 34, 090
2«5. 6
West
North
Cen-
tral
States
—00
a
o
238
6.4
336
9.0
1,470
39.5
2,343
63.0
3,556
95.6
5 271, 674
7,313.9
14,817
398.4
39. 988
1, 075. 3
8,349
224. 5
1,817
48.9
17,356
466.7
South
Atlan-
tic
States
O iO
— 00
C3 05
■ji a
y ^
o
120
4.6
1,438
55.3
6 4, 402
171
7,905
304.2
4,646
178.8
221. 503
8,524.1
42, 932
1, 652. 1
78, 779
3,031.6
,5, 410
208.2
6,322
243.3
36, 309
1, 397. 3
East
South
Cen-
tral
States
3
a
OCT>
aa>
00
c
'3
00
12
6.1
90
45.4
"57
44.6
425
214.4
455
229.6
8 4, 239
2, 138. 8
s 1, 960
988.9
s 6, 717
3, 389. 0
515
259.8
744
375.4
1,230
620.6
West
South
Central
States
acn
& o
418
21.4
36.2
S244
17.0
10 1, 309
76.4
1,593
81.4
'1 179, 790
10, 602. 5
12,611
644.4
52, 023
2, 658. 4
12, 284
627.7
3,807
194. 5
12,759
652. 0
Moun-
tain
States
3
a
a^
112
15.3
189
25.8
44
6.0
273
37.2
1,373
187.3
i< 66, 696
9, 190. 1
12 5, 993
879.2
14,069
1, 919. 6
13 2, 202
566. 9
479
65. 4
2, 519
343.7
Pacific
States
3
a~5
© O
00
778
29.5
423
16.0
762
28.8
566
21.4
6, 224
235.6
15 271, 179
10, 978. 1
7,579
286.9
91, 774
3, 474. 1
21,971
831.7
6,829
258.5
33, 179
1, 256. 0
'-'5 The figures are based on the reports as follows: ' 109 cities, 3,516,459 population: ^ 276 cities, 7,955,.563
population; 3 2.54 cities, 11,9.35,431 population; < 252 cities, 10,107,486 population; s 126 cities, 3,714,480 popula-
tion; "i35 cities, 2,571,0.55 population; ' 7 cities, 127,699 population; ' 7 cities, 168,455 population; « 40 cities,
1,435,430 population; >« 41 cities, 1,713,430 population; " 40 cities, 1,695,730 population; '2 38 cities, 681,627
population; '3 37 cities, 388,427 population; '♦ 38 cities, 725,734 population; '^ 86 cities, 2,470,181 population.
154
Table 73. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared
by arrest, 1936, by population groups
NEW ENGLAND STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Auto
theft
Group I.— 2 cities over 250,000; total
population, 1,042,500:
Number of olTenses known
11
51
73
217
176
1,499
3,846
3,182
Number cleared by arrest
11
51
72
157
172
1,258
2,888
713
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
100.0
98.6
72.4
97.7
83.9
75.1
22.4
Group II.— 8 cities, 100,000 to 250,-
000; total population, 1,065,805:
Number of offenses known
13
23
48
122
114
3, 520
6.698
2,155
Number cleared by arrest
12
21
47
57
97
774
1,484
252
Percentage cleared by arrest
92.3
91.3
97.9
40.7
85.1
22.0
22.2
11.7
Group III— 3 cities, 50,000 to 100,-
000; total population, 225,202:
Number of offenses known
3
4
11
13
20
466
770
300
Number cleared by arrest
3
4
11
6
16
135
167
64
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
100.0
100.0
46.2
80.0
29.0
21.7
21.3
Group IV.— 12 cities, 25,000 to 50,-
000; total population, 440,592:
Number of offenses known
2
7
14
59
62
1,113
2,079
658
Number cleared by arrest
1
7
14
17
58
253
674
127
Percentage cleared by arrest
60.0
100.0
100.0
28.8
93.5
22.7
32.4
19.3
Group V.— 45 cities, 10,000 to 25,-
000; total population, 717,453:
Number of offenses known
3
20
49
80
54
1,276
2,759
539
Number cleared by arrest
3
20
40
45
44
360
679
157
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
100.0
81.6
56.3
81.5
28.2
24.6
29.1
Group VI.— 42 cities under 10,000;
total population, 266,778:
Number of offenses known
6
19
25
44
18
460
809
132
Number cleared by arrest
6
17
22
21
18
205
389
56
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
89.5
88.0
47.7
100.0
44.6
48.1
42.4
Total, 112 cities; total population,
3,764,330:
Number of offenses known
38
124
220
535
444
8,334
16, 961
6,966
Number cleared by arrest
36
120
206
303
405
2,985
6,281
1,369
Percentage cleared by arrest
94.7
96.8
93.6
56.6
91.2
35.8
37.0
19.7
Table 74. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
NEW ENGLAND STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Gjoup
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
"3
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
2°
.-^
S.a
2c3
4^ C3
2i
under
opula-
78
SS
o O.00
S D.<^^
o =>
O D.IM
8 am
Sm"
o o -
o OS
o o q-
o o >o
" 0
a^
oftg
o-»^-
.o'a"^
oft"'.
ftt^
<N 2
*0 rt
2 •-=
CO O
w ^t^
+j o _r
a>o ^
o O O
"S 2
ti ° °
■sS.2
■So. 2
'3 o .2
0-.2
^a
OIM 5
^— • ♦-.
CM *i
M
iC
^
00
m
tP
TT
16
11
3
1
4
6
41
L5
1.0
1.3
0.2
0.6
2.2
1.1
114
21
4
7
24
16
186
10.9
2.0
1.8
1.6
3.3
6.0
4.9
295
99
13
26
62
12
507
28.3
9.3
5.8
5.8
8.6
4.5
13.5
155
Table 74.— Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups — Continued
NEW ENGLAND STATES-Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Oflense charged
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate i)er 100,000 "'_
Other assaults:
Number of persons charged
Rate i)er 100,000.^
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000
Larceny— theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Auto theft:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of i)ersons charged
Rate per 100,000 "'""
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged...
Rate per 100,000..
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000
Rape:
Number of persons charged. .
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged .
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws: " "'
Number of persons charged. .
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged _ .
Rate per lOO.fXXl
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged...
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged .
Rate per 100,000
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged..
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000-
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged ..
Rate per 100,000.
Vagrancy;
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000
Gambling:
Number of persons charged- .
Rate i)er 100,000
All other offenses:
Number of persons charged
Group
I
196
18.8
1,668
160.0
1,286
123.4
2,801
268.7
704
67.5
316
30.3
293
28. 1
102
9.8
Group
II
97
9.1
i,m
105. 2
668
62.7
1,540
144.5
269
25.2
142
i;i.3
81
7.6
46
4.3
56
5.3
196
18.4
515
48.3
40
3.8
43
4.0
1,339
125. 6
355
33. 3
614
57.6
' 49, 408
5, 896. 4
2,486
233.3
22, 316
2, 093. 8
349
32.7
883
82.8
4,636
435. 0
Group
III
102
71.9
69
30.6
170
75.5
45
20.0
Group
IV
2.7
8
3.6
9
4.0
11
4.9
1
0.4
83
36.9
47
10. 5
381
85.3
242
54.2
563
126. 1
111
24.9
13
2.9
Group
V
10
4.4
127
56.4
64
28.4
157
69.7
2. 4.58
1,091.5
44
19.5
3,926
1, 743. 3
82
36.4
67
29.8
723
321.0
26
5.8
13
2.9
14
3.1
39
8.7
191
42.8
2
0.4
14
3.1
386
86.4
73
16.3
491
109.9
4,670
1, 045. 7
261
58.4
5,640
1, 262. 9
147
32.9
106
23.7
1,956
438.0
43
6.0
701
97.7
347
48.4
724
100.9
147
20.5
44
6.1
71
9.9
27
3.8
46
6.4
27
3.8
114
1.5.9
1
0.1
30
4.2
586
81.7
121
16.9
1, 055
147.0
28, HI
1, 162. 9
388
54.1
8,655
1,206.4
200
27.9
244
34.0
2,294
319.7
"\9^P I Total
26
9.4
332
124.4
181
67.8
392
146.9
50
18.7
12
4.5
14
5.2
4
1.5
21
7.9
8
3.0
77
28.9
8
3.0
200
75.0
64
24.0
516
193. 4
2, 949
1, 105. 4
168
63.0
3,302
1, 237. 7
117
43.9
129
48.4
636
238.4
425
11.3
4,365
116.0
2,793
74.2
6,190
164.4
1,326
35.2
533
14.2
493
13.1
201
5.3
246
6.5
527
14.0
2,256
59.9
192
5. 1
284
7.5
3,880
103.1
875
23.2
3,572
94.9
3 92, 601
2, 633. 4
3,784
100.5
90,302
2. 398. 9
1,180
31.3
3,132
83.2
14, 644
389.0
tion; TiVcitTei: t:5'l6.4r9Vopu'atio'r''^ '' '""""'= ' ' ""^' '''''"' P«P"'«"«'': ' « cities, 697.453 popula-
156
Table 75. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared by
arrest, 1936, by population groups
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Auto
theft
slaugh-
ter
ing
Group 1— 4 cities over 250,000;
total population, 3,337,600:
Number of offenses known
160
155
208
985
1,620
4,580
10, 126
5,154
Number cleared by arrest
131
148
190
556
1,450
2,368
5,352
1,969
Percentage cleared by arrest
81.9
95.5
91.3
56.4
89.5
51.7
52.9
38.2
Group II.— 8 cities, 100,000 to
250,000; total population, 1,107,000:
Number of offenses known
20
85
82
204
299
2,656
4,217
2,089
Number cleared by arrest
14
80
79
100
218
844
1.195
231
Percentage cleared by arrest
70.0
94.1
96.3
49.0
72.9
31.8
28.3
11.1
Group III.— U cities, 50,000 to
100,000; total population, 810,300:
Number of offenses known
30
27
35
172
234
1,723
3,095
1,357
Number cleared by arrest
30
27
30
76
193
394
933
261
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
100.0
85.7
44.2
82.5
22.9
30.1
19.2
Group IV.— 19 cities, 25,000 to
50,000; total population, 660,500:
Number of offenses known
19
42
58
133
183
1, 314
2,934
864
Number cleared by arrest
18
38
55
60
179
346
760
179
Percentage cleared by arrest
94.7
90.5
94.8
45.1
97.8
26.3
25.9
20.7
Group V.— 74 cities, 10,000 to
25,000; total population, 1,214,118:
Number of offenses known
25
73
85
158
254
1, 992
4,462
1,322
Number cleared by arrest
22
72
85
78
232
633
1,554
366
Percentage cleared by arrest
88.0
98.6
100.0
49.4
91.3
31.8
34.8
27.7
Group VI.— 163 cities under 10,000;
total population, 880,540:
Number of offenses known
22
29
53
90
115
1,195
2,195
424
Number cleared by arrest
21
23
49
44
107
443
898
191
Percentage cleared by arrest
95.5
79.3
92.5
48.9
93.0
37.1
40.9
45.0
Total 279 cities; total population.
8,010,058:
Number of offenses known
276
411
521
1,742
2,705
13, 460
27, 029
11,210
Number cleared by arrest
236
388
488
914
2,379
5,028
10, 692
3,197
Percentage cleared by arrest
85.5
94.4
93.7
52.5
87.9
37.4
39.6
28.4
Table 76. — Persons charged {held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
03
O td
■"o
Offense charged
Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 ._
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
over
opula-
,600
000 to
opula-
,000
50,000
popu-
,300
000 to
opula-
00
000 to
opula-
,118
under
opula-
40
«^R;
o-aS
oS
uoO.'"-
o-a2
C".
35 o
les 10
,000;
n, 1,1
cities
100,00
ion, 8
ties 2
000;
n, 660
ties 1
000;
n, 1,2
cities
000;
n, 880
S.2
.tiS.2
_ *^
O O .2
'3 U5.2
0.2
oc^ *^
IN *j
Tt>
^^
oo
•— '
'"'
(^
120
13
35
16
20
19
3.6
1.2
4.3
2.4
1.6
2.2
138
84
28
41
68
24
4.1
7.6
3.5
6.2
5.6
2.7
632
145
81
65
110
62
18.9
13.1
10.0
9.8
9.1
7.0
1,299
267
203
198
256
126
38.9
24.1
25.1
30.0
21.1
14.3
o
223
2.8
383
4.8
1.095
13.7
2,349
29.3
157
T.\BLE 7ij.— Persons charged {held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups — Continued
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES-Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, hy the Bureau of the Census]
Offense eliarged
Other assaults:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100.(M)0.
Burglary— breakins or entering:
Number of persons charged
Hate per 100,000
Larceny— theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Auto theft:
Num her of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged-. ..
Rate per 100,000
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 ,
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Rape:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution, commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100.000
Se.v offenses (except rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged- -
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged-. -.
Rate per 100,000.
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
N um ber o f persons ch arged - _ .
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged-.
Rate per 100,000
Gambling:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,(MW_.. _.
All other ofTenscs:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 _ _
Group
Group
II
Group
III
Group
IV
Group
V
Group
VI
Total
8. 091
242.4
1,335
120. 6
870
107.4
1. i;j5
171.8
12:^.8
836
94.9
13, 770
171.9
2,307
69.1
887
80.1
432
5.3.3
247
37.4
509
41.9
381
43.3
4,763
59.5
4,054
121. 5
1. 235
111.6
1,093
134. 9
791
119.8
1, 549
127.0
852
96.8
9,574
119.5
852
25. 5
434
39.2
270
3.3.3
164
24.8
315
25. 9
157
17.8
2,192
27.4
345
10. 3
95
8.6
71
8.8
135
20.4
185
15.2
126
14.3
957
11.9
389
11.7
66
6.0
60
7.4
30
4.5
61
5. 0
76
8.6
682
8.5
121
3.6
34
3.1
62
7.7
31
4.7
107
8,8
41
4.7
396
4.9
263
7.9
89
8.0
29
3.6
60
9.1
93
7. 7
49
5.0
583
7.3
11.188
335. 2
359
32.4
328
40.5
81
12.3
183
15.1
36
4.1
12, 175
152.0
1.119
33.5
76
6.9
177
21.8
100
1.5. 1
239
19.7
125
14.2
1,836
22.9
86
2.6
7
0.6
3
0.4
5
0.8
12
1.0
15
1.7
128
1.6
618
18.5
161
14.5
86
10.6
65
9.8
72
5.9
31
3.5
1,033
12.9
1.788
53.6
305
27.6
405
50.0
382
.'•)7. 8
466
38.4
190
21.6
3.536
44.1
2,079
62.3
130
11.7
151
18.6
201
30.4
322
26.5
133
15.1
3,016
37.7
1,834
54.9
432
39.0
443
54.7
386
58.4
909
74.9
501
56.9
4,505
56.2
173, 408
5, 195. 6
64,551
5, 831. 2
40, 755
5, 029. 6
'26,011
4, 119. 6
« 35,340
2, 972. 9
25,289
2, 872. 0
3 365,354
4, 592. 4
10, 993
329.4
2,947
266. 2
2,917
360. 0
3,114
471.5
5,980
492. 5
3,763
427.4
29,714
371.0
60,126
1,801.5
12, 345
1,115.2
9,307
1, 148. 6
8, ,503
1, 287. 4
11,9.53
984.5
5,471
621.3
107, 705
1, 344. 6
7,521
225.3
1, 151
104. 0
814
100. 5
522
79.0
1,137
93. 6
788
89.5
ll,9:«
149.0
4,663
139.7
371
33.5
377
46.5
1,023
1.54.9
603
49.7
194
22.0
7,231
90.3
30,100
901.8
4,266
385.4
2,820
348.0
2,763
418.3
3,787
311.9
2,234
253.7
45. 970
573. 9
'-3 The figures are based on the reiiorts as follows: ' 18 cities, 631,400 population; ' 72 cities, 1,188,723 ik)1iii-
lalion; i 276 cities, 7,955,563 population.
158
Table 77. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared by
arrest, 1936, by population groups
EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Auto
theft
Group I.— 6 cities over 250,000;
total population, 7,099,300:
Number of offenses known
458
237
765
9,166
3,394
23, 362
52, 353
11,366
Number cleared by arrest
349
160
442
4,067
1,819
8,942
10, 055
1,759
Percentage cleared by arrest
76.2
67.5
57.8
44.4
53.6
38.3
19.2
15.5
Group II.— 6 cities, 100,000 to
250,000; total population, 871,100:
Number of offenses known
44
36
88
354
403
2,712
7,665
2,191
Number cleared by arrest _ _
32
20
57
120
213
813
1,118
573
Percentage cleared bv arrest
72.7
55.6
64.8
33.9
52.9
30.0
14.6
26.2
Group III.— 19 cities, 50,000 to 100,-
000; total population, 1,219,810:
Number of offenses known
26
47
67
722
165
3,300
8,208
2, 125
Number cleared by arrest
26
43
61
212
128
860
1,825
388
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
91.5
91.0
29.4
77.6
26.1
22.2
18.3
Group IV.— 30 cities, 25,000 to
50,000; total population, 1,052,055:
Number of offenses known
27
18
77
343
171
2,694
7,170
1,671
Number cleared by arrest
27
17
74
128
152
924
1,981
337
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
94.4
96.1
37.3
88.9
34.3
27.6
20.2
Group V.— 64 cities, 10,000 to
25,000; total population, 981,344:
Number of offenses known
24
11
62
335
85
2,121
5,048
1,036
Number cleared by arrest
18
8
59
103
78
522
1,259
226
Percentage cleared by arrest
75.0
72.7
95.2
30.7
91.8
24.6
24.9
21.8
Group VI.— 130 cities under 10,000;
total population, 759,177:
Number of offenses known
15
15
49
180
134
1,268
2,591
655
Number cleared by arrest
13
13
41
77
114
471
976
184
Percentage cleared by arrest. --
86.7
86.7
83.7
42.8
85.1
37.1
37.7
33.2
Total 255 cities; total population.
11,982,786:
Number of offenses known
594
364
1,108
11, 100
4, 352
35,457
83, 035
18, 944
Number cleared by arrest _ ,
465
261
734
4,707
2, 504
12, 532
17,214
3,467
Percentage cleared by arrest
78.3
71.7
66.2
42.4
57.5
35.3
20.7
18.3
Table 78. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Ofiense charged
Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
«i
°k
°C3
2i
2i
a; 03
>.m
8Ro
o o o
§R2
O 3
"2 3
S O.I-
3 0 .—
o!?-
O O -
=■0 3-
002;
^'^S
o" a'^-
o' f^S
^-ftg
o'ft"-
P.'^
"3 o
o -^
CJ o
.2R-
:r-
ss-"
^o-^
^0=^
+3 0 ^
•MO -
■2o-o
.2o ^-
•-0 _-
— — - o
*^— - G
"S.2
.tig. 2
•3 §.2
■Bo. 2
0 u^'.2
0-.2
C^I +J
ZJOi-t^
,— t +^
lo -,^
o\ +J
05
o
■^
M
o
to
«
0
.-^
408
31
30
25
18
13
5.7
3.6
2.5
2.4
1.8
1.7
334
26
35
21
8
12
4.7
3.0
2.9
2.0
0.8
1.6
2,004
123
149
129
109
99
28.2
14. 1
12.2
12.3
11.1
13.0
1,861
187
127
146
77
153
26.2
21.5
10.4
13.9
7.8
20.2
-So
O 00
a
10 o
-3
03 O.
-M o
o a
525
4.4
436
3.6
2,613
21.8
2, 551
21.3
159
Table 7S.—Perso7is charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inliabitants, by population groups — Continued
EAST NORTU CENTRAL STATES-Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
OfTi'iisc charged
Other assaults:
Numhor of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged. .
Rate per 100,000 1
Larceny— theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000.
Auto theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000-_
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000 1.
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of i>ersons charged
Rate per 100,000
Rape:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100.000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged _
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (e.xcept rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged -
- Rate per I00,0OO-_.
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 .
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged..
Rate per 100,000-
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged .
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged. .
Rate per 100,000
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged. .
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged..
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged . .
Rate per 100,000..
Gambling:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per lOO.WK)
All other offenses:
Number of persons charged _
Rate per 100,000
Group
I
6,160
86.8
2,620
36.9
7,060
99.4
1, 1.50
16.2
2, 619
36.9
624
8.8
183
2.6
405
5.7
8,264
116.4
1, 025
14.4
509
7.2
795
11.2
3, 601
50.7
2,867
40.4
2,691
37.9
'281,379
5, 178. 9
18,706
263.5
70, 856
998.1
2,634
37.1
6,817
96.0
18,686
263.2
Group
11
1,201
137.9
428
49.1
1,024
117.6
296
34.0
271
31.1
53
6.1
98
11.3
48
5.5
235
27.0
178
20.4
30
3.4
72
8.3
422
48.4
605
69.5
887
101.8
2 44,774
6,411.9
1,949
223.7
8,567
983. 5
1,861
213.6
1,252
14:j. 7
4.789
549.8
Group
HI
906
74.3
391
32. 1
1,300
mi. 6
247
20.2
230
18.9
55
4.5
79
6.5
62
5.1
248
20.3
310
25.4
15
1.2
78
6.4
689
56.5
375
30.7
1,319
108. 1
68, 185
5, 589. 8
3,273
268. 3
9.987
818.7
1,360
111.5
912
74.8
2, 677
219.5
Group
IV
1, 189
1)3.0
442
42.0
1, 183
112.4
279
26.5
115
10.9
7.3
121
11.5
80
7.6
3 147
14.6
3 165
16.4
13
1.2
104
9.9
3 466
46.4
563
53. 5
1,410
134. 0
* 43,786
4,311. 1
2.110
200.6
13, 730
1, 305. 1
656
62.4
468
44.5
3 3,916
389.8
Group
V
709
72.2
416
42.4
1,082
110.3
220
22.4
105
10.7
71
7.2
80
8.2
55
5.6
263
26.8
141
14.4
13
1.3
78
7.9
266
27.1
.334
34.0
1,335
136.0
31,515
3,211.4
2.843
289.7
8,930
910.0
494
50.3
575
58.6
1,960
199.7
Group
VI
523
68.9
421
55.5
791
104. 2
177
23.3
56
7.4
53
7.0
61
8.0
42
.5.5
IS
2.4
67
8.8
8
1.1
62
8.2
103
13.6
219
28.8
1, 1,54
152.0
18, 052
2, 377. 8
1,887
248.6
6,105
804.2
226
29.8
141
18.6
2,062
271.6
Total
10, 688
89.2
4.718
39.4
12.440
103.8
2,369
19.8
3,396
28.3
933
7.8
622
5.2
692
5.8
« 9, 175
76. 9
« 1. 886
15.8
588
4.9
1,189
9.9
5 5, 547
46.5
4,963
41.4
8, 796
73.4
6 487.691
4, 825. 0
30. 768
256.8
118, 175
986.2
7,231
60.3
10, 165
84.8
'34,090
285.6
'-« The figures are based on the reports as follows: ' 5 cities, ,5,4,33,200 population; 2 5 cities, 698,300 popula-
population; < 29 cities, 1,015,655 population; '254 cities, 11,935,431 population;
r 1 •,» f w in
tion; 3 29 cities, 1,004,700 ^ .^„..
«252 cities, 10,107,486 population
160
Table 79. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared
by arrest, 1936, by population groups
WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny—
theft
Auto
theft
slaugh-
ter
ing
Group I.— 4 cities over 250,000;
total population, 1,998,500: "
Number of offenses known
141
149
110
1,386
533
6.052
16, 395
5,660
Number cleared by arrest
115
134
84
724
425
3,119
4,532
1,428
Percentage cleared by arrest
81.6
89.9
76.4
52.2
79.7
51.5
27.6
25.2
Group II.— 4 cities, 100,000 to
25O.,000; total population, 488,200:
Number of offenses known
15
14
18
358
83
2,180
3,771
1,064
Number cleared by arrest
14
7
14
101
60
403
833
192
Percentage cleared by arrest
93.3
50.0
77.8
28.2
72.3
18.5
22.1
18.0
Group III— 3 cities. 50,000 to
100,000; total population, 202,100:
Number of ofTensos known
6
3
7
106
37
939
2,513
374
Number cleared by arrest
6
3
7
33
21
223
490
93
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
100.0
100.0
31.1
56.8
23.7
19.5
24.9
Group IV. -4 cities. 25,000 to 50,000;
total population, 120,200:
Number of offenses known
2
1
4
118
13
568
1,659
303
Number cleared by arrest. _
2
3
45
12
179
689
92
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
0.0
75.0
38.1
92.3
31.5
41.5
30.4
Group v.— 36 cities, 10,000 to 25.000;
total population, 519,183:
Number of offenses known
16
6
32
165
62
1,336
3,980
690
Number cleared by arrest
14
6
30
70
47
488
1,372
194
Percentage cleared by arrest
87.5
100. 0
93.8
42.4
75.8
36.5
34.5
28.1
Group VI.— 76 cities under 10,000:
total population, 390,565:
N umber of offenses known
8
2
13
91
47
673
1,622
324
Number cleared by arrest _
5
2
9
45
33
204
592
125
Percentage cleared by arrest
62.5
100.0
69.2
49.5
70.2
30.3
36.5
38.6
Total, 127 cities; total population,
3,718,748:
Number of offenses known
188
175
184
2,224
775
11, 748
29, 940
8,415
Number cleared by arrest
156
152
147
1,018
698
4,616
8,508
2,124
Percentage cleared by arrest
83.0
86.9
79.9
45.8
77.2
39.3
28.4
25.2
Table 80. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 ._
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
° g
S^
°«
2^
O L,
o'g
^•2
o 3o
_ 3
rSo
O 3
O ftM
Sr/S
t..2
R oo
O CO
o ooo
» 3
oa -
s 50,
00; p
202,1
S(=^'^-
o a-i
s unc
popu
65
pop
,500
2^-38
^..°
23
»o -
CO -
■Sog
.= _r fl
rog
=°§
*.n o o
.- o .
•?10.S
■p, O .2
O'O.S
"S^
OO -i
oc^ ^
" -H *i
^lO *i
C^ «J
?o
to
^
•^
CO
■*
m
r>.
120
24
5
2
15
4
6.0
4.9
2.5
1.7
2.9
1.0
123
8
3
1
6
2
6.2
1.6
1.5
0.8
1.2
0.5
497
101
16
23
90
50
24.9
20.7
7.9
19.1
17.3
12.8
298
88
15
19
63
37
14.9
18.0
7.4
15.8
12.1
9.5
170
4.6
143
3.8
777
20.9
520
14.0
161
Table 80. — Persons charged {held for prosecution), JOSH, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups — Continued
WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES— Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
OtTense charged
Other a.'isaults:
N umber of persons charged.
Kate i>er 100,000
Burplary— breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged -
Rate per 100,000
Larcency— theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Auto theft:
-V umber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged....^
Rate per 100,000
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged..
Rate per 100,000- _. _
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons charged _..
Kate per 100,000 _
Rape:
Number of persons charged _.
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000 .
Sex oflenses (except rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged..
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws:
N umber of persons charged ..-
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Kate per 100,000
Oflenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated: *
N umber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged-
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,(J(JO
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Gambling:
N umber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
All other offenses:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Group
Group
11
Group
111
Group
IV
Group
V
Group
VI
Total
282
14.1
469
96.1
1.32
65. 3
92
76.5
2SK
.55. 5
232
59.4
1,495
40.2
1,123
56. 2
366
72.9
102
50.5
02
51.6
312
60.1
201
51.5
2, 156
58. 0
3,123
156. 3
1,102
22.5.7
349
172.7
279
232.1
!I25
1 7S. 2
461
118.0
6,239
167.8
632
31.6
130
26.6
41
20.3
50
41.6
151
29. 1
109
27.9
1.113
29.9
576
28.8
60
12.3
.50
24.7
16
13.3
72
13.9
233
59. 7
1,007
27.1
123
6.2
33
6.8
13
6.4
13
10. 8
52
10.0
65
16. 6
299
8.0
377
18.9
82
16.8
23
11.4
45
37.4
80
1.5. 4
64
16.4
671
18.0
112
5.6
15
3.1
t
3.5
4
3.3
32
6.2
10
2.6
180
4.8
10. 634
532. 1
28
5.7
58
28.7
46
38.3
99
19.1
37
9.5
10,902
293.2
187
9.4
121
24.8
9
4.5
25
20.8
49
9.4
41
10.5
432
11.6
216
10.8
2
0.4
1
0. 5
2
1.7
10
1.9
7
1.8
238
6.4
182
9.1
80
16.4
17
8.4
9
7.5
28
5.4
20
5.1
336
9.0
1.141
57.1
155
31.7
66
32.7
8
6.7
47
9.1
53
13.6
1,470
. 39.5
600
30.0
737
151.0
101
5U. 0
128
106. 5
497
9.5.7
280
71.7
2, 343
63.0
1,327
66.4
615
126.0
108
5.3.4
288
239. 6
772
148.7
446
114.2
3,556
95.6
205, 444
10,279.9
30, 556
6, 258. 9
10. 776
5,332.0
1,567
1, 303. 7
17.463
3, 363. 6
" 5, 868
1,519.0
2 271,674
7,313.9
10, 764
538.6
904
185.2
619
306. 3
439
365. 2
1,321
254.4
770
197.2
14,817
398.4
13,4,59
673. 5
8,705
1, 783. 1
2,034
1,006.4
2, 220
1,846.9
8,262
1..591.3
5. 308
1,359.1
39,988
1, 075. 3
6,120
306.2
803
164.5
291
144.0
412
342.8
521
100. 3
202
51.7
8,349
224.5
543'
27.2
691
141.5
121
59.9
62
51.6
275
5,3.0
125
32.0
1,817
48.9
11,055
553. 2
2,599
532.4
1,493
738. 7
326
271.2
1,235
237. 9
648
165.9
17, 356
466.7
i-a The figures are based on the reports as follows: ' 75 cities, 386,297 population; ' 126 cities, 3,714,480
population.
162
Table 81. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared
by arrest, 1936, by population groups
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Auto
theft
slaugh-
ter
mg
Group I.— 3 cities over 250,000; total
population, 1,592,500:
Number of offenses known
247
58
184
2,054
937
7,700
15, 332
6,167
Number cleared by arrest
202
47
148
628
555
1,661
3,241
525
Percentage cleared by arrest
81.8
81.0
80.4
30.6
59.2
21.6
21.1
8.5
Group II.— 2 cities, 100,000 to
250,000; total population, 314,610:
Number of offenses known
54
18
42
318
1,013
2,383
6,542
1,047
Number cleared by arrest
48
17
40
125
736
572
1,693
143
Percentage cleared by arrest
88.9
94.4
95.2
39.3
72.7
24.0
25.9
13.7
Group III.— 2 cities, 50,000 to
100,000; total population, 163,724:
Number of offenses known
25
13
23
51
23
758
3,046
298
Number cleared by arrest
24
11
14
30
22
220
635
45
Percentage cleared by arrest
96.0
84.6
60.9
58.8
95.7
29.0
20.8
15.1
Group IV.— 9 cities, 25,000 to
50,000; total population, 323,864:
Number of offenses known
48
29
26
103
524
1,189
3,710
606
Number cleared by arrest
48
25
21
71
475
490
1,615
126
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
86.2
80.8
68.9
90.6
41.2
43.5
20.8
Group V.— 9 cities, 10,000 to 25,00(i;
total population, 143,249:
Number of offenses known
24
1
8
50
233
496
1,275
233
Number cleared by arrest
21
1
8
34
217
197
531
67
Percentage cleared by arrest
87.5
100.0
100.0
68.0
93.1
39.7
41.6
28.8
Group VI.— 11 cities under 10,000;
total population, 60,608:
Number of offenses known
3
2
2
17
67
190
299
66
Number cleared by arrest
4
2
2
9
62
77
157
11
Percentage cleared by arrest
133.3
100.0
100.0
52.9
92.5
40.5
52.5
16.7
Total, 36 cities; total population,
2, 598, 555 :
Number of offenses known
401
121
285
2,593
2,797
12,716
30,204
8.417
Number cleared by arrest
347
103
233
897
2,067
3,217
7,872
917
Percentage cleared by arrest
86.6
85.1
81.8
34.6
73.9
25.3
26.1
10.9
Table 82. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Murder, nonnegligent manslaugh
ter:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged. . .
Rate per 100,000
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate perlOO.OOO
Group I
> -o
o so
239
15.0
160
10.0
1,364
85.7
858
53.9
Group II
O 3
o Co
CO 5
I CO
54
17.2
46
14.3
182
57.8
727
231.1
Group III
£3 ^^ _ *
Rg
«;::;;
28
17.1
6
3.7
40
24.4
421
257.1
Group IV
o oco
- Q.00
OO "
— o P
•S§.2
61
18.8
21
6.5
84
25.9
427
131.8
Group V
■— o O
t^ -r o
■55 "o .a
22
16.4
1
0.7
41
28.6
245
171.0
Group VI
3 0=0
ftg
en o"
■tio -
3S a
2
3.3
2
3.3
15
24.7
84
138.6
•3§
.3
S o
oft
406
16.6
235
9.0
1,726
66.4
2,762
106.3
163
Table 82. — Persons charged (field for prosecution), lOHfi, nianber and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups — ContimiccI
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES— Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charRed
Other assaults:
XumbiT of persons charged
Rate pcT 100,000
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Larceny— theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Auto theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Stolen proiH-rty; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Rape:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000_.
Prostitution, commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000...
Sex offenses (except rape and prosti-
tution):
Number of persons charged
Rate per lOO.tXK)
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100.000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Offenses against family and chil-
dren:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 -.
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Gambling:
Numlier of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
All other offenses:
Number of jxTSons charged
Rate per 100,000
Qrouj)! Croup II Croup III
8. 550
536.9
2,780
174.6
3,764
236.4
944
59.3
807
50.7
203
12.7
161
10.1
121
7.6
891
55.9
304
19.1
84
5.3
771
48.4
1,839
115.5
2,439
153.2
1,988
124.8
160,621
10,086.1
26, 276
1, 650. 0
41, 106
2,581.2
3,432
215.5
2,777
174.4
21,395
1, 343. 5
3, 257
1,035.2
532
169. 1
1,4.55
462. 5
198
62.9
556
176.7
151
48.0
38
12.1
56
17.8
512
162.7
63
20.0
30
9.5
259
82.3
1,742
5.53. 7
2,463
782.9
592
188.2
23, 729
7, 542. 4
9, 336
2, 967. 5
11,455
3,641.0
962
305.8
1,319
419.2
7,787
2, 475. 1
1,385
845.9
160
97.7
630
384.8
55
33.6
171
104.4
37
22.6
7
4.3
17
10.4
136
83.1
122
74.5
0
0
108
66.0
212
129.5
1,405
858.2
399
243.7
6,737
4,114.9
2,382
1,454.9
3,752
2,291.7
594
362.8
1,042
636. 4
858
524.1
Croup IV Group V Croup VI Total
1,545
477.1
449
138. 6
1,432
442.2
126
38.9
138
42. 6
39
12.0
170
55. 3
22
6.8
196
00.5
1 85
57. 1
4
1.2
191
59. 0
> 488
164.7
1,285
396.8
1,034
319.3
23,772
7, 340. 1
3,316
1,023.9
14, .331
4, 425. 0
287
88.6
518
159.9
4, 638
1,432.1
693
483. 8
171
119.4
514
358. 8
67
46.8
62
43.3
34
21
M.7
8
5.6
23
16.1
104
72.6
80
55. 8
69
48.2
218
152.2
388
270. 9
5, 469
3,817.8
1.388
968.9
4,468
3,119.0
100
69. 8
611
426.5
1,419
990.6
208
343.2
85
140.2
208
343. 2
20
33.0
3
4.9
3
4.9
16
26.4
2
3.3
21
34.6
16
26.4
1
1.6
29
47.8
52
85.8
95
156.7
245
404.2
1,175
1,938.7
234
386.1
3, 667
6, 050. 4
35
57.7
55
90.7
212
349.8
15,6.38
601.8
4, 177
160.7
8,003
308. 0
1,410
54.3
1,737
66.8
467
18.0
422
16.2
226
8.7
1,779
68.5
794
30.6
120
4.6
1,438
55.3
2 4, 402
■ 171.2
7,905
304.2
4,646
178.8
221, 503
8, 524. 1
42, 942
1, 652. 1
78, 779
3,031.6
5,410
208.2
6,322
243. 3
36, 309
1,397.3
1-2 The
lation.
figures are based on the reports as follows: ' 8 cities, 296,364 pojmlatiou: 2 35 cities, 2,571,055 popu-
164
Table 83. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared by
arrest, 1936, by population groups
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny—
theft
Auto
theft
Group I and Group II.'
Group III.— 2 cities, 50,000 to
100,000; total population, 123,000:
Number of offenses known
31
21
9
57
197
422
863
236
Number cleared by arrest
25
19
9
32
142
178
599
114
Percentage cleared by arrest
80.6
90.5
100.0
56.1
72.1
42.2
69.4
48.3
Group IV.— l city, 25,000 to 50,000;
total population, 29,744:
Number of offenses known
8
6
2
61
56
178
240
85
Number cleared b y arrest
7
5
2
23
27
61
33
26
Percentage cleared by arrest
87.5
83.3
100.0
37.7
48.2
34.3
13.8
30.6
Group V.— 2 cities, 10,000 to 25.000;
total population, 24,900:
Number of oflenses known
6
2
3
12
21
59
36
38
Number cleared by arrest
4
2
3
9
18
11
29
4
Percentage cleared by arrest
66.7
100.0
100.0
75.0
85.7
18.6
80.6
10.5
Group VI.— 3 cities under 10,000;
total population, 20,555:
Number of offenses known
9
1
1
9
20
110
123
29
Number cleared by arrest
9
1
1
5
16
31
40
12
Percentage cleared by arrest
100.0
100.0
100.0
55.6
80.0
28.2
32.5
41.4
Total, 8 cities; population, 198,199:
Number of offenses known
54
30
15
139
294
769
1,262
388
Number cleared by arrest
45
27
15
69
203
281
701
156
Percentage cleared by arrest
83.3
90.0
100.0
49.6
69.0
36.5
55.5
40.2
I No cities in this population group represented.
Table 84. — Persons charged (held for prosecution) , 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Other assaults:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
3
o
a.
3
Group
III
gao
o oo
°o2
■^3 2
27
22.0
19
15.4
34
27.6
157
127.6
205
166.7
158
128.5
Group
IV
gH.
?Sb
7
23.5
5
16.8
23
77.3
27
90.8
55
184.9
61
205.1
Group
V
o oo
o ^oi
ajo ^
1S.2
CM
4
16.1
2
8.0
10
40.2
21
84.3
18
72.3
12
48.2
Group
VI
a
o -c
O.'S
!oO
9
43.8
1
4.9
6
29.2
16
77.8
73
355.1
31
150.8
■so*
•■= a
".2
.3
5 o
o p.
47
23.7
27
13.6
73
36.8
221
111.5
351
177.1
262
132.2
* No cities in this population group represented.
165
Table S4.~Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups — Continued.
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES— Continued.
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Larceny— theft:
N'umber of persons charged
Rate iwr 100,000
Auto theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged
Rate per UXl.OOO..
Stolen proi)crty; receiving, etc.:
Number of i)ersons charged
Rate per 100,000 ,.
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of i)€rsons charged
Rate per 100,000
Rape:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) :
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of persons charged ..
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged .
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged ..
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged
Kate per 100,000..
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Nimiber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100.000
Gambling:
Number of persons charged ^....
Rate per 100,000
All other offenses:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Group
1*
Group
II*
Group
III
473
384.6
114
92.7
H)
13,0
47
38.2
18
14.6
47
38.2
Group
IV
2,
11
8.9
58
47.2
(')
(')
275
223.6
251
204.1
3,064
,491.1
990
809.8
3, 510
8.58. 5
436
354. 5
669
543. 9
1,007
818.7
33
110.9
26
87.4
6
20.2
7
23.5
20
67.2
0.7
8
26.9
1
3.4
Group
V
6
20.2
49
164.7
3
10.1
3
10.1
(')
(')
(2)
(-)
(2)
54
181.5
2
6.7
109
366.5
29
1 16. 5
6
24.1
3
12.0
2
8.0
8.0
3
12.0
13
52.2
23
92. 4
1
4.0
16
64.3
28. 1
109
437.8
113
453. 8
283
1,136.5
316
1,269.1
1,725
6, 927. 7
13
.52.2
6
24.1
33
132. 5
Group
VI
40
194.6
12
58.4
1
4.9
4
19.5
8
38.9
1
4.9
27
131.4
1
4.9
10
48.6
1
4.9
38
184.9
428.1
836
4,067.1
82
398.9
1,471
7, 156. 4
12
58.4
67
326. 0
81
394.1
Total
575
290.1
1.58
79.7
26
1.3.1
60
30.3
48
24.2
14
7.1
95
47.9
25
12.6
12
6.1
90
45.4
3 57
44.6
425
214.4
455
229. 6
* 4, 183
2, 483. 2
< 1, 394
827.5
* 6, 712
3, 984. 4
515
259.8
744
375.4
1.230
620. 6
• No cities in this population group represented.
' Not reported.
2 Figures for disorderly conduct and drunkenness were not separately listed on the report for this city.
1 he combmed figure for those classes is 571.
»-< The figures are based on the reports as follows: » 7 cities, 127,699 population ; < 7 cities, 168,455 population.
166
Table 85. — Number of offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared by
arrest, 1936, by population groups
WEST SOUTH CENTKAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny—
theft
Auto
theft
Group I.— 2 cities over 250,000; to-
tal population, 749,000:
Number of offenses known
194
55
42
374
825
2,601
8,843
1,910
Number cleared by arrest
159
55
38
216
531
1,048
2,420
411
Percentage cleared bv arrest
82.0
100.0
90.5
57.8
64.4
40.3
27.4
21.5
Group II.— 3 cities, 100,000 to 250,000;
total population, 518,500:
Number of ofifenses known
71
54
44
465
367
3,073
7,210
1,603
Number cleared by arrest
66
50
42
133
334
725
1,840
384
Percentage cleared by arrest
93.0
92.6
95.5
28.6
91.0
23.6
25.5
24.0
Group III.— 5 cities, 50,000 to 100,000;
total population, 311,100:
Number of offenses known
45
18
14
145
438
1,537
4,099
558
Number cleared by arrest
43
19
13
72
379
526
978
108
Percentage cleared by arrest
95.6
105.6
92.9
49.7
86.5
34.2
23.9
19.4
Group IV.— 3 cities, 25,000 to 50,000;
total population, 104,500:
Number of offenses known
9
8
3
49
64
376
1,587
183
Number cleared by arrest
5
8
3
25
63
86
406
26
Percentage cleared by arrest
55.6
100.0
100.0
51.0
98.4
22.9
25.6
14.2
Group V.— 9 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
total population, 146,430:
Number of offenses known
29
4
12
63
145
600
2,188
186
Number cleared by arrest
27
4
11
42
142
222
734
114
Percentage cleared by arrest
93.1
100.0
91.7
66.7
97.9
37.0
33.5
61.3
Group VI.— 20 cities under 10,000;
total population, 127,400:
Number of offenses known
11
3
7
41
47
418
896
101
Number cleared by arrest
10
3
6
14
38
132
355
49
Percentage cleared by arrest
90.9
100.0
85.7
34.1
80.9
31.6
39.6
48.5
Total, 42 cities; population, 1,956,930:
Number of offenses known
3.59
142
122
1,137
1,886
8,605
24,823
4,541
Number cleared by arrest
310
139
113
502
1,487
2,739
6,733
1,092
Percentage cleared by arrest
86.4
97.9
92.6
44.2
78.8
31.8
27. 1
24.0
Table 86. — Persons charged {held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Murder, nonneligent manslaughter:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
6.
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
a
^i
2i
S a
2«
2i
under
opula-
00
> 5.0
§ao
rSo
_ 3
§ ao
S^o
oo
o oo
S oo
o oo
o o2
es c
00; p
749,0
, 100,
00; p
518,5
S 50,
00; p
311,1
WO-'
« o ^
V3 O
— ;o _r
a; o _r
QJ O ^
"S 2
SS.2
■-8.2
5S.^
•ss °
"S-.2
■3 3
C^ +J
ocs *^
o
c^
CO
"3
n
OS
S
t^
117
74
50
7
24
10
282
15.6
14.3
16.1
6.7
16.4
7.8
14.4
26
43
19
9
4
4
105
3.5
8.3
6.1
8.6
2.7
3.1
5.4
209
209
93
19
48
20
598
27.9
40.3
29.9
18.2
32.8
15.7
30.6
454
351
462
65
130
44
1,506
60.6
67.7
148.5
62.2
88.8
34.5
77.0
1G7
Table 86. — Persons charged (held for prosendinn), tDSH, nnmher avd rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups — Continued
WEST SOUTH ("ENTR.AT. STATES-fontinued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by ihe Bureau of the Census]
OtTense charged
Other assaults:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Burglary — breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged
Kate per 100,000
Larceny— theft:
Number of persons charged
Kate per 100,000
Autotheft:
Number of persons charged 1
Kate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged -
Rate per 100,000
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 -..
Rape:
N umber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of i)ersons charged
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000.
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged...
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged -.-
Rate per 100,000...
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Gambling:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
All other offenses:
Number of persons charged
Kate per 100,000
Group
Group
II
Group
III
Group
IV
Groui)
V
Group
VI
fifiO
S8, 1
002
110. 1
482
1.54.9
082
052. 6
200
177.6
170
133.4
714
95. 3
051
12.'). 0
613
197.0
70
07.0
174
118.8
143
112.2
1,995
2fifi. 4
1,029
314.2
1,056
339. 4
200
197. 1
587
400.9
352
276.3
302
40. 3
370
71.4
1,30
43.7
30
28.7
77
.52.6
48
.37.7
195
20.0
38
7.3
88
28.3
30
28.7
27
18.4
17
13. 3
150
20.0
44
8.5
101
32.5
201
192.3
42
28.7
40
31.4
79
10.5
73
14.1
117
37.6
31
29.7
26
17.8
35
27.5
43
5.7
42
8.1
16
5. 1
3
2.9
10
6.8
6
4.7
818
109. 2
2, 275
4.38. 8
159
51. 1
52
49.8
51
34.8
21
16.5
113
15.1
28
5.4
499
100.4
116
111.0
10
0.8
25
19.0
271
30.2
82
1.5.8
46
14.8
14
13.4
" ""o.o"
5
3.9
173
23.1
222
4^8
162
52.1
55
52.6
,58
39.6
38
29.8
1 138
29.3
2 45
10.4
33
10.0
1
10
19
13.0
8 ■
6.3
104
13.9
2191
09. 5
• 494
1.58. 8
1.54
147.4
146
99.7
220
172.7
276
30.8
300
09.4
371
119.3
206
197. 1
194
132. 5
180
146.0
88, 088
11,700.7
2 34,472
12,. 535. 3
44. 245
14,222.1
5, 274
5, 046. 9
3 4, 893
3,801.0
2.818
2,211.9
8,060
1, 070. 1
1,110
214.1
1,0,30
.5-23. 9
317
303. 3
808
,551.8
686
538. 5
10,887
1,4,53.5
18,013
3, 474. 1
8, 262
2, 655. 7
4,0.56
3, 881. 3
6, 751
4, 610. 4
4,0.54
3, 182. 1
5, 320
710,3
4.931
951.0
945
303. 8
340
325. 4
523
357. 2
225
176.6
810
108.9
777
149. 9
1,30?
418.8
2.53
242.1
302
206.2
3.56
279. 4
3,2.32
431.5
6, 061
1,168.9
1, ,557
500.5
666
637.3
917
620. 2
320
255. 9
Total
2,8.56
14,5. 9
2,365
120.9
5, 825
297.7
963
49.2
395
20.2
578
29.5
361
18.4
120
6.1
3,376
172.5
791
40.4
418
21.4
708
36.2
<244
17.0
5 1,309
76.4
1,593
81.4
6 179,790
10, 602. 5
12,611
644.4
52, 023
2, 658. 4
12,284
627.7
3,807
194.5
12, 7.59
652.0
>-« The figures are based on the reports as follows: ■ 1 city, 471,000 population; 2 2 cities, 275,000 popula-
tion; 3 8 cities, 128,730 jiopulation; « 40 cities, 1,4.35,430 population; « 41 cities, 1,713,430 population; « 40 cities,
1,695,730 population.
^Si
168
Table 87. — Number of offeiises, known number and -percentage cj offenses cleared by
arrest, 1936, by population groups
MOUNTAIN STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary-
break-
ing or
enter-
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Auto
theft
slaugh-
ter
ing
Group I.— 1 city over 250,000; total
population, 293,200:
Number of offenses known
27
3
21
170
65
1,008
1,540
645
Number cleared by arrest
21
2
20
125
58
763
851
95
Percentage cleared by arrest
77.8
66.7
95.2
73.5
89.2
75.7
55.3
14.7
Group II. '
Group III— l city, 50,000 to 100,000;
total population, 51,300:
Number of offenses known - . _
4
2
39
7
172
418
122
Number cleared by arrest
3
2
7
3
13
53
12
Percentage cleared by arrest
75.0
0
100.0
17.9
42.9
7.6
12.7
9.8
Group IV —4 cities, 25,000 to 50,000;
total population, 136,600:
Number of offenses known
12
2
15
71
41
624
1,972
515
Number cleared by arrest
11
2
13
21
26
166
497
43
Percentage cleared by arrest
91.7
100.0
86.7
29.6
63.4
26.6
25.2
8.3
Group V.— 6 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
total population, 101,444:
Number of offenses known. . ..
7
5
8
7
49
21
19
18
385
143
1,423
410
348
Number cleared by arrest
60
Percentage cleared by arrest
71.4
0
87.5
42.9
94.7
37.1
28.8
17.2
Group VI.— 27 cities under 10,000;
total population, 150,383:
Number of offenses known _ . .
7
6
14
52
31
479
1,338
229
Number cleared by arrest
8
6
14
20
29
164
414
81
Percentage cleared by arrest
114.3
100.0
100.0
38.5
93.5
34.2
30.9
35.4
Total 39 cities; population, 732,927:
Number of offenses known
57
11
60
381
163
2,668
6,691
1,851
Number cleared by arrest
48
10
56
194
134
1,249
2,225
291
Percentage cleared by arrest
84.2
90.9
93.3
50.9
82.2
46.8
33.3
15.7
1 No cities in this population group represented.
Table 88. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
MOUNTAIN STATES
f Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census)
Group
Group*
II
Group
III
Group
IV
Group
V
Group
VI
■3
2S!
Oflense charged
2a
2i
W o
•2ga
■Sg-2
2 rt
'" o
•3^5-2
CO
a c9
■ - O *
r-t ^-a
IN
■4-3 .v
si
3
- a
0
Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter:
Number of persons charged , _
12
4.1
3
1.0
34
11.6
74
25.2
9
3.1
3
5.8
7
5.1
2
1.5
22
16.1
32
23.4
141
103.2
5
4.9
..
34
33.5
19
18.7
64
63.1
8
5.3
7
4.7
26
17.3
31
20.6
80
53.2
35
Rate per 100,000
4 8
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged .... .
12
Rate per 100,000 ..
0
7
13.6
3
5.8
(2)
(1)
1.6
Robbery:
Number of persons charged
123
Rate per 100.000.
16 8
Aggravated assault:
Number of persons charged
159
Rate per 100,000
21.7
Other assaults:
Number of persons charged
5 294
Rate per 100.000 .
43.1
See footnotes at end of table.
169
Table 88. — Persons charged {hehl for proseculiou), 1f}S(>, number and rale per
100,000 inhabilnnta, hi/ populalion groups — Continued
MOUNTAIN STATES— Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 19.'«, by (he Bureau of the Census]
Offense charged
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Larceny— theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Auto theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Emliezzlement and fraud:
Num ber of persons charged
Rale per 100,000.
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Forgery and counterfeiting:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000 :
Rape:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged.
Rate per 100,000..
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.:
Number of persons charged.
Kate per 100,000 _
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000.. _ _
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Numt)er of persons charged
Rate per 100,000.
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000.
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Gambling:
Number of persons charged
Kate per 100,000
All other ofTen.ses:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,0(X)
Oroup
I
124
42.3
899
300. 0
39
13.3
41
14.0
Oroup
II*
8
2.7
21
7.2
(0
(•)
7
2.4
74
2.5.2
83
28.3
10
3.4
24
8.2
458
1.50.2
3.5, 596
2,140.5
2,510
856. 1
2, 955
,007.8
(')
(')
152
51.8
358
122.1
f I roup
III
13
25. 3
53
103. 3
13.0
1
1.9
8
1.5. 6
2
.3.9
P)
16
31.2
1
1.9
72
140. 4
585
1,140.4
(»)
(')
531
1, 03.5. 1
(3)
(')
8
1.5.6
328
639.4
firoup
IV
100
77.0
451
330. 2
32
23. 4
.50
.36. 0
39
28.6
22
16.1
13
9.5
491
359. 4
12
8.8
19
1.3.9
35
25. 6
27
19.8
129
94.4
261
191. 1
13, 729
10,0.50.5
482
352. 9
3, 852
2, 819. 9
974
713.0
HI
103. 2
502
367. 5
Oroup
V
124
122.2
398
392. 3
03
02. 1
27
20. 0
3
3.0
48
47.3
8
7.9
71
70.0
58
57.2
14
13.8
22
21.7
2
2.0
50
49.3
281
277.0
12,302
12,126.9
2, 043
2, 013. 9
3,164
3,119.0
815
803. 4
35
34.5
848
835. 9
Oroup
VI
166
110.4
417
277. 3
09
4.5.9
11
7.3
13
8.6
33
21.9
20
13.3
209
139.0
14
9.3
3.3
33
21.9
5
,3.3
69
4,5.9
301
2(K). 2
* 4, 484
3, 131. 5
958
637.0
3,567
2,371.9
413
274. 6
143
95.1
483
321.2
Total
533
72.7
2,218
302.6
210
28.7
129
17.6
56
7.6
119
10.2
64
8.7
6 771
198.5
91
12.4
112
1.5.3
189
25. 8
44
6.0
273
37.2
1,373
187.3
" 66, 696
9, 190. 1
5 5, 993
879.2
14, 069
1,919.6
0 2, 202
560. 9
479
65. 4
2.519
343.7
*No cities in this population group represented.
' Figures for prostitution and commercialized vice and vagrancy were not separately listed on the report
for this city. The combined figure for tho.se classes is 2,165.
2 Figures for other assaults and disorderly conduct were not separately listed on the report for this city.
The combined figure for those classes is 276.
' Figures for i)rostitution and commercialized vice and vagrancy were not separately listed on the report
for this city. The combined figure for those cla.s.ses is 485.
*-' The figures are based on the reports as follows: * 26 cities, 143,190 population; ' 38 cities, 081,627 popu-
lation; « 37 cities, 388,427 population; ' 38 cities, 725,734 population.
170
Table 89. — Number oj offenses known, number and percentage of offenses cleared by
arrest, 1936, by population groups
PACIFIC STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
Population group
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Auto
theft
slaugh-
ter
ing
Group I.— 2 cities over 250,000;
total population, 951,800:
Number of offenses known
26
119
53
590
378
2,784
10, 381
4,611
Number cleared by arrest
23
35
49
255
327
911
2,227
400
Percentage cleared by arrest
88.5
29.4
92.5
43.2
86.5
32.7
21.5
8.7
Group II.— 3 cities, 100,000 to 250,-
000; total population, 433,700:
Number of offenses known
13
11
33
225
150
1,819
4,735
1,557
Number cleared by arrest
10
10
28
69
66
365
811
204
Percentage cleared by arrest
76.9
90.9
84.8
30.7
44.0
20.1
17.1
13,1
Group III.— 5 cities, 50,000 to 100,-
000; total population, 399,200:
Number of offenses known
9
9
31
278
177
1,864
5,615
1,432
Number cleared by arrest
8
7
27
70
63
470
1,230
196
Percentage cleared by arrest
88.9
77.8
87.1
25.2
35.6
25.2
21.9
13.7
Group IV.— 8 cities, 25,000 to 50,000;
total population, 247,600:
Number of offenses known
8
8
15
94
100
1,275
3,394
997
Number cleared by arrest
8
8
13
23
52
310
551
115
Percentage cleared by arrest
100. 0
100.0
86.7
24.5
52.0
24.3
• 16.2
11.5
Group V.— 21 cities, 10,000 to
25,000; total population, 321,732:
Number of offenses known
9
10
20
97
28
1,272
3,857
951
Number cleared by arrest
8
8
17
23
23
433
891
250
Percentage cleared by arrest
88.9
80.0
85.0
23.7
82.1
34.0
23.1
26.3
Group VI.— 50 cities under 10,000;
total population, 287,601:
Number of offenses known
7
6
24
63
68
884
2,815
583
Number cleared by arrest
4
5
26
17
61
240
784
157
Percentage cleared by arrest
57.1
83.3
108.3
27.0
89.7
27.1
27.9
26.9
Total, 89 cities; population, 2,641,633:
Number of offenses known,
72
163
176
1,347
901
9,898
30, 797
10, 131
Number cleared by arrest
61
73
160
457
592
2,729
6,494
1,322
Percentage cleared by arrest
84.7
44.8
90.9
33.9
65.7
27.6
21.1
13.0
Table 90. — Persons charged (held for prosecution), 1936, number and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
PACIFIC STATES
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census,
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
"3
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
3Q
Si
2i
2c8
3s
4) c3
gi
>n.r.
gao
O 3
5,000
popu
,600
o 3
5^.-.
■^ Oi
Offense charged
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§-a°.
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ci t^
t^
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•2o«
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1&
cit
50,0
ion,
itie.
50,0
ion.
citie
00,0
ion,
;itie
0,00
ion,
citif
5,00
ion,
cit
0,00
ion.
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Murder, nonnegligent manslaughter:
Niimher of person.'! chnrped
22
7
5
9
5
1
49
Rate per 100,000
2.3
1.6
1.3
3.6
1.6
0.3
1.9
Manslaughter by negligence:
Number of persons charged
74
9
7
7
8
5
110
Rate per 100,000
7.8
2.1
1.8
2.8
2.5
1.7
4.2
Robbery;
Number of persons charged
337
49
64
36
27
22
535
Rate per 100,000
35.4
11.3
16.0
14.5
8.4
7.6
20.3
Aggravated assault:
Number of per-sons charged
296
69
66
66
23
64
584
Rate per 100,000
31.1
15.9
16.5
26.7
7.1
22.3
22.1
171
Table 90. — Persons charged {held for qyrosecntion) , J9S6, numher and rate per
100,000 inhabitants, by i>oi)ulation groups — Continued
PACIFIC STATES-Continued
[Population as estimated July 1, 1933, by tlie Bureau of the Census]
< >lTense charped
Other assaults:
Number of p ersons charped __.
Rate per 100,000
Burglary— breaking or entering:
Number or persons charged
Kate per 100,000..
Larceny — theft:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000...
Auto theft:
N um ber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Embezzlement and fraud:
Number of persons charged _
Rate per 100,000
Stolen property; receiving, etc.:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Forgery and counterfeiting:
N um ber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000 ,..,
Rape: ^ ^^^ •
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution; commercialized vice:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution):
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws:
N umber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Weapons; carrying, po.ssessing, etc.:
Nujiiber of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Offenses against family and children:
Number of persons ch arged
Rate per 100,000..
Liquor laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Driving while intoxicated:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Traffic and motor vehicle laws:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000....
Drunkenness:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Vagrancy:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000..
Gambling:
Number of persons charged
Rate per KXJ.OOO
All other offenses:
Number of persons charged
Rate per 100,000
(iroui)
1
500
52. ."i
597
C2. 7
1,072
112.6
202
27. 5
167
17.5
32
3.4
278
29.2
45
4.7
553
58.1
214
22.5
646
07.9
129
13.6
449
47.2
220
23.1
547
57.5
106,368
11,175.5
1,211
127.2
30, 242
4,122.9
12,057
1, 266. 8
5, 828
012.3
21,871
2, 297. 9
Oroup
II
270
62. 3
107
24.7
4&3
111.4
125
28.8
1
0.2
8
1.8
91
21.0
21
4.8
1,543
355.8
45
10.4
10
2.3
42
9.7
96
22. 1
142
32.7
1.451
334.0
1 12,563
4, 540. 3
1,182
272.5
17,208
3, 967. 7
2,810
647.9
273
02.9
5, 067
1,306.7
Oroup
III
311
77.9
210
54. 1
803
201.2
187
46.8
105
26. 3
9
2.3
73
18.3
32
8.0
294
73.6
89
22.3
69
17.3
116
29.1
111
27.8
58
14.5
666
166. 8
52,890
13,249.0
2, 669
6fi8. 0
12, 594
3, 1,54. 8
2,144
537.1
355
88.9
1.539
38.5. 5
(iroup
IV
148
.W. 8
149
60.2
499
201.5
115
46.4
29
11.7
2
0.8
49
19.8
13
5.3
145
68.0
35
14. I
42
17.0
40
16.2
60
24.2
8
3.2
601
242. 7
32, 7.53
1,3,228.2
438
176.9
7,042
2, 844. 1
1,295
523. 0
179
72.3
972
392. 6
Orout)
V
130
40.4
190
59. 1
560
175.9
106
32.9
19
5.9
6
1.9
49
1.5.2
13
4.0
31
9.6
43
13.4
1
0.3
56
17.4
26
8.1
101
31.4
1,.527
474. 6
30, 294
11,280.8
1,000
310.8
7, 986
2, 482. 2
2, 251
699.7
73
22.7
2,028
6:«). 3
Oroup
VI
195
07.8
210
73.0
560
194. 7
148
51.5
17
5.9
11
.3.8
82
28.5
26
9.0
22
55
19.1
10
3.5
40
13.9
20
7.0
37
12. 9
1,432
497.9
2 30,311
11,096.9
1,079
375.2
7,702
2, 678. 0
1,414
491.7
121
42.1
1,102
383.2
Total
1..554
58.8
1,469
55.6
3,983
1,50.8
943
3,5.7
338
12.8
08
2.6
622
23.5
150
5.7
2,588
98.0
481
18.2
778
29.5
423
16. 0
762
28.8
566
21.4
6.224
235.6
3 271,179
10,978.1
7, 579
286.9
91,774
3, 474. 1
21,971
831.7
6, 829
258. 5
33, 179
1, 256. 0
'■5 The figures are based on the reports as follows: ' 2 cities, 276,700 population; 2 48 cities, 273,149 popu-
lation; '86 cities, 2,470,181 population.
DATA COMPILED FROM FINGERPRINT RECORDS
During the first 9 months of 1937 the F B I examined 389,077 arrest
records as evidenced by fingerprint cards, in order to obtain data con-
cerning the age, sex, race, and previous criminal histories of the per-
sons represented. The compilation has been limited to instances of
arrests for violations of State laws and municipal ordinances. In
other words, fingerprint cards representing arrests for violations of
Federal laws or representing commitments to any type of penal
institution have been excluded from this tabulation.
The number of fingerprint records examined was considerably
larger than for the corresponding portion of prior years, which were
as follows: 1936—343,132; 1935—292,530; 1934—260,506. The
increase in the number of arrest records examined should not be
construed as reflecting an increase in the amount of crime, nor neces-
sarily as an increase in the number of persons arrested, since it quite
probably is at least partially the result of an increase in the number
of local agencies contributing fingerprint records to the Identification
Division of the FBI. The number of police departments, peace
officers, and law-enforcement agencies throughout the United States and
foreign countries voluntarily contributing fingerprints to the F B I as
of September 30, 1937, was 10,609. Comparable figures for the corre-
sponding portion of prior years are as follows: 1936 — 10,070; 1935 —
8,844; 1934 — 6,978. The tabulation of data from fingerprint cards
obviously does not include all persons arrested, since there are indi-
viduals taken into custody for whom no fingerprint cards are for-
warded to Washington. Furthermore, data pertaining to persons
arrested should not be treated as information regarding the number
of offenses committed, since two or more persons may be involved in
the joint commission of a single offense, and on the other hand one
person may be arrested and charged with the commission of several
separate crimes.
More than 29 percent of the arrest records examined during the
first 9 months of 1937 represented persons taken into custody for
murder, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, and auto theft. Arrests
for major violations are reflected by the following figures:
Criminal homicide 5, 161
Robbery 9,971
Assault 22, 644
Burglary 24, 595
Larceny (except auto theft) _ _ 44, 027
Auto theft 9, 920
Embezzlement and fraud 11, 535
Stolen property (receiving,
etc.) 2,563
Forgery and counterfeiting 5, 465
Rape 4,504
Narcotic drug laws 3, 005
Weapons (carrying, etc.) 4, 638
Driving while intoxicated 16, 382
GambHng 5,413
Arson 616
Total 170,439
Sex. — Of the total of 389,077 arrest records examined, 27,420
(7.0 percent) represented females. During the entire calendar year
1936 w^omen were represented by 7.3 percent of all arrest records
examined. The types of crimes for which women were taken into
custody may be ascertained from the following table.
(172)
173
Table 91. — Distribution of arrests by sex, Jan. 1-Sepl. 30, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft— -
Autotheft
Embezzlement and fraud -..
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc...
.\rson -
Forgery and counterfeiting
RaiW--
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Other sex offenses-
Narcot ic drug la ws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children
Liquor la ws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy -
Gambling
Suspicion
Xot stated
All other offenses
Total -
Number
Total
5,161
9,971
22, 644
24, 595
44, 027
9.920
11, 535
2, 563
616
5, 465
4,504
4,264
6, 852
3,005
4,638
4,602
6.740
16, 382
2,938
22
5,089
17,797
64, 121
32,415
5, 413
44, 421
4,439
24. 938
389, 077
Male Female
4, 649
9, 5,M
20, 688
24,211
40, 868
9,775
11.037
2.391
561
5,127
4,504
1,020
5, 852
2. 345
4.472
4. 509
5, 840
16, 056
2,894
22
5,001
15, 609
60, 817
30, 230
5,046
40, 816
4, 1.59
23, 607
361, 657
512
420
1,956
384
3,159
145
498
172
55
338
3, 244
000
660
166
93
900
326
44
88
2.188
3.304
2, 185
367
3, 605
280
1,331
7,420
1.3
2.6
5.8
6.3
11.3
2.5
3.0
.7
.2
1.4
1.2
1. 1
1.7
.8
1.2
1.2
1.7
4.2
.8
(')
1.3
4.6
16.5
8.3
1.4
11.4
1.1
6.4
100.0
Percent
Total Male Female
1.3
2.6
5.7
6.7
11.3
2.7
3.1
.7
.2
1.4
1.2
.3
1.6
.7
1.2
1.2
1.6
4.4
.8
(')
1.4
4.3
16.8
8.4
1.4
11.3
1.2
6.5
100.0
1.9
1.5
7.1
1.4
11.5
5
8
6
2
2
1
1.
0
11.8
3.7
2.4
.6
.3
3.3
1.2
.2
0
.3
8.0
12.1
8.0
1.3
13.2
1.0
4.9
100.0
1 Less than Ho of 1 percent.
Age.^ — Prior to the middle of 1935 arrests of persons 19 years of age
outnumbered arrests for any other single age group. Since the last
half of the calendar year of 1935 there have been more arrests for ages
21 and 22 than for other age groups. This trend was continued during
the first 9 months of 1937, the number of arrests being largest for age
22, as may be noted in the following table:
Age: Number arrested
22 17, 036
21 16, 534
19 ^ 16, 183
23 . 16, 158
The compilation further disclosed an increase in the proportion of
persons arrested who were less than 21 years old as compared with the
record for 1936. The figure for the first 9 months of 1937 was 18.1
percent, as compared wdth 17.4 percent for the calendar year 1936.
In addition to the 70,417 persons less than 21 years old arrested during
the first 9 months of 1937, there w^ere 64,677 (16.6 percent) betw^een
the ages of 21 and 24, making a total of 135,094 (34.7 percent) less
than 25 years old. Persons arrested who were between the ages of
25 and 29 numbered 65,291 (16.8 percent). This makes a total of
200,385 (51.5 percent) less than 30 years old. (With reference to the
ages of persons represented by fingerprint cards received at the
F B I, it should be borne in mind that the number of arrest records is
doubtless incomplete in the lower age groups, because in some juris-
dictions the practice is not to fingerprint youthful individuals.)
The number of arrests for ages 16-24 is shown in figure 15.
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Persons under 21 years of age were most frequently charged with
offenses of robbery, burglary, larceny, and auto theft. This is clearly
indicated by the following tabulation:
Percentage distribution of arrests by age groups
Age group
All of-
fenses
Criminal
homicide
Robbery
Burglary
Larceny
Auto
theft
Under 21 ..
18.1
33.4
25.4
14.2
8.7
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13.1
37.1
27.0
13.9
8.7
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28.2
45.3
19.7
5.3
1.3
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41.7
33.9
16.0
5.9
2.3
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30.5
32.4
21.0
10.4
5.5
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51.3
21-29 .
34.3
30-39
10.5
40-49
3.0
50 and over
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Unknown
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Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
The predominance of youths among those charged with offenses
against property is further indicated by the fact that for all types of
crimes 135,094 persons under 25 years of age were arrested, thus con-
stituting 34.7 percent of the total of 389,077 arrest records examined.
However, youths under 25 numbered 53.4 percent of those charged
with robbery, 61.3 percent of those charged with burglary, 47.8 per-
cent of those charged with larceny, and 72.9 percent of those charged
with auto theft. There were 108,692 persons arrested for various
crimes against property. One-half of them were individuals less than
25 years old. Furthermore, the tabulation shows that 31 percent of
the 108,692 persons were under 21 years of age.
Table 93. — Number and 'percentage of arrests of persons under 25 years of age,
Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 1937
Total per-
centage
under 25
years of age
Offense charged
Criminal homicide.-
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Auto theft ---
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice..
Other sex oflenses
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Oflenses against family and children. -
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws...
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
All other offenses
Total
Total num-
Number
Total num-
Percentage
ber of
under 21
ber under
under 21
persons
years of
25 years of
years of
arrested
age
age
age
5,161
678
1,558
13.1
9,971
2,808
5,325
28.2
22,644
2,506
6,241
11.1
24,595
10, 251
15, 077
41.7
44, 027
13, 433
21.057
30.5
9,920
5,092
7,235
51.3
11, 535
795
2,504
6.9
2,563
477
869
18.6
616
97
167
15.7
5,465
839
1,697
15.4
4,504
1,115
2,132
24.8
4,264
430
1,506
10.1
6,852
927
2,020
13.5
3,005
220
642
7.3
4,638
817
1,662
17.6
4, 602
173
830
3.8
6,740
499
1,419
7.4
16, 382
717
2,898
4.4
2,938
522
1,282
17.8
22
3
8
13.6
5,089
935
2,142
18.4
17, 797
2,501
5,677
14.1
64, 121
2,812
9,241
4.4
32, 415
5,347
11,281
16.5
5,413
335
961
6.2
44, 421
9,023
17,298
20.3
4,439
769
1,553
17.3
24, 938
6,296
10.812
25.2
389, 077
70, 417
135, 094
18.1
30.2
53.4
27.6
61.3
47.8
72.9
21.7
33.9
27.1
31.1
47.3
35.3
29.5
21.4
35.8
18.0
21.1
17.7
43.6
36.4
42.1
31.9
14.4
34.8
17.8
38.9
35.0
43.4
34.7
Recidivism. — Examination of the previous criminal histories of the
persons represented by fingerprint cards received during the first 9
months of 1937 revealed that 41.8 percent (162,816) already had fin-
gerprint cards on file in the Identification Division of the FBI.
There were, in addition, 6,798 records bearing notations indicating
previous criminal histories of the persons represented, although their
177
fingerprints had not previously been filed at the Bureau. There were,
therefore, a total of 169,614 records containing data concerning the
prior criminal activities of the persons arrested, and the records dis-
closed that 113,003 (66.6 percent) had previously been convicted of
one or more offenses. This number is 29 percent of the 389,077
arrest records examined, the proportion being approximately the same
as during 1936.
In many instances the records revealed previous convictions of major
violations, as indicated by the following figures:
Criminal homicide 971 Forgery and counterfeiting 3,406
Robl^ery 4,250 Rape 817
Assault 5,640 Narcotic drug laws 2,137
Burglary 12,536 Weapons (carrying, etc.) 1,330
Larceny (and related offenses) _ 26,771 Driving while intoxicated 2, 381
Arson 144 Total 60,383
In 22 cases it was shown that persons charged with criminal homi-
cide during the first 9 months of 1937 had been previously convicted
of homicide. The tabulation indicates a general tendency for recidi-
vists to repeat the same type of crime.
As heretofore indicated, the records show that 113,003 of the per-
sons arrested had been previously convicted. The records of those
persons disclosed a total of 278,667 prior convictions, an average of more
than 2 per individual; 124,413 of the convictions werefor major viola-
tions and 154,254 were for less serious infractions of the criminal laws.
Table 94. — Number ivith previous fingerprint records, arrests, Jan. 1-Sept. SO, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering.. .
Larceny— theft
.\uto theft
Embezzlement and fraud --.
Stolen property; buying, receiv-
ing, etc -
Arson _
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape -
Prostitution and commercialized
vice
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws -..
Weapons; carrying, possessing,
etc
Pre-
vious
Total
finger-
print
record
5,161
1,238
9,971
5,126
22, 644
8,013
24, 595
10, 562
44, 027
17,844
9,920
3,986
11,535
5,245
2, 563
841
610
147
5,465
2,689
4,504
1,292
4,264
2,175
6, 852
1,905
3, 005
1,936
4,638
1,559
Oflense charged
Offenses against family and chil-
dren
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle
laws _-
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy.
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
All other offenses
Total.
4, 602
6,740
16, 382
2,938
22
5,089
17, 797
64, 121
32, 415
5,413
44, 421
4,439
24, 938
389, 077
Pre-
vious
finger-
print
record
1,537
2, 595
4,423
735
6
1,601
7,116
29, 197
18, 480
1,460
18, 787
1,907
10, 414
162,816
Table 95. — Percentage loith previous fingerprint records, arrests, Jan. 1-Sept. 30,
1937
Offense
Narcotic drug laws
Vagrancy
Robbery
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Embezzlement and fraud...
Drunkenness
Burglary— breaking or entering
Suspicion _
.\11 other offenses
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
D isorderl y conduct
Liquor laws _
Percent
64.4
57.0
51.4
51.0
49.2
45,5
45.5
42.9
42.3
41.8
40.5
40.2
40.0
38.5
Offense
Assault
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children. . .
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc.
other traffic and motor vehicle laws
Rape
Other sex offenses
Parking violations '
Driving while intoxicated
Oambling.- -
Road and driving laws
Criminal homicide..
Arson
Percent
35.4
33.6
33.4
32.8
31.5
28.7
27.8
27.3
27.0
27.0
25.0
24.0
23.9
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Table 97. — Number of cases in which fingerprint records show 1 or more prior
convictions, and the total of prior convictions disclosed by the records, Jan. 1-Sept.
SO, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice-
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children. .
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traflSc and motor vehicle laws...
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
Another offenses
Total
Number of
records
showing 1 or
more prior
convictions
754
3,520
5, 558
7,505
12, 638
2,585
3, 175
562
108
1,819
872
1,478
1,307
1,510
1,111
884
1,665
3,020
483
4
1,077
5,072
22,611
12, 246
839
11,769
1,282
7,549
113, 003
Number of
prior con-
victions of
major
offenses
831
5, 144
6, 114
11, 887
20,043
3,540
4,802
767
106
3,264
1,011
1,996
1,537
3,896
1,305
784
1,042
1,831
357
6
912
4,417
11,947
11,844
882
14,451
1,685
8,012
124, 413
Number of
prior con-
victions of
minor
offenses
612
3,573
6,070
6,683
15, 122
2,147
2,710
513
96
1, 187
685
1,226
1,360
1,611
1,074
766
2,095
3,527
463
2
1,136
8,145
48,259
21, 066
734
13, 103
1,238
9,051
154, 254
Total num-
ber of prior
convictions
disclosed
1, 443
8,717
12, 184
18, 570
35, 165
5,687
7,512
1,280
202
4,451
1,696
3,222
2,897
5,507
2,379
1,550
3,137
5,358
820
8
2,048
12, 562
60,206
32,910
1,616
27,554
2,923
17,063
278, 667
Race. — Whites were represented by 285,015 of the records examined
and Negroes by 86,506. The remaining races were represented as
follows: Indian, 2,074; Chinese, 903; Japanese, 165; Mexican, 12,682;
all others, 1,732.
The significance of the figures showing the number of Negroes
arrested as compared with the number of whites can best be indicated
in terms of the number of each in the general population of the coun-
try. Exclusive of those under 15 years of age, there were according
to the 1930 decennial census, 8,041,014 Negroes, 13,069,192 foreign-
born whites, and 64,365,193 native whites in the United States. Of
each 100,000 Negroes, 1,076 were arrested and fingerprinted during
the first 9 months of 1937, whereas the corresponding figure for
native whites was 384 and for foreign-born whites 159. Figures for
individual types of violations may be found in the following tabula-
tions. It should be observed in connection with the foregoing data
that the figure for native whites includes the immediate descendants
of foreign-born individuals. Persons desiring to make a thorough
study of the comparative amounts of crime committed by native
whites and foreign-born whites should employ available compilations
showing the number of instances in which offenders are of foreign or
mixed parentage.
181
Table 98. — Distribution of arrests according to race, Jan. 1-Sepl. 30, 1937
OfFense charged
Criminal homicide..
Robbery..
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering.
Larceny— theft
Autotheft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice.-.-.
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws... _._
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc..
Offenses against family and children.
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated.
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy.--
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
All other offenses
Total --.
Race
Total,
all
While
Negro
Indian
Chi-
Jap-
Mex-
All
races
nese
anese
ican
others
3,124
1,816
25
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6
148
38
5,161
6, 786
2,749
34
6
5
299
92
9,971
12, 320
9,297
95
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178
22,644
17,493
6, 349
80
6
4
553
110
24, 595
30, 365
12,210
166
17
3
1,097
169
44,027
8,157
1,361
62
1
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322
14
9.920
9,856
1,328
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509
91
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616
4,864
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17
5,465
3,362
871
47
9
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46
4,504
2,934
1,220
33
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55
17
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5,651
956
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6,852
1,654
577
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52
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2,544
1,889
6
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3,842
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15
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4,602
3,792
2,832
19
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14,204
1,139
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22
3,792
18
5
2
181
33
5.089
12, 281
4,700
115
5
2
614
80
17, 797
52, 094
7,484
625
9
50
3.747
112
64, 121
24,380
6,500
158
35
6
1,152
184
32, 415
2.990
2,066
4
187
11
01
94
5,413
31,940
11,165
183
46
5
947
135
44, 421
3, 4.55
884
29
3
53
15
4,439
18, 726
5,529
82
19
5
165
458
119
24, 938
285,015
86, 506
2,074
903
12, 682
1,732
389,077
Table 99. — Number of arrests of Negroes and whites in proportion to the number of
each in the general population of the country, Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 1937
[Rate per 100,000 of population, excluding those under 15 years of age]
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
.Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Autotheft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson J -
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice..
Other sex offenses.. _
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children...
Liquor laws-
Driving while intoxicated...
Road and driving laws..
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws.-.
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated..
All other offenses
Total
Native
white
0)
4.1
9.4
15.3
25.1
43.2
11.9
12.9
2.1
.6
6.9
4.6
4.3
7.3
2.3
3.3
5.2
5.0
19.6
3.0
5.3
16.6
64.4
33.3
3.5
43.4
4.8
26.3
383.9
Foreign-born
white
3.0
1.9
1,5.9
5.7
13.5
1.5
5.0
2.8
.8
1.9
2.2
.8
5.6
.7
2.6
3.0
3.9
6.6
.8
1.8
9.8
27.3
11.7
2.5
15.0
1.9
10.4
158.6
Negro
(')
22.6
34.2
115.6
79.0
151.8
16.9
16.5
8.4
1.1
6.1
10.8
15.2
11.9
7.2
23.5
7.4
35.2
14.2
8.4
13.2
58.5
93.1
80.8
25.7
138.9
11.0
68.8
1,075.8
1 Less than ^lo of 1 per 100,000.
182
Table 100. — Percentage distribution of arrests, by age, of native whites, foreign-
born whites, and Negroes, Jan. l-Sept. SO, 1937
Number arrested
Percent
Age
Native
white
Foreign-
born white
Negro
Native
white
Foreign-
born white
Negro
15 and under 21 . .
46, 142
42, 556
40, 951
33, 135
28, 796
20, 235
13, 616
19, 921
187
780
835
1,390
2,070
2,742
3,410
3,333
6,130
20
16, 331
15, 482
17, 079
12, 170
10, 478
5,894
3,647
4,197
167
18.8
17.3
16.7
13.5
11.7
8.2
5.6
8.1
.1
3.8
4.0
6.7
10.0
13.2
16.5
16.1
29.6
.1
19.1
21-24
18.1
25-29
20.0
30-34 .
14.2
35-39
12.3
40-44 - - ---
6.9
45-49 ---
4.3
50 and over
4.9
Unknown -
.2
Total --
245, 539
20. 710
85. 445
100.0
100.0
100.0
Table 101. — Number of native whites, number of foreign-born whites, and number
of Negroes arrested and fingerprinted, by age groups, Jan. 1-Sept. SO, 19S7
Number arrested
Number of arrests per 100,000 of
the general population of the
United States
Age
Native
white
Foreign-
born
white
Negro
Native
white
Foreign-
born
white
Negro
1.5
1,709
5,229
8,060
10, 459
11,058
9,627
11.020
11,264
10, 444
9,828
40, 951
33, 135
28,796
20,235
13,616
19, 921
187
32
112
155
152
178
151
172
198
224
241
1,390
2,070
2,742
3,410
3.333
6,130
20
693
2,049
3,130
3,601
3,748
3,110
3,784
3,958
4,066
3,674
17, 079
12, 170
10, 478
5,894
3,647
4,197
167
86.3
258.8
413.4
531.5
591.7
530.2
601.8
632.2
610.4
590.5
542.2
482.8
439.5
367.6
286.2
137.6
277.0
83.3
219.3
237.5
189.8
198.3
141.2
147.6
153.5
155.4
145.7
136.1
166.0
168.0
201.3
212.9
124.7
203.6
288.2
16 ---
795.0
17 ...
1, 277. 6
18
1, 338. 0
19 .
1, 573. 1
20 ... - -
1, 202. 9
21 - ...
1, 657. 4
22
1, 587. 1
23
1, 734, 0
24 .
1, 580. 5
25-29 -
1, 593. 5
30-34 .
1, 407. 7
35-39 _.
1, 176. 1
40-44 ---
857.4
45-49
578.8
50 and over -- --- .
293.7
Unknown ..
1,216.2
Total
245, 539
20, 710
85, 445
381.5
158.5
1, 062. 6
At the end of September 1937, there were 7,656,178 fingerprint
records and 8,919,800 index cards containing the names and aliases of
individuals on file in the Identification Division of the FBI. Of each
100 fingerprint cards received during the first 9 months of 1937, rnore
than 55 were identified with those on file in the Bureau. Fugitives
numbering 4,616 were identified through fingerprint records during
tliis same period, and interested law-enforcement officials were imme-
diately notified of the whereabouts of those fugitives. As of Sep-
tember 30, 1937, there were 10,609 police departments, peace officers,
and law-enforcement agencies throughout the United States and
foreign countries voluntarily contributing fingerprints to the FBI,
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UNIFORM
CRIME REPORTS
FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND ITS POSSESSIONS
Volume VIII — Number 4
FOURTH QUARTERLY BULLETIN, 1937
Issued by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D. C.
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1938
U. S. SUPERIN)cnL'j::if OF DOUUMFNT^^
i^AR 25 1938
UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS
J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of
Justice, Washington, D. C.
Volume 8 January 1938 Number 4
CONTENTS
Classification of offenses.
Extent of reporting area.
Monthly returns:
Offenses known to the police — cities divided according to population (table
102).
Daily average, offenses known to the police, 1937 (table 103).
Annual trends, offenses known to the police, 1931-37 (table 104).
Offenses known to the police — cities divided according to location (tables
105-107).
Data for individual cities over 25,000 in population (table 108).
Offenses known to sheriffs and State police (tal)lc 109).
Offenses known in territories and possessions (table 110).
Data from supplementary offense reports (tables 111-114).
Estimated number of major crimes, 1936-37 (table 115).
Criminal history of persons in single fingerprint file.
Data compiled from fingerprint cards, 1937:
Sex distribution of persons arrested (table 116).
Age distribution of persons arrested (tables 117-120).
Number and percentage with previous fingerprint records (tables 121-122).
Number with records showing previous convictions (tables 123-126).
Race distribution of persons arrested (tables 127-132).
Index to Volume 8.
Classification of Offenses.
The term "offenses known to the poHce" is designed to include those
crimes designated as part I classes of the uniform classification occur-
ring within the police jurisdiction, whether they become known to
the police through reports of police officers, of citizens, of prosecuting
or court officials, or otherwise. They are confined to the following
group of seven classes of grave offenses, shown by experience to be
those most generally and completely reported to the police: Criminal
homicide, including (a) murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, and (b)
manslaughter by negligence; rape; robbery; aggravated assault;
burglary — breaking or entering; larceny — theft; and auto theft. The
figures contained herein include also the number of attempted crimes
of the designated classes. Attempted murders, however, are reported
as aggravated assaults. In other words, an attempted burglary or
robbery, for example, is reported in the bulletin in the same manner
as if the crime had been completed.
"Offenses know^n to the police" include, therefore, all of the above
offenses, including attempts, which are reported by the police depart-
ments of contributing cities and not merely arrests or cleared cases.
Complaints which upon investigation are learned to be groundless are
not included in the tabulations w hich follow.
(183)
184
In order to indicate more clearly the types of offenses included in
each group, there follows a brief definition of each classification:
1. Criminal homicide. — (a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter — includes
all felonious homicides except those caused by negligence. Does not include
attempts to kill, assaults to kill, justifiable homicides, suicides, or accidental
deaths, (b) Manslaughter by negligence — includes only those cases in which
death is caused by culpable negligence which is so clearly evident that if the
person responsible for the death were apprehended he would be prosecuted for
manslaughter.
2. Rape. — Includes forcible rape, statutory rape, assault to rape, and attempted
rape.
3. Robbery. — Includes stealing or taking anything of value from the person by
force or violence or by putting in fear, such as highway robbery, stick-ups, robbery
armed. Includes assault to rob and attempt to rob.
4. Aggravated assault. — Includes assault with intent to kill; assault by shooting,
cutting, stabbing, maiming, poisoning, scalding, or by use of acids. Does not
include simple assault, assault and battery, fighting, etc.
5. Burglary — breaking or entering. — ^Includes burglary, housebreaking, safe-
cracking, or any unlawful entry to commit a felony or theft. Includes attempted
burglary and assault to commit a burglary. Burglary followed by a larceny is
entered here and is not counted again under larceny.
6. Larceny — theft {except auto theft). — ■{a) Fifty dollars and over in value, (b)
Under $50 in value — includes in one of the above subclassifications, depending
upon the value of the property stolen, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, shop-
lifting, or any stealing of property or thing of value whicii is not taken by force
and violence or by fraud. Does not include embezzlement, "con" games, forgery,
passing worthless checks, etc.
7. Auto theft. — Includes all cases where a motor vehicle is stolen or driven
away and abandoned, including the so-called "joy-riding" thefts. Does not
include taking for temporary use when actually returned by the taker, or unau-
thorized use by those liaving lawful access to tlie vehicle.
In publishing the data sent in by chiefs of police in different cities,
the FBI does not vouch for their accuracy. They are given out as
current information which may throw some light on problems of crime
and criminal-law enforcement.
In compiling the tables, returns which were apparently incomplete
or otherwise defective were excluded.
Extent of Reporting Area.
In the table wliich follows there is shown the number of police
departments from which one or more crime reports were received
during the calendar year 1937. Information is presented for the
cities divided according to size. The population figures employed are
estimates as of July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census for cities
wdth population in excess of 10,000. No estimates were available,
however, for those with a smaller number of inhabitants, and, ac-
cordingly, for them the figures listed in the 1930 decennial census were
used.
Population group
Total
number
of cities
or
towns
Cities filing returns
Total
popula-
tion
Population repre-
sented in returns
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Total
983
896
91.1
60, 281, 688
58, 500, 647
97.0
1. Cities over 250,000 .
37
57
104
191
594
37
57
101
175
526
100.0
100.0
97.1
91.6
88.6
29, 695, 500
7,850,312
6, 980, 407
6, 638, 544
9,116,925
29, 695, 500
7, 850, 312
6, 773, 170
6, 067, 391
8, 114, 274
100.0
2. Cities 100,000 to 250,000
100.0
3. Cities 50,000 to 100,000 .
97.0
4. Cities 25,000 to 50,000...
91.4
5. Cities 10,000 to 25,000
89.0
Note. — The above table does not include 1,533 cities and rural townships aggregating a total population
of 7,779,340. The cities included in this figure are those of less than 10,000 population filing returns, whereas
the rural townships are of varying population groups.
185
The growth in the crime reporting area is evidenced by the following
figures for 1930-37:
Year
1930
1931
1932
1933
Number of
cities
1,127
1,511
1,578
1, 658
Population
45, 929, 9C5
51,145,734
53, 212, 230
62, 357, 262
Year
1934
1935
1936
1937
Number of
cities
1,799
2,156
2,318
2,429
Population
62, 757, 643
64, 615, 330
65, 639, 430
66, 279, 987
The foregoing comparison shows that during 1937 there was an
increase of 111 cities as compared with 1936.
In addition to the 2,429 city and village police departments which
submitted crime reports during 1937, one or more repoi-ts were received
during that year from 1,286 sheriffs and state police organizations and
from 8 agencies in territories and possessions of the United States.
This makes a grand total of 3,723 agencies contributing crime reports
during 1937.
MONTHLY RETURNS
Offenses Known to the Police — Cities Divided According to Population.
In table 102 there is presented the number of offenses known to
have been committed during the calendar year 1937 as reported b}^
the police departments of 1,809 cities with a combined population of
61,551,252. The figures are also presented for the cities divided into
six groups according to size.
The compilation discloses that the number of offenses committed
per unit of population is higher in the large cities than in the compara-
tively smaller communities. This distribution of the crimes is similar
to the distribution shown in tabulations for prior years.
More than two-thirds of the crimes listed in the following table
consist of larcenies (53.9 percent) and auto thefts (14.9 percent).
Burglaries and robberies represented 26.6 percent of the crimes listed
in the table. It will be noted that the foregoing crimes which are
classed as offenses against property constitute 95.4 percent of the total
offenses. The remaining crimes, murder, manslaughter, rape, and
aggravated assault, are classed as offenses against the person and
constituted 4.6 percent of the total. In spite of the small percentage
of offenses against the person, it will be seen from the table that 3,765
murders, 3,406 manslaughters, 5,243 rapes, and 27,886 aggravated
assaults were reported by the police departments represented in the
compilation. Estimates of the total number of such crimes committed
in the United States during 1937 may be found in table 115. A percent-
age distribution of the crimes shown in table 102 is presented below.
Offense
Total-
Larceny
Burglary.-.
Auto theft--
Rate per
100,000
Percent
1, 446. 6
100.0
780.0
325.4
215. 6
53.9
22.5
14.9
Offense
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Rape
Murder
Manslaughter
Rate per
100,000
59.8
45.5
8.5
6.1
5.7
Percent
4.1
3.2
.6
.4
.4
The majority of the cities represented made separate reports of the
larcenies in wliich the property stolen was valuecl at $50 or more. A
compilation shoeing the larcenies divided according to the value of
the property stolen yields the following figures:
Larceny
—theft
Population group
Larceny
—theft
Population group
$50 and
over in
value
Under
$50 in
value
$50 and
over in
value
Under
$.50 in
value
32 cities over 250,000; total
population, 20,322,200:
Number of offenses
known
22, 137
108.9
141,963
698.6
54 cities, 100,000 to 250,000;
total population, 7,463,212:
Number of offenses
Ifnown -..
Rate per 100,000
7,243
97.0
62, 518
Rate per 100,000..
837.7
There were 233,861 larcenies classified according to the value of
the property involved, and the preceding figures reveal that 29,380
(12.6 percent) were cases in which the value of the propertv exceeded
$50.
(186)
187
Table 102. — Offenses knoicn to the police, Januanj to December, inclusive, 1937;
number and rate per 100,000 inhabitants, by population groups
(Population as estimated July 1, 1033, by the Bureau of the ("ensusl
Population group
(JROVP
36 cities over 250,000; totaJ popula-
tion, 29,375,600:
Number of oiTenses known
Rate per 100,000
GROUP II
37 cities, 100,000 to 250,000; total
population, 7,850,312:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
GROUP 111
96 cities, 50,000 to 100,000; total pop-
ulation, 6,462,015:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000 ---
GROUP IV
102 cities, 25,000 to 50,000; total pop-
ulation, 5,62:5,637:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000.
GROUP V
441 cities, 10,000 to 25,000; total pop-
ulation, 6.854,785:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
GROUP VI
1,017 cities under 10,000; total popu-
lation, 5,:JS4,903:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
Total 1,809 cities; total population,
61,551,252:
Number of offenses known
Rate per 100,000
Criminal
homicide
Murder
nonneg-
lipent
man-
slaugh-
ter
1,994
6.8
537
6.8
431
6.7
2.55
4.5
303
4.4
245
4.5
3,765
6.1
Man-
.■ilaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
1 2, 090
7.6
3 516
6.7
241
3.7
197
3.5
193
2.8
169
3.1
5 3, 406
5.7
Rape
3, 042
10.4
543
6.9
488
7.6
392
7.0
433
6.3
345
6.4
5,243
8.5
Rob-
bery
23, 932
81.5
4,413
56.2
3,202
49.6
1, 944
34. 6
1,822
26.6
1,486
27.6
36, 799
59.8
Aggra-
vated
assault
i:j,352
4.5. 5
* 4, 723
62. 0
3, 662
56. 7
2, 398
42.6
2, 28()
33.3
1,465
27.2
6 27,886
45.5
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
entering
2 77, 597
349.2
32, 057
408.4
22. 522
348. 5
IS, 411
:>27. 4
1.^649
228.3
10, 771
200.0
177, 007
325.4
Lar-
ceny—
theft
2 184. 706
X31. 2
73, 227
932. 8
5.5, 031
851. 6
46, 069
S19. 2
42, 667
622.4
22, 613
419.9
424,313
780.0
Auto
theft
2 58, 537
203. 4
19, .530
248.8
13, 771
213.1
10, 906
193. 9
9, 480
138.3
5,039
93.6
"117,263
215.6
' The number of offenses and rate for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of 34 cities with a
total iwpulation of 27,647,400.
2 The number of offenses and rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on reports of 35 cities
with a total population of 22,221 ,.300.
'The number of offenses and rate for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of 56 cities with a
total population of 7,726,812.
* The number of offenses and rate for aggravated assault are based on reports of 55 cities with a total popu-
lation of 7,616.212.
'The number of offenses and rate for manslaughter by negligence are based on reports of 1,806 cities with a
total pojJulation of 59,699,.552.
'The number of offenses and rate for aggravated assault are based on reports of 1,807 cities with a total
pojmlation of 61,317,152.
• The number of offenses and rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on reports of 1,808 cities
with a total population of 54,396,9.52.
188
Daily Average, Offenses Known to the Police, 1937.
Monthly variations in the number of crimes committed during 1937
are indicated in table 103, wliich is based on the reports received from
the police departments of 93 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.
The daily average number of murders and aggravated assaults was
highest during the third quarter of the year. This is similar to the
monthly variations shown by the corresponding figures for 1936.
Offenses of manslaughter by negligence were most frequently reported
during the first and fourth quarters of the year.
All of the offenses against propert}^ (robbery, burglary, larceny,
and auto theft) show similar monthly fluctuations, the highest points
being in the first and fourth quarters of the year. In all instances
the daily average for the fourth quarter of 1937 is higher than for the
first quarter of the year. However, for burglary and auto theft the
figures for the fourth quarter are only slightly in excess of the first
quarter. The robbery and larceny data show rather sharp upward
trends during the last 3 months of the year.
The fluctuations in the figures for individual types of crimes may be
readily noted in figure 16.
Table 103. — Daily average, offenses known to the police, 93 cities over 100,000
in po-pulation, January to December, inclusive, 1937
[Total population, 37,225,912, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
as-
sault 2
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing 3
Lar-
ceny-
theft 3
Month
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by negli-
gence '
Auto
theft'
January
6.2
7.0
7.1
6.1
7.2
6.9
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.8
fi. 1
7.1
7. 7
7.5
7.0
6.9
5.9
6.1
6.3
6.1
7.0
7.9
8.0
9.3
8.2
8.7
10.4
10.6
10.3
10.9
9.1
9.3
10. 1
12.4
9.4
8.3
83.7
84.5
78.0
67.9
58.5
61.7
63.9
67.0
67.2
81.9
101.1
116.6
45. 1
42.4
43.3
47.5
51.6
52.7
58.6
59.7
53.9
48.3
44.4
46.1
310.0
315.4
328.4
296.4
274.3
271.0
277.0
288.7
280.0
279.7
322.3
362.3
674.5
702.4
694,2
700.8
658.9
652. 0
664.0
688.3
692.0
754. 9
803.9
794.5
220.2
February
228.0
March
220.9
April -- - --
217.3
May - -
202. 2
June
198.0
July
191.2
Aueust -- - -
199.8
September -
209.0
October
229.8
November
226.3
December -
225.0
Januarv to March
6.7
6.7
7.2
7.0
6.9
7.4
6.3
6.5
8.4
7. 1
9. 1
10.6
9.5
10. 1
9.8
82.0
62.7
66.0
99.9
77.7
43.6
50.6
57.5
46.3
49.5
318.0
280.5
28L9
321.4
300.4
690.0
670.4
681.3
784.2
706.7
222.9
April to June . -
205.8
July to September . __ . .
199.9
October to December
227.0
January to December . _ . - . -
213.9
1 Daily averages for manslaughter bv negligence are based on reports of 90 cities with a total population
of 35,374,212.
2 Daily averages for aggravated assault are based on reports of 91 cities with a total population of 36,991,812.
3 Daily averages for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on reports of 92 cities with a total popula-
tion of 30,071,612.
189
MONTHLY CRIME
t R E N D S
OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE
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190
Annual Trends, Offenses Known to the Police, 1931-37.
Annual variations in the number of crimes committed during
1931-37 are indicated in table 104. The compilation is limited to the
reports received from the police departments of 73 cities with popula-
tion in excess of 100,000. The total population area represented is
20,912,712.
For all types of crimes except aggravated assault, the 1937 figure is
in excess of the number of crimes reported during 1936. In several
instances the amount of increase is quite substantial. For rape and
larceny, the 1937 figures are the highest reported during the 7-year
period represented.
Estimates of the total number of crimes committed in the entire
United States during 1936 and 1937 may be found in table 115.
Table 104 shows a substantial decrease in the number of homicides
during 1935 and 1936 as compared with prior years. In connection
with the decrease in the number of offenses of murder and non-
negligent manslaughter (willful felonious homicides), it is suggested
that the decrease may be partially attributable to the fact that during
1935 it was ascertained that many police departments had been
including as felonious homicides cases which were excusable in nature,
such as the killing of a felon who was resisting arrest by a police
officer. Such cases were subsequently excluded, together with in-
stances of killing in self-defense by private indi\dduals, in order that
the published figures might represent felonious homicides. This has
naturally resulted in a reduction of such cases listed since 1935.
The data shown in table 104 are also presented in figure 17.
Table 104. — Annual trends, offenses known to the police, 73 cities over 100,000 in
population, January to December, inclusive, 1931-37
[Total population 20,912,712, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Criminal homicide
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
as-
sault
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Lar-
ceny-
theft
Year
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Auto
theft
Number of oflenses known:
1931
1,630
1,637
1,761
1,613
1,422
1,418
1,456
4.5
4.5
4.8
4.4
3.9
3.9
4.0
1,504
1,170
1,398
935
930
995
1,180
4.1
3.2
3.8
2.6
2.5
2.7
3.2
1,273
1,306
1,324
1,398
1,596
1,681
1,910
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.8
4.4
4,6
5.2
21, 887
20, 784
19, 981
16, 973
14, 204
13, 339
15, 381
eo.o
56.8
54.7
46.5
38.9
36.4
42.1
11,137
9,792
12, 079
11,205
10, 731
11,598
11,046
30.5
26.8
33.1
30.7
29.4
31.7
30.3
78, 983
84, 340
87, 202
82, 813
75, 532
67, 352
71, 936
216.4
230.4
238.9
226.9
206.9
184.0
197.1
165, 630
168, 782
180, 876
181, 713
179, 102
170. 432
189, 428
453. 8
461.2
495.6
497.8
490.7
465.7
519.0
95, 894
81 867
1932
1933
78, 398
72, 144
61 881
1934
1935._
1936
53,662
54, 848
262 7
1937
Daily average:
1931
1932
223 7
1933
214 8
1934
197 7
1935 .
169 5
1936
146 6
1937
150 3
191
1^
192
Offenses Known to the Police — Cities Divided According to Location.
In table 105 there is presented information regarding the number
of poUce departments \\hose reports were employed in the prepara-
tion of figures representing crime rates for the individual States.
This information is included here in order to show the number of
such contributors according to size of city, and it is believed it will
be helpful in evaluating the crime data for individual States, since
table 102 has indicated that there is a noticeable tendency for the
large cities to report higher crime rates than the smaller communities.
It should be further observed that in several instances the number of
records entering into the construction of State rates is quite limited.
In some cases the figures for individual States are based on reports
from only three or four police departments. Obviously, the crime
rates based on such a limited number of records may differ consider-
ably from the figures which would result if reports were available
for all urban communities in the State.
In table 106 there are presented the crime rates for the individual
States, together with figures for nine geographic divisions of the
country.
In table 107 may be found crime rates for the nine geographic divi-
sions of the country, with the cities in each division being segregated
into six groups according to size. This information is presented in
order to make possible comparisons between the figures for an indi-
vidual community and the average figures for cities of the same size
which are located in the same section of the United States,
193
Table 105. — Number of cities in each Slate included in the tabulation of uniform
crime reports, January to December, inclusive, 1937
Division ami State
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
New England: 170 cities; total population,
5,744,533...
Middle Atlantic: 456 cities; total population,
18,273,771 -
East North Central: 449 cities; total popula-
tion, Iti, 125,525
West North Central: 224 cities; total popu-
lation, 4,972,010
South -Vtlantie: i 119 cities; total popula-
tion, 4,473,447 -
East South Central: 58 cities; total popula-
tion, 2,004,558
West South Central: 104 cities; total popula-
tion, 3,278,923
Mountain: 73 cities; total population, 1,226,-
546.
Pacific: 156 cities; total population, 5,451,939.
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire.-
Vermont
Massachusetts __.
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
M innesota
Iowa
Missouri.
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
AVest Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky.. :
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas ;
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas _
Moimtain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado. _
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Wash ington ,
Oregon .'
California
Population
Over
250,000
100,000
to
250,000
12
11
10
5
0
3
5
1
4
50,0(X)
to
100,000
12
22
26
6
13
3
6
2
6
1
1
I
1
1
6
6
10
4
3
8
8
3
25,000
to
50,0(K)
20
25
51
11
1()
G
13
1
2
1
12
4
6
10
8
7
15
9
12
7
8
10,000
to
25,(X)0
CO
lie
99
53
20
16
21
14
36
6
4
1
35
5
9
44
29
43
27
12
28
19
13
10
6
9
3
5
6
14
4
7
10
3
1
1
8
4
24
Less
than
10,000
58
276
254
145
55
28
60
49
92
9
6
6
29
4
4
103
56
117
70
28
71
58
27
54
29
17
5
3
15
22
2
4
9
11
9
2
4
14
10
7
9
2
S
li
26
20
5
8
3
12
4
5
9
3
10
8
74
Total
170
456
449
224
119
58
104
73
156
17
13
8
92
16
24
170
104
182
124
57
121
95
52
67
44
32
9
9
23
40
3
10
21
18
23
7
12
24
18
13
16
11
10
14
37
43
10
9
5
19
7
7
12
4
23
14
119
1 includes District of Columbia.
194
Table 106. — Number of offenses known to the police per 100,000 inhabitants,
January to December, inclusive, 1937, by States
Division and State
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central. -
West North Central.
South Atlantic 2
East South Central. -
West South Central..
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire-
Vermont
M assachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio...
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Miimesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia.-
West Virginia
North Carolina...
South Carolina...
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Te.xas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada...
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon.-
California
Murder,
nonnegli-
gent man-
slaughter
4
17,
22
15
4,
4,
1.2
I.
19.
9.
24.
12.
33.
22.
18.
23.
28.
17.
17.
14.
8.
17.
5.
1.
4.
4.
9.
7.
1.
5.
3.
2.
4.
Aggra-
Robbery vated as-
sault
19.4
30.9
88.3
49.4
105. 6
87.3
59.8
64.9
75.3
11.2
11.4
10.7
23.6
7.8
16.4
16.5
31.7
60.0
105.5
65. 1
120.6
58.8
11.3
42.9
27. 1
74.6
43.7
25.2
28.7
39.6
41.5
103.9
79.7
75.9
71.7
28.4
128.0
124. 1
102.0
116.6
53.8
19.2
79.8
32.8
73.0
63.9
65.4
50.9
52.7
65.9
46.3
101.8
57.0
67.9
68.6
94.2
74.6
12.4
35.5
37.1
15.2
152.2
152.9
79.6
22.6
28.1
40.8
7.3
11.8
9.1
11.7
33.4
58. 1
29.6
39.7
48.6
36.9
41.9
6.2
10.0
13. 5
18.8
16.2
6.3
13.9
20.1
43.
223!
65.
420.
108.
108.
228.
139. 6
5 250. 0
114.0
50.4
108.1
89.5
56.6
82 0
23.7
11.3
6.6
22.2
2(5.7
61.2
12. 1
10.9
22.7
20.6
30.0
Burglary-
breaking or
entering
252. 6
• 181.6
306.4
264.8
512.7
468.7
433.6
432.0
511.5
271.3
142.2
112.7
256.9
171.1
317.3
t 160. 3
276.2
153.1
366.0
343.6
320.5
266.9
123.9
2.58. 7
252. 5
266.7
324.0
186.2
125.2
388.5
337.6
267.8
554.3
294.6
467.6
235. I
741.2
828.6
570. 5
456. 1
411.9
347.8
423. 4
184. 1
446.4
531.8
231.7
343.7
207.6
407.5
501. I
586. 5
573. 0
537.9
632.5
693. 5
468.1
Lar-
ceny-
theft
485.9
I 354. 9
779.6
808.9
1, 199. 0
822.1
L, 222. 9
L 150. 5
1,223.0
475. 8
287.6
449.7
476.6
466.8
577.4
4 426. 6
518.4
233.0
1, 008. 1
910.0
440.2
1, 030. 7
620.7
591. 7
834.2
956. 5
581. 5
749.3
425. 2
1, 128. 7
736.6
505. 1
1, 501. 5
811.0
877.4
1, 545. 9
1, 588. 1
1, 586. 6
1,087.3
674.8
783. 4
650.8
1, 124. 7
445.6
1,314.9
1, 514. 4
1, 287. 4
1, 209. 4
1, 191. 4
898.7
1,711.0
1,447.2
1, 077. 3
2, 224. 9
1, 196. 4
1,618.3
1, 186. 6
Auto
theft
185. 5
1 156. 1
175.8
184.4
278.2
234.2
186.1
302.4
454.6
154.1
68.1
103.2
208.4
93.8
201.1
4 138. 9
166.0
163.1
225.2
231.2
103.6
217.5
135.5
232. 5
192.0
158.3
207.1
172.7
179.4
153.9
236.3
282.0
250.3
200.4
232.5
148.0
276.5
207.6
320.9
243.7
173.6
86.8
94.6
115.7
129.6
245.3
288.8
267.3
179. 6
204.7
339.7
555.4
365. 3
638.4
342.9
323.9
490.8
1 The rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on the reports of 455 cities with a total popula-
tion of 11,119,471.
2 Includes report of District of Columbia.
3 The rate for aggravated assault is based on the reports of 56 cities with a total population of 1,770,458.
* The rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on reports of 169 cities.
5 The rate for aggravated assault is based on reports of 12 cities.
im
Table 107. — Number of offenses known to the police per 100,000 inhabitants,
January to December, inclusive, 1937, by geographic divisions arid population
groups
Geographic division and population
grouj)
NEW ENGLAND
iirotii> I
(iroiip II..
Ciroiii) III -
Ciroup IV
(Iroup V -
Group VI
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
Group I-- - -
Group II --
Group III..
Group IV
Group V
Group VI ..-- -.
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Group I-
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Group VI
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Group I --
Group II
Group III...
Group IV
Group V
Group VI
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Group 1 2
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Group VI
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Group V...
Group VI
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Group I ^_.^...^..
Group II .'.
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Group VI
MOUNTAIN
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Group VI
PACIFIC
Group I
Group II
Group III
(•roup IV
<}roup V
Group VI
Murder,
nonnenli-
pent man-
slaughter
1.7
.7
1.2
1.3
1.5
2.4
4.9
1.4
2.2
2.0
2.5
2.0
5.9
5.2
4.4
2.4
1.7
2.2
0. (
4.4
3.4
2.4
4.3
2.4
15.5
20.7
19.5
17. 5
16.2
19.4
19.5
32.5
22. 7
ll'.l
21.4
26. S
22.1
10,7
15.0
9.8
14.9
9.5
6.1
2.1
9.8
fi.3
1.9
3.6
5.2
3.7
3.5
1.7
2.5
3.2
Rohbery
30.6
17.2
17.9
16.6
13.8
6.5
36. 9
24. 3
34.5
16.4
15.2
16.2
128.4
69.4
58.0
38.4
33.6
25.6
74.4
48.9
30.0
35.6
27.5
21.9
157.7
117.3
76.0
46.2
45.7
69.6
110.9
108.6
42.2
89.3
35. 6
34.2
05. 3
84.0
43.9
34.7
29.7
49.0
69.9
71.4
121,3
56. 8
59.9
45.0
94.9
58.7
82.7
44.1
34.2
39.9
Aggra-
vated
assault
20.5
13.7
15.0
6.0
6.6
9.5
41.7
34.5
35. 1
21.3
21.3
1.5. 0
46.8
57.4
27.8
18.9
11.4
21.7
17.0
19.7
9.1
20.5
12.9
y. 1
57.0
244.8
181. 5
207.4
247.6
100. 1
161.7
3 266. 3
98.6
159.7
88.4
147.6
80.4
68,3
142.1
59.2
78.7
51.4
20.5
12.5
54.8
21.9
20.4
20.3
34.0
27.1
24.6
19.9
8.9
24.9
Burglary-
breaking or
entering
171.2
335. 0
278.4
301.3
182.2
136.4
1 153.9
242.7
267. 4
212.8
149.2
127.3
342.9
321.7
323.7
274.0
227. 0
174.6
271.5
296, 7
367,8
300.8
244. 1
159.7
537. 0
762.8
416.1
476.4
323. 6
325. 3
582.0
527. 5
277.4
553.4
201.2
234.1
394.6
557. 4
499.1
363.7
358. 2
295,2
451.2
621.4
677. 1
449. 9
296. 9
309.1
550.7
547. 3
518. 2
492. 1
392. 6
377.7
Larceny-
theft
437. 9
611. 1
502.4
507.4
387.6
257.0
' 337. 3
458. 6
420. 5
482,0
301.7
212.6
875.5
975.0
703. 7
744.3
501. 1
290. 1
850.7
910.8
1, 144. 0
913.3
793.7
304. 1
1.116.7
1, 632. 5
1,271.0
1,301.2
872.4
504.6
915.8
929,0
635. 5
1,110.6
520. 8
358.8
1,248.9
1,497.8
1,333. 1
1, 003. 6
1, 033. 3
627.0
622. 4
093. 8
1,560.7
1,733.5
1,.').^j4. 7
905.4
1, 190. 2
1, 153. 7
1,082.4
1,074.0
1.301.2
1,114.0
Auto
theft
309.5
242.2
170.4
139.2
70.8
52.7
1 198. 0
186.6
185.7
149.9
95.9
55.9
171.4
273.9
207.9
196.4
136.4
78.7
213.3
217.3
217.0
178.2
158.5
84.2
394. 2
277.5
227.8
194.5
142.2
136.3
269.5
334.1
184.1
225. 3
89.3
77.1
247.7
208.5
158.4
112.7
131.6
80.7
212. 1
402.9
552. 8
463.0
3()5.7
130.6
565.9
333. 6
352. 0
317.4
338.0
255.8
' The rates for burglary, larceny, and auto theft are based on the reports of 5 cities.
' Includes the District of Columbia.
' The rate for aggravated assault is based on the report of 1 city.
196
Data for Individual Cities With More Than 25,000 Inhabitants.
The number of offenses reported as having been committed during
the calendar year 1937 is shown in table 108. The compilation in-
cludes the reports received from police departments in cities with more
than 25,000 inhabitants. Such data are included here in order that
interested individuals and organizations may have readily available
up-to-date information concerning the amount of crune committed in
their communities. Police administrators and other interested indi-
viduals will probably find it desirable to compare the crime rates of
their cities with the average rates shown in tables 102 and 107 of this
publication. Similarly, they will doubtless desire to make compari-
sons with the figures for their communities for prior periods, in order
to determine whether there has been an increase or a decrease in the
amount of crime committed.
With reference to the possibility of comparing the amount of crime
in one city with the amount of reported crime in other individual com-
munities, it is suggested that such comparisons be made with a great
deal of caution, because differences in the figures may be due to a
great variety of factors. The amount of crime committed in a com-
munity is not chargeable to the police but is rather a charge against
the entire community. The following is a list of some of the factors
which might affect the amount of crime in a community: The com-
position of the population with reference particularly to age, sex, and
race; the economic status and activities of the population; climate;
educational, recreational, and religious facilities; the number of police
employees per unit of population; the standards governing appoint-
ments to the police force; the policies of the prosecuting officials and
the courts; the attitude of the public toward law enforcement prob-
lems. Comparisons between the crime rates of individual cities should
not be made without giving consideration to the above-mentioned
factors. It should be noted that it is more important to determine
whether the figures for a given community show increases or decreases
in the amount of crime committed than to ascertain whether the
figures are above or below those of some other community.
In examining a compilation of crime figures for individual com-
munities it should be borne in mind that in view of the fact that the
data are compiled by different record departments operating under
separate and distinct administrative systems, it is entirely possible
that there may be variations in the practices employed in classifying
complaints of offenses. On the other hand, the crime reporting man-
ual has been distributed to all contributors of crime reports, and the
figures received are included in this bulletin only if they apparently
have been compiled in accordance with the provisions of the manual
and the individual department has so indicated.
197
Table 108. — Nuinber of offenses knoivn to the police, January to December, inclusive,
19S7, cities over 25,000 in population
City
Abilene, Tex
Akron, Ohio
Alameda, Calif...
Albany, N. Y
Albu<itierquc, N. Mex —
Alhauibra, Calif .-.
Ali(iuippa, Fa
-Mlentowii, Pa
Alton, 111. -
Altoona, Pa
Amsterdam, N. Y
Anderson, Ind.
.\nn Arbor, Mich
Arlington, Mass...
Asheville, N. C
.\shland, Ky -
Atlanta, Ga -
Atlantic City, N.J
.\uburn, N.Y-
Augusta, Oa
Aurora, 111 - -
Austin, Tex
Bakersfleld, Calif-
Baltimore, Md
Bangor, Me
Barberton, Ohio
Baton Koupe, La. -.-
Battle Crwk, Mich
Bay City. Mich
Beaumont, Tex
Belleville, 111
Bellingliam, Wash
Berkeley, Calif
Berwyn, 111
Bethlehem, Pa
Beverly, Mass.. --
Binghamton, N. Y
Birmingham, Ala..
filoomfield, N. J...
Blooniington, 111
Boston, Mass
Bridgeport, Conn
Bristol, Conn...
Brockton, Mass
Brookline, Mass
Brownsville, Tex
Buffalo, N. Y
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington, Vt
Butte, Mont
Cambridge, Mass..
Camden, N. J
Canton, Ohio
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Central Falls, H. I
Charleston, S. C
Charleston, W. Va
Charlotte, N. C
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chelsea, Ma.ss
Chester, Pa
Chicago, 111
Chicopee, Mass
Cicero, 111....
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Clifton. N.J
Clinton, Iowa
Colorado Springs, Colo...
Columbia, S. C
Columbus, Ga
Columbus, Ohio
Concord, N. H
Murder,
nonnegli-
gent man-
slaughter
8
3
1
11
11
1
67
3
'is"
79
2
12
3
19
14
37
36
16
216
2
1
62
74
1
6
16
16
Robbery
3
264
30
10
19
2
9
23
6
3
27
5
3
38
27
591
51
1
42
16
28
23
941
3
17
11
8
5
14
9
2
10
17
77
2
164
11
41
362
24
4
31
19
147
2
6
47
40
29
144
9
7
21
101.
114
105
6
34
5,615
49
631
1,663
29
17
3
5
8
37
498
1
.\gpra-
vated
assault
16
132
7
37
11
3
10
3
2
21
3
'358'
10
276
91
2
91
4
54
4
32
2
1
28
6
102
1
12
1
26
3
4
144
1
4
180
1
2
1
1
ir,'j
4
15
17
118
66
7
1
21
.=52
258
4
22
1,548
1
(')
404
212
1
5
1
87
35
137
1
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
1,
84
157
75
276
193
274
60
183
101
ISO
46
75
59
86
232
57
3, 145
596
33
286
SO
770
173
2,247
74
76
174
)27
92
183
41
87
327
116
59
34
105
1,511
117
182
. 1,357
347
60
221
304
88
621
66
69
105
417
153
490
134
62
173
196
715
456
285
188
12,246
47
132
2. 503
2, (i91
119
142
53
126
9
226
2,156
23
Larceny— theft
Over $50
20
2S4
12
91
32
25
12
30
10
19
10
47
49
13
54
25
600
267
8
50
35
91
71
829
27
13
35
11
25
10
6
16
34
8
34
3
43
370
17
28
894
179
15
54
59
371
5
11
31
101
150
(')
20
8
119
234
103
93
39
19
3,213
15
31
927
342
29
24
21
24
67
45
661
6
Under
$50
318
1, 577
242
660
708
185
63
231
144
176
86
92
359
58
433
199
4,422
1, 112
i(;6
927
86
1, 733
624
3,146
185
61
237
473
410
118
9
167
1, 059
77
60
57
308
2, 343
150
281
2,771
609
82
373
139
55
1,951
108
247
375
574
266
1.088
496
139
1,252
781
573
1,243
172
124
11, 759
176
130
5,827
11,212
402
108
109
627
460
579
3, 832
33
Auto
theft
29
421
41
249
179
91
31
236
75
84
29
141
60
6
91
73
1,069
248
32
91
83
188
164
2,454
57
23
31
182
135
59
7
65
76
23
84
24
1.58
024
59
146
2,952
419
19
74
202
4
908
24
50
193
476
150
203
81
23
43
308
334
279
84
94
2, 929
25
75
1, 1,50
2,229
.52
44
26
65
25
134
835
16
See footnotes at end of table.
42965°— .38 3
198
Table 108. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1937, cities over 25,000 in population — Continued
City
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Covington, Ky
Cranston, R. I
Cumberland, Md
Dallas, Tex
Danville, 111
Danville, Va
Davenport, Iowa
Dayton, Ohio
Dearborn, Mich
Decatur, 111
Denver, Colo
Des Moines, Iowa
Detroit, Mich
Dubuque, Iowa
Duluth, Minn .
Durham, N. C
East Chicago, Ind
East Cleveland, Ohio,..
East Orange, N. J
East Providence, R. I— -
East St. Louis, 111
Eau Claire, Wis
Elgin, 111
Elizabeth, N. J
Elkhart, Ind
Elmira, N. Y
El Paso, Tex
Elyria, Ohio
Enid, Okla
Erie, Pa
Evanston, 111
EvansvUle, Ind
Everett, Mass
Everett, Wash
Fall River, Mass
Fargo, N. Dak
Fitchburg, Mass
Flint, Mich
Fond du Lac, Wis
Fort Smith, Ark
Fort Wayne, Ind
Fort Worth, Tex
Fresno, Calif
Gadsden, Ala
Oalesburg, 111
Gary, Ind
Olendale, Calif
Grand Rapids, Mich
Granite City, 111
Great Falls, Mont
Green Bay, Wis
Greensboro, N. C
Greenville, S. C
Hackensack, N. J
Hagerstown, Md
Hamilton, Ohio
Hammond, Ind
Hamtramck, Mich
Harrisburg, Pa
Hartford, Conn
Haverhill, Mass
Highland Park, Mich...
High Point, N. C
Hoboken, N. J
Holyoke, Mass
Houston, Tex
Huntington, W. Va
Huntington Park, Calif.
Hutchinson, Kans
Indianapolis, Ind
Inglewood, Calif
Irvington, N. J
Jackson, Mich
Jackson, Miss
Jacksonville, Fla
Murder,
nonnegli-
gent man-
slaughter
1
11
82
1
6
2
19
6
2
18
4
74
1
2
11
11
1
1
1
14
2
2
4
29
3
2
15
2
1
1
1
13
14
1
2
4
76
9
4
24
1
6
33
Robbery
8
24
3
5
205
20
23
19
144
29
35
205
74
1,332
28
51
24
27
19
6
105
1
4
31
10
17
57
4
2
51
21
44
10
12
17
17
99
1
20
38
66
98
18
15
118
27
48
23
12
2
30
15
8
7
27
28
102
45
18
6
60
23
11
13
363
73
16
5
447
8
14
20
11
173
Aggra-
vated
assault
5
15
1
1
256
1
122
4
135
6
60
18
981
4
6
80
43
1
7
6
159
1
41
2
54
5
3
21
24
20
3
1
7
8
1
191
13
34
17
6
(2)
133
2
17
4
3
2
62
38
4
3
9
10
46
55
4
9
220
10
258
119
4
317
3
5
17
24
180
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
94
142
39
69
1.663
143
121
202
589
134
339
1,323
695
4,006
114
270
105
157
278
91
258
54
64
421
119
96
504
46
91
299
199
267
189
124
497
133
109
697
24
116
364
1,110
406
64
104
381
331
687
73
49
112
394
120
81
70
81
191
301
292
812
242
300
122
99
239
2,007
492
242
79
2,189
125
287
174
227
1,174
Larceny— theft
Over $50
(2)
(')
28
84
46
39
181
4
41
30
124
62
39
465
67
971
30
177
73
26
9
31
15
85
17
10
57
29
17
63
9
5
84
96
38
26
20
33
45
6
269
17
11
111
96
137
62
7
50
68
89
21
19
140
54
16
24
39
95
0)
147
82
107
41
26
51
271
337
31
7
946
15
39
29
552
Under
$50
493
359
217
214
6,900
343
399
849
2, 638
562
378
1,360
1,829
19, 118
288
1,041
488
141
262
196
178
340
142
164
584
511
295
1,281
107
225
279
445
1,120
227
442
408
189
258
2,145
100
320
1,674
2,782
1, 125
181
72
499
760
1,867
Q)
579
238
286
567
108
185
439
318
537
471
1,525
94
315
231
40
386
5,035
820
197
566
4, 333
313
260
554
470
2,564
See footnotes at end of table.
199
Table 108.^ — Number of offenses knoivn to the police, January (o December, inclusive,
1937, cities over 25,000 in population — Coiitimied
City
Johnstown, Pa. .
Joliet, III
Joplin, Mo.--
Kalamazoo, Mich
Kansas City, Kans_
Kansas City, Mo.
Kearny, N. J
Kenosha, Wis.
Kingston, N. Y
Knoxville, Tenn
Kokomo, Ind
Lackawanna, N. Y
La Crosse, AVis-
La Fayette, Ind
Lakewood, Ohio
Lancaster, Pa
Lansing, Midi
Lawrence, Mass
Lexington, Ky
Lima, Ohio
Lincoln, Nebr
Little Koek, Ark
Long Beach, Calif.
Lorain, Ohio
Los Angeles, Calif
Louisville, Ky
Lowell, Mass..
Lower Merion Township, Pa.
Lynchburg, Va
Lynn, Mass
•Macon, Qa
Madison, Wis
Manchester, N. H
Mansfield, Ohio
Marion, Ohio
Massillon, Ohio
May wood. 111
McKeesport, Pa
Medford, Mass
Memphis, Tenn
Meriden, Conn
Meridian, Miss
Miami, Fla
Michigan City, Ind
Middletown, Conn
Middletown, Ohio
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis, Minn
Mishawaka, Ind
Mobile, Ala..
Moline, 111
Monroe, La
Mount Vernon, N. Y
Muncie, Ind-
Muskegon, Mich
Muskogee, Okia
Nashua, N. H
Nashville, Tenn
New Albany, Ind
Newark, N. J
Newark, Ohio '..
New Bedford, Mass
New Britain, Conn
New Brunswick, N.J
Newburgh, N. Y .♦
New Castle, Pa
New Haven, Conn
New London, Conn
New Orleans, La
Newport, Ky
Newport, R. I
Newport News, Va..
New Rochelle, N. Y
Newton, Mass
New York City, N. Y
Niagara Falls, N. Y
Murder,
nonnegli-
gent man-
slaughter
2
2
1!
•12
31
1
3
16
16
4
81
51
1
8
1
23
1
36
1
5
39
1
26
3
1
60
2
39
1
2
1
1
78
3
1
8
3
331
2
Robbery
1
24
42
29
143
5t)2
4
4
4
54
11
11
3
10
41
3
16
6
61
25
12
69
97
23
1,414
385
9
6
2
39
65
13
2
24
14
24
12
58
19
396
4
12
329
20
29
44
284
6
45
15
24
1
8
13
31
3
265
4
214
7
17
43
10
1
20
34
129
47
26
4
1
1,276
45
.\ggra-
valed
assault
2
16
6
17
47
77
(')
3
2
7
15
1
9
6
3
231
6
4
119
29
18
452
457
8
38
9
133
8
6
4
2
9
8
104
768
796
15
1
22
55
58
148
7
6
5
64
16
416
9
587
4
19
11
12
2
4
16
8
344
40
3
72
30
2,921
48
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
lUO
279
319
775
1.238
83
37
29
692
126
26
57
63
202
159
232
132
308
232
99
461
1, 276
130
7, 301
2, 350
264
119
72
476
425
70
105
163
123
71
73
92
194
1. 099
136
313
1, 021
75
34
101
482
1. 550
74
157
108
102
55
137
128
109
75
911
41
1,051
93
412
328
117
59
104
857
48
540
278
62
245
91
159
3,258
321
Larceny— theft
Over $50
(0
13
32
61
28
(')
0)
31
14
14
131
41
8
5
21
30
47
85
61
94
65
36
251
26
.381
624
53
34
14
68
39
46
33
47
35
17
21
78
25
97
22
27
447
18
7
26
237
537
4
35
30
6
16
48
37
22
9
0)
21
410
14
112
31
16
22
29
183
9
244
21
31
39
26
75
Under
$50
S4
105
543
1,094
898
2,217
111
106
98
679
524
108
207
321
229
426
623
111
986
457
344
1, 189
1.921
270
11,074
3,469
327
38
301
983
705
389
266
360
316
108
95
122
212
902
145
232
1. 551
91
36
417
4,154
2,305
166
257
253
287
325
305
428
128
1,480
291
3, 658
373
988
337
194
120
104
1,150
129
694
222
144
184
50
234
461
Auto
theft
158
101
116
248
160
607
47
56
21
215
94
45
40
27
97
81
220
185
132
165
230
82
640
92
9,233
1,273
170
26
64
183
167
160
59
93
79
28
10
137
45
394
48
26
449
35
20
115
850
1,654
45
110
72
28
55
155
101
46
30
810
43
1,546
56
189
158
82
37
183
448
23
533
95
23
69
85
97
7,504
242
See footnotes at end of table.
200
Table 108. — Nvmher of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1937, cities over 25,000 in population — Continued
City
Murder,
nonnepli-
gent man-
slaughter
Norfolk, Va
Norristown, Pa -_.
North Bergen Township, N. J.
Norwood, Ohio
Oakland, Calif
Oak Park, 111
Ogden, Utah
Oklahoma City, Okla
Omaha, Nebr
Orlando, Fla
Oshkosh, Wis
Ottumwa, Iowa
Parkersburg, W. Va
Pasadena, Calif
Passaic, N. J
Paterson, N. J
Pawtucket, R. I
Peoria, 111
Petersburg, Va
Philadelphia, Pa
Phoenix, Ariz
Pittsburgh, Pa
Pittsfleld, Mass
Plainfield, N. J
Pontiac, Mich
Port Arthur, Tex
Port Huron, Mich
Portland, Maine
Portland, Oreg
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Va
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Providence, R. I
Pueblo. Colo
Quincy, Mass
Racine, Wis
Reading, Pa
Revere, Mass
Richmond, Ind
Richmond, Va
Riverside, Calif
Roanoke, Va
Rochester, N. Y
Rockford, 111
Rock Island, 111
Rome, N. Y
Royal Oak, Mich
Sacramento, Calif
Saginaw, Mich
St. Joseph, Mo
St. Louis, Mo
St. Paul, Minn
St. Petersburg, Fla
Salem, Mass
Salem, Oreg
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Angelo, Tex
San Antonio, Tex
San Bernardino, Calif
San Diego, Calif
San Francisco, Calif
San Jose, Calif
Santa Ana, Calif
Santa Barbara, Calif
Santa Monica, Calif
Savannah, Ga
Schenectady, N. Y
Scranton, Pa
Seattle, Wash
Sharon, Pa...
Sheboygan, Wis
Shreveport, La
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux Falls, S. Dak
Somerville, Mass
30
26
2
1
13
9
4
4
5
112
8
40
1
2
3
3
1
2
6
5
9
6
2
1
2
2
1
1
38
12
6
3
8
4
5
59
4
1
3
6
32
1
28
2
1
Ifi
1
2
14
1
11
3
Robbery
119
6
4
13
307
41
26
153
89
10
3
15
5
43
35
41
5
22
13
803
78
,655
4
6
51
6
7
10
359
26
45
3
20
46
10
10
34
29
17
228
4
28
27
35
21
2
6
172
42
52
485
156
17
11
11
103
257
30
61
442
27
8
14
39
19
9
35
315
1
2
42
36
10
21
Aggra-
vated
assault
166
17
5
148
7
10
198
55
65
1
38
13
15
40
37
53
56
836
36
109
3
15
18
42
1
87
83
27
167
9
34
20
10
3
37
1
2
621
6
50
38
7
11
2
60
66
18
173
32
24
10
18
35
239
13
17
276
6
11
7
37
49
13
49
57
2
123
5
1
4
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
933
49
109
96
1.634
304
353
878
124
217
54
101
74
369
320
464
169
204
126
2.158
479
1,652
115
94
283
56
65
384
2,518
307
315
123
428
213
118
105
326
264
81
1,424
161
102
699
135
136
44
45
657
328
452
1,603
1,035
335
133
100
896
39
1,334
132
395
1,943
273
117
194
270
136
286
360
3,066
41
78
258
226
43
129
Larceny— theft
Over $50
67
25
12
12
222
59
81
228
39
19
10
21
0)
53
48
42
62
33
28
828
194
784
20
58
95
(')
709
84
65
39
94
25
29
21
94
42
19
401
11
100
149
70
45
12
20
147
76
116
(')
(')
218
98
49
13
83
3
483
3
93
U)
20
13
40
30
91
56
73
451
13
9
54
27
42
Under
$50
1,612
36
117
178
3,626
345
853
3,140
543
187
118
179
217
1,220
227
217
631
161
482
2,250
1,009
1,648
199
106
471
61
226
442
4,471
612
753
335
806
367
259
256
568
304
105
3,985
281
585
1,498
405
389
141
60
2.175
1.122
907
10.216
1.509
1.001
285
195
,350
108
.572
467
836
.173
873
238
601
275
,726
99
442
1.
1.
112
249
1.034
128
178
Auto
theft
458
112
31
42
900
51
269
238
350
63
32
37
31
207
211
214
129
274
14
2.641
459
2.391
106
58
247
55
50
227
1,061
138
69
44
275
106
94
144
113
115
44
577
59
181
464
96
108
44
43
484
156
147
1,454
547
54
97
55
581
21
840
144
519
4,237
198
93
115
219
115
125
307
1,484
47
50
164
279
91
169
See footnotes at end of table.
201
Table 108. — Number of offenses known to the police, January to December, inclusive,
1937, cities over 25,000 in population — Continued
City
South Bend, Ind -.
Spartanburp, S. C -
Spokiiiie, Wash
Springlidd, 111
Springfield, Mass
Springfield, Mo
Springfield, Ohio...
Stamford, Conn
Steuhenville, Ohio
Superior, Wis..
Syracuse, N. Y
Taconia, Wash
Tampa, Fla
Terrs Haute, Ind
Toledo, Ohio
Topeka, Kans
Trenton, N.J.
Troy, N.Y..
Tucson, Ariz
Tulsa, Okla
University City, Mo
Utica, N. Y
Waco, Tex _
Waltham, Mass
Warren, Ohio
Washington, D. C
Washington, Pa
Waterbury, Conn
Waterloo, Iowa
Watertown, Mass...
Watertown, N. Y
Waukegan, 111
West Allis, Wis
West Hartford, Conn
West Haven, Conn
West Orange, N. J
West Palm Beach, Fla
Wheeling, W. Va
AVhite Plains, N. Y
Wichita, Kans
Wichita Falls, Tex
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Wilkinsburg, Pa
Wilmington, Del
Wilmington, N. C.
Winston-Salem, N. C
Woodbridge Township, N. J.
Woonsocket, R. I ^
AVorcester, Mass
Wyandotte, Mich
Yonkers, N. Y
York. Pa--_
Youngstown, Ohio..
Zanesville, Ohio-
Murder,
nonnegli-
pent man-
slaughter
3
3
1
4
1
1
6
11
4
9
4
2
1
1
16
1
65
9
7
22
1
Robbery
44
5
119
52
10
18
53
7
28
19
23
41
14
53
251
12
63
51
17
196
17
7
13
11
14
980
6
9
6
17
2
9
7
1
5
5
13
59
15
10
14
6
46
11
48
2
1
34
4
11
22
257
9
Aggra-
vated
assault
98
4
24
33
3
20
3
87
12
132
4
98
44
17
68
5
8
117
13
600
6
2
3
2
20
3
1
3
9
17
13
52
19
18
47
271
274
7
55
38
1
162
3
Bur-
glary—
breaking
or enter-
ing
245
129
7(18
530
388
291
334
116
99
84
433
527
379
181
1,268
319
515
111
100
1,012
89
155
229
140
106
3, 159
61
203
79
74
120
82
38
55
35
38
277
151
45
404
162
136
66
379
130
438
70
96
499
50
147
61
531
67
Larceny— theft
Over $50
85
39
251
4
89
85
(')
56
6
13
108
62
95
26
455
47
147
115
44
258
35
86
45
39
21
1,382
7
V)
5
40
64
18
3
17
150
35
44
48
51
55
9
135
12
51
10
14
216
10
14
6
69
23
Under
$50
319
345
2, 032
851
1,077
899
731
284
142
179
952
810
568
542
3, 439
827
S38
390
193
2,096
179
628
884
293
211
7,405
114
292
320
107
614
178
404
38
47
615
192
78
1,788
867
175
107
672
265
762
116
248
247
66
325
164
1,116
193
Auto
theft
189
88
377
261
301
76
195
97
96
74
556
272
79
94
,065
270
207
184
150
281
14
227
73
98
73
, 755
77
251
47
43
63
32
43
15
8
20
30
89
29
125
94
131
38
264
83
164
23
67
609
15
221
118
641
86
' Larcenies not separately reported.
2 Not reported.
Figure listed includes both major and minor larcenies.
202
Offenses Known to Sheriffs, State Police, and Other Rural Officers, 1937.
In compiling and publishing national crime data, the Federal
Bureau ol' Investigation distinguishes between urban and rural
crimes. The figures presented in the preceding tables are based on
reports from a large majority of the agencies policing urban areas
(places with 2,500 or more inhabitants). Comprehensive data re-
garding rural crimes are not yet available, but the information on
hand is shown in table 109, which is based on reports from 605 sheriffs,
75 police agencies in rural villages, and 7 State police organizations.
For comparative purposes, there are presented below percentage
distributions of rural and urban crimes (the urban data are based on
figures shown in table 102). The percentage figures which follow
should be thought of as representing an average group of 100 urban
crimes and an average group of 100 rural crimes.
Offense
Total
Larceny
Burglary...
Auto theft..
Robbery...
Percent
Urban
Rural
100.0
100.0
63.9
22.5
14.9
4.1
46.8
28.2
9.7
4.1
Offense
Aggravated assault
Rape
Murder
Manslaughter
Percent
Urban
3.2
.6
.4
.4
Rural
5.6
2.6
1.5
1.5
The preceding comparison reveals that whereas only 4.6 percent
of the urban crimes are offenses against the person (murder, manslaugh-
ter, rape, and aggravated assault), 11.2 percent of the rural crimes
reported fall within those classes. This does not mean that more
crimes against the person are committed in rural areas than in urban
communities. The figures merely indicate that in an average group
of 100 rural crimes there would be a larger number of offenses against
the person than in an average group of 100 urban crimes. This may
be due to the fact that some of the reports representing rural crimes
indicate the possibility that they were limited to instances in which
arrests were made. Incompleteness of this sort in the reports of
rural crimes will tend to increase the percentage of rural crimes against
the person because such offenses are much more generally followed by
arrests than are the less serious offenses against property.
The percentnge distribution of urban and rural crimes is also shown
in figure 18.
Table 109. — Offenses known, January to December, inclusive, 1937, as reported
by 605 sheriffs, 7 State police organizations, and 75 village officers
Criminal homicide
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing
Larceny-
theft
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by negli-
gence
Auto
theft
Offenses known
940
941
1,715
2,653
3,017
18, 295
30, 326
6,307
203
204
Offenses Known in Territories and Possessions of the United States.
In table 110 there are shown available data concerning the number
of offenses known to law-enforcement agencies in Territories and pos-
sessions of the United States. The tabulation includes reports from
Hawaii County, Honolulu (city and county), and Kauai County,
Territory of Hawaii; the Canal Zone; and Puerto Rico. The figures
are based on both urban and rural areas and the population figures
from the 1930 decennial census are indicated in the table.
With reference to the figures presented for the Canal Zone, it should
be noted that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been advised
that less than one-third of the persons arrested for offenses committed
in the Canal Zone are residents thereof. It appears, therefore, that a
large proportion of the crime committed in the Canal Zone is attrib-
utable to transients and other nonresidents.
Table 110. — Ninnher of off enses known in United States Terr.itories and possessions,
January to December, inclusive, 1937
[Population figures
from Federal census,
Apr. 1. 19301
Criminal homi-
cide
Rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing
Larceny-
theft
Jurisdiction reporting
Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Over
$50
Under
$50
Auto
theft
Hawaii:
Hawaii County, population,
73,325; number of oflenses
known
4
10
3
4
245
1
7
2
3
127
5
14
16
31
6
11
1,844
91
954
78
941
12
139
2
14
114
370
1,751
23
229
3,691
23
Honolulu, city and county,
population, 202,923; number
of offenses known .. -
228
Kauai County, population,
35,942; number of offenses
known . ..
3
Isthmus of Panama: Canal Zone,
population, 39,367; number of
offenses known _
2
82
G
40
29
Puerto Rico: Population, 1,543,-
913; number of offenses known..
51
205
Data From Suppletnentarij Offense Reports.
Ill t:i])los 111-114 tlioie arc ])n^sontcd the more detailed data eom-
piled from sui)plementary oirense reports received from the police
departments of 139 cities with an aggregate population of 16,018,429.
The period covered is the calendar year 1937.
Table 111 reveals that more than one-half of the rapes reported
were forcible in nature. Of the 12,717 robberies reported, 7,438 (58.5
percent) were committed on city liighways and 3,783 (29.7 percent)
were robberies of various types of commercial establishments.
The 139 police departments represented in the tabulation reported
54,936 burglaries, 25,700 (46.8 percent) of which were committed in
dwelling houses. Of the total burglaries reported, 79 percent (43,473)
were committed at night and 21 percent were committed during the
day. With reference to residences, however, the j^roportion of day-
time burglaries amounted to 34 percent. Only 9 percent of the non-
residence burglaries were committed during the daytime.
The larcenies reported numbered 123,552. There were 14,234 (11.5
percent) in wliich the value of property stolen was $50 or more;
79,146 (64.1 percent) involving property valued at $5 to $50; and
30,172 (24.4 percent) in which the value of the property involved was
less than $5 per offense. With reference to the type of theft com-
mitted, the compilation discloses that there were 1,843 (1.5 percent)
cases of pocket-picking and 3,860 (3.1 percent) offenses of purse-
snatching.
Table 1 11. — N^umbcr of known offenses with divisions as to the nature of the criminal
act, time and place of coviinission, and value of property stolen, January to Decem-
ber, inclusive, 1937; 139 cities over 25,000 in population
(Total population, 16,018,429, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Classification
Number
of actual
offenses
Classification
Number
of actual
offenses
Rape:
Forcible
653
537
Burglary— breaking or entering— Con.
All other (store, office, etc.):
Committed during night
CoTTimittpfi fliirintr dav
Statutory . -
26,562
2,674
Total
1,190
Total
54, 936
Robbery:
Uighway-..
Commercial bouse
7,438
2,647
895
226
607
15
889
Larceny- theft (except auto theft)
(grouped according to value of article
stolen):
Over $50
Oil station .
Chain store -
14. 234
Residence
$5 to $50.--
79, 146
Bank
Under $5 -.-
30, 172
Miscellaneous - -
Total
123, 552
Total
12, 7ir
Larceny— theft (grouped as to type of
offense) :
Pocket-picking
Burplary— breaking or entering:
16,911
8,789
1,843
Residence (dwelling) :
Purse-snatching
3,860
Committed during night.
Another -
117, 849
Committed during day
Total
123, 552
4290.5"— .38-
206
The police departments of 139 cities reported thefts of 31,382
automobiles during the calendar year 1937. Table 112 indicates that
29,576 (94.2 percent) of the automobiles were recovered.
Table 112. — Recoveries of stolen automobiles, Januanj to December, inclusive, 1937;
139 cities over 25,000 in -population
[Total population, 16,018,429, as estimated .Tuly 1, 193S, by the Bureau of the Census]
Number of automobiles stolen 31, 382
Number of automobiles recovered 29, 576
Percentage recovered 94. 2
The value of property stolen in connection with offenses of robbery,
burglary, larceny, and auto theft is shown in table 113 as amounting
to $19,225,820.51. Recoveries totaled $12,426,895.00, which is 65 per-
cent of the amount stolen. More than one-half of the value of stolen
property consisted of automobiles. Exclusive of automobiles, the
value of stolen property was $7,879,577.55 and the value of recovered
property was $1,754,491.78 (22.3 percent).
The data presented in table 113 are also shown in figure 19.
Table 113. — Value of property stolen and value of property recovered with divisions
as to type of property involved, January to December, inchisive, 1937 ; 139 cities
over 25,000 in population
[Total population, 16,018,429, as estimated July 1, 1933, by the Bureau of the Census]
Type of property
Currency, notes, etc
Jewelry and precious metals
Furs
Clothing....
Locally stolen automobiles..
Miscellaneous
Total
Value of prop-
erty stolen
$2,235,115.07
1,722,472.91
302. 140. 54
978, 099. 49
11,346,242.90
2, 641, 749. 54
19, 225, 820. 51
Value of prop-
erty recovered
$357, 070. 12
378, 059. 66
41, 787. 85
190.037.86
10, 672, 403. 22
787, 536. 29
12,426,895.00
Percent
recov-
ered
16.0
21.9
13.8
19.4
94.1
29.8
64.6
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The value of property stolen in connection with offenses of robbery,
burglary, larceny, and auto theft is shown for individual types of
crimes in table 114. It should be noted that this compilation is
based on reports of 138 police departments, whereas tables 111-113
were based on reports from 139 police departments.
Exclusive of auto thefts, the average value of property stolen per
oft'ense is lowest for larceny and highest for robbery. Because of the
nature of the property involved, the average value per offense of auto
theft is considerably higher than for the preceding types of crimes. In
this connection it should be noted that 94 percent of the stolen auto-
mobiles are recovered, whereas only 22 percent of other types of
property stolen are shown in table 113 as recovered.
With reference to table 114, it should be noted that the figures
representing the number of actual offenses include attempted crimes
in which no thefts occurred and for which no property values are
shown. This naturally has the effect of reducing the average property
loss per oft'ense.
The data presented in table 114 are also portrayed in figure 20.
Table 114. — Value of property stolen, by type of crime, January to December,
inclusive, 1937 : 138 cities over 25,000 in population
[Total population, 15,937,029, as estimated July 1, 1933, liy the Bureau of the Census]
Classification
Number of
actual
offenses
Value of
property
stolen
Average
value per
offense
Robbery . .-
12, 659
54, 483
122, 530
31,235
$1,131,184.23
3, 224, 792. 47
3, 598, 189. 91
10,412,999.96
$89 36
Burglary . . _. .. __ ... ... _ ...
59. 19
Larceny — theft ......
29.37
Autotheft-. - . ...
333. 38
Total.
220, 907
18, 367, 166. 57
83. 14
209
211
Estimated Number of Major Crimes in the United States, 1936-37.
Based ou iiumthly reports reeeivecl from law enforcement agencies
during 1936 and 1937, there have been prepared estimates of the
total number of serious crimes committed in the entire Ignited States
during those years. The i)<)pulati<)n area represented by the reports
ou which the estimates were based is in excess of 60,000,000 for each
3'ear.
The tabulation refers to the crimes listed as major crimes. It is
recognized that many of the larcenies reported were minor in character.
However, it is believed that this is more than compensated for by the
fact that miscellaneous types of serious crimes, such as embezzlement,
fraud, receiving stolen property, forgery, counterfeiting, arson, drug
violations, carrying concealed weapons, etc., have not been repre-
sented in the estimates. It is, therefore, believed that the estimated
total of major crimes for each year is conservative.
The compilation reveals increases for all types of crimes except
murder and aggravated assault. The estimated total of 1,415,816
major crimes for 1937 is 82,290 in excess of the 1,333,526 for 1936.
This represents an increase of 6.2 percent during 1937. The daily
average number of serious crimes during 1936 was 3,644 as com-
pared with 3,879 during 1937. This indicates an increase during
1937 of 235 major crimes daily.
The data in table 115 are also presented in figures 21 and 22.
Table 115. — Estimated mimber of major crimes in the United States, 1936-37
Offense
Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter
Manslaughter by negligence .
Rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Number of offenses
1936
7,894
5,348
7,881
55, 660
47, 534
1937
7,859
5,705
8,518
59, 786
45,478
Offense
Number of offenses
Burglary..
Larceny
Auto theft-
Totnl
1936
278, 823
716,674
213,712
1, 333, 526
1937
292, 870
780,031
215, 569
1,415,816
212
213
arently lived within the
rrested subsequent to the
76.4 percent of the 2,802
subsequently arrested
the parole period.
ed while on parole,
ed \\ith murder,
^ the data
?d in the
I
DATA COMPILED FROM FINGERPRINT RECORDS
Criminal History of Persons in Single Fingerprint File.
In February 1933, the FBI established a so-called smgle finger-
prmt file as an adjunct to its main file of fingerprint records. The
main file contains more than 8 million sets of fingerprint records and
the average rate of increase is more than 5,000 daily. However, the
number of individuals represented in the single fingerprint file is defi-
nitely restricted due to certain technical reasons pertaining to criminal
investigations. As of December 31, 1937, there were 13,602 persons
represented in the single fingerprint file. They were selected because
they had been arrested for or convicted of kidnaping, extortion, bank
robbery or bank burglary, or had knowii gang affiliations.
The data on file contain highly interesting information concerning
the previous criminal history of the persons represented. Examina-
tion of their records shows that the 13,602 individuals had been
convicted of 23,869 crimes, as follows:
yumber
Offense: ' of convictions
Criminal homicide 418
Rape 145
Robbery 4,871
Aggravated assault - 219
Minor assault . 457
Burglary 2,451
Larceny 3, 325
Autotheft 894
Kidnaping 704
Blackmail 128
Extortion 939
Forgery and counterfeiting 640
Embezzlement and fraud 650
Receiving stolen property 192
Carrying concealed weapons 500
Prostitution and commercialized vice 144
Other sex offenses 101
Neglect of family and children . 55
Narcotic drug laws 407
Liquor laws 1,083
Drunkenness 616
Disorderly conduct 851
Vagrancy 1, 044
Gambling 151
Driving while intoxicated 68
Other traffic violations 506
Miscellaneous 1, 437
Not stated 873
Total 23,869
The records show further that 2,802 of the criminals were recipients
of paroles on various occasions during their careers of lawlessness.
In 1,014 cases they were thereafter arrested before the expiration of
the parole period. In other words, 36.2 percent of the paroles ex-
tended to these major criminals were violated by the recipients. In
(214)
215
addition, thorc were 1,120 persons who apparently lived within the
law during the parole period hut who were arrested suhsequent to the
expiration of the parole. This means that 7G.4 percent of the 2,802
major criminals who were given paroles were suhsequently arrested
either while on ])arole or after the expiration of the i)arolc period.
With reference to the 1,014 individuals arrested while on parole,
the records indicate that two-thirds of them were charged with murder,
rape, rohbery, kidnaping, and other felonies.
For convenient reference there is set out a summary of the data
pertaining to the criminal iiistories of the persons represented in the
single fingerprint file.
1. Number of persons represented in the single fingerprint
file (Dec. 31, 1937) 13,602
2. Nunit)t'r who had received i)ardons, paroles, probationary"
or suspended sentences 4, 079
3. Percent who received pardons, paroles, etc 30. 0
4. Number who had received paroles 2, 802
5. Number subsequently arrested while on parole 1, 014
6. Percent of parolees arrested while on parole 36. 2
7. Number arrested after expiration of parole period 1, 126
8. Total i)arolees arrested on parole or subsequent to parole
period 2, 140
9. Percent of parolees arrested on parole or subsequent to
parole period 76. 4
It should be noted that the preceding data are probably not entirely
complete, because full information concerning the previous criminal
activities of the persons represented are probably not on file. The
amount of information on file in the fingerprint di\'ision of the FBI
is, of course, dependent upon the contribution of data pertaining to
criminal activities by local officials.
Fingerprint arrest records for 1937.
During the calendar year 1937 the FBI examined 520,153 arrest
records as evidenced by fingerprint cards, in order to obtain data
concerning the age, sex, race, and previous criminal histories of the
persons represented. The compilation has been limited to instances
of arrests for violations of State laws and municipal ordinances. In
other words, fingerprint cards representing arrests for violations of
Federal laws or representing commitments to any type of penal
institution have been excluded from this tabulation.
The number of fingerprint records examined was considerably
larger than for prior years, which were as follows: 1936, 461,589;
1935, 392,251 . The increase in the number of arrest records examined
should not necessarily be construed as reflecting an increase in the
amount of crime, nor as an increase in the number of persons arrested,
since it quite probably is at least partially the result of an increase in
the number of local agencies contiibuting fingerprint records to the
Identification Division of the F B I. The number of police depart-
ments; peace officers, and law enforcement agencies throughout the
I'uited States and foreign countries voluntarilv contributing finger-
prints to the FBI as of Decend)er 31, 1937, was 10,674. Com-
parable figures for prior years are as follows: 1936, 10,229 ; 1935, 9,085.
The tabidation of data from fingerprint cards obviously does not
include all persons arrested, since tliere are individuals taken into
custody for whom no fingerprint cards are forwarded to Washington.
216
Furthermore, data pertaining to persons arrested should not be treated
as information regarding the number of offenses committed, since
two or more persons may be involved in the joint commission of a
single offense, and on the other hand one person may be arrested and
charged with the commission of several separate crimes.
More than 29 percent of the arrest records examined during 1937
represented persons taken into custodj^ for murder, robbery, assault,
burglary, larceny, and auto theft. Arrests for major violations are
reflected by the following figures:
Criminal homicide 6, 945
Robbery 13,779
Assault 29,66^
Burglary 32,438
Larceny (except auto theft) 59,281
Autotheft 13,274
Embezzlement and fraud 15,846
Stolen property (receiving, etc.) 3, 466
Forgery and counterfeiting 7, 382
Rape 5, 931
Narcotic drug laws 3, 996
Weapons (carrying, etc.) 6, 168
Driving while intoxicated 22,385
Gambling 7, 176
Arson 839
Total .. 228,575
Sex.— Of the 520,153 arrest records examined, 484,177 (93.1 per-
cent) represented men and 35,976 (6.9 percent) represented women.
For all types of crimes except commercialized vice the number of men
arrested was larger than the number of women. However, a compari-
son of the figures representing an average group of 100 men arrested
with those for an average group of 100 women arrested indicates that
there were more women than men charged with murder, assault, and
the use of narcotic drugs. Also, the same type of comparison indi-
cates a somewhat larger ratio of arrests of women for larceny, but for
other types of crimes against property, such as robbery, burglary, and
auto theft, men predominate. The comparison further reveals that
13 of each 1,000 women arrested and fingerprinted were charged with
driving while intoxicated, whereas 43 of each 1,000 men arrested were
charged with that type of violation. Data for individual types of
crimes may be found in the following table.
As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, 6.9 percent of the arrest
records examined during 1937 represented women. This is a de-
crease as compared with 1936 (7.3 percent), but the 1937 figure is the
same as the proportion of women arrested during 1934 and 1935.
217
Table 116. — Distribuiion of arrests by sex, Jan. 1-Dec. SI, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Kobbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft -
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen properly; buying, receiving, etc.
Arson -
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice..
Other sex olTenses _
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Ollenses against family and children...
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws -
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws
Disorderly conduct.
Drunkenness..
Vagrancy..
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated-
All other offenses
Total
Number
Total
6. 945
13. 779
29. 669
32, 438
59,281
13, 274
15, 846
3,466
839
7, 382
5.931
5,711
8.986
3.996
6,168
6,277
8,668
22, 385
4,048
30
6,647
23. 073
85. 077
45. 044
7,176
59. 056
6,007
32, 954
520, 153
Male
6,289
13,216
27. 134
31.915
54, 946
13, 082
15, 169
3, 232
771
6,939
5.931
1.472
7.683
3.087
5.967
6.142
7,483
21,930
3. 990
30
6, 534
20, 337
80,791
42, 182
6,735
54, 395
5.612
31. 183
484, 177
Female
056
563
2,535
523
4,335
192
677
234
68
443
4.239
1. 303
909
201
135
1,185
455
58
113
2,736
4,286
2,862
441
4,661
395
1,771
35, 976
Total
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2.6
5.7
6.2
11.4
2.5
3.0
0.7
0.2
1.4
1.1
1.1
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0.8
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1.2
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8.7
1.4
11.4
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2.7
5.6
6.6
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12.0
0.5
1.9
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1.2
11.8
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2.5
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3.3
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0.2
0.3
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11.9
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1.2
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I Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Age. — From 1932 to the middle of 1935 age 19 was the group in
which the largest number of arrests occurred. Since the middle of
1935 there have been more arrests of persons age 21 and 22 than for
any other groups. During 1937 there were more arrests for age 22
than for any other single age group. In this respect the record for
1937 is the same as the record for 1936. The groups for which the
largest number of arrests occurred during 1937 are as follows:
Nu mber of
Age: arrests
22 22,875
21 22,244
23 21,930
19 21,642
The compilation for 1936 reflected that 17.4 percent of the persons
arrested were less than 21 years old, but during 1937 the proportion
was 18.0 percent. In addition to the 93,853 persons less than 21
j^ears old arrested during 1937, there were 87,309 (16.8 percent) be-
tween the ages of 21 and 24, making a total of 181,162 (34.8 percent)
less than 25 years old. Persons arrested who were between the ages
of 25 and 29 numbered 87,410 (16.8 percent). This makes a total of
268,572 (51.6 percent) less than 30 years old. (With reference to the
ages of persons represented by fingerprint cards received at the
F B I, it should be borne in mind that the number of arrest records
is doubtless incomplete in the lower age groups, because in some
jurisdictions the practice is not to fingerprint youthful individuals.)
The number of arrests for ages 16-24 is shown in figure 23.
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Youths less than 21 years old were frequently charged with of-
fenses agamst property, particularly robbery, burglary, larceny, and
auto theft. This is clearly indicated by the following tabulation:
Percentage distribution of arrests by age groups
Age group
All of-
fenses
Criminal
homicide
Robbery
Burglary
Larceny
Auto theft
Under 21 .
18.0
33.6
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100.0
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Note.— The data in the preceding compilation are also shown in fig. 24.
The predominance of youthful persons among those charged with
offenses against property is further indicated by the fact that during
1937 there were 146,305 persons of all ages arrested for crimes against
property (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft, embezzlement and
fraud, forgery and counterfeiting, receiving stolen property, and
arson), and that 45,303 (31.0 percent) of them were less than 21
years old. During 1936 28.5 percent of the total crimes against
property were committed by persons under 21 years of age. This
indicates an increase in the proportion of such crimes committed by
youths.
Further indication of the large part played by youthful persons in
the commission of crimes against property is seen in the figures show-
ing that 34.8 percent of all persons arrested were less than 25 years
of age. However, persons less than 25 years old numbered 53.9
percent of those charged with robbery, 61.6 percent of those charged
with burglary, 47.6 percent of those charged with larceny, and 73
percent of those charged with auto theft. One-half of all persons
arrested for crimes against property during 1937 were under 25 years
of age.
221
222
Table 118. — Number and percentage of arrests of persons under 25 years of age,
male and female, Jan. 1-Dec. SI, 19S7
Oflense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Auto theft. -_
Embezzlement and fraud-_
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice..
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children...
Liquor laws ...
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws...
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling -._
Suspicion
Not stated
All other oflenses
Total
Total
number of
persons
arrested
Number
under 21
years of age
Total
number
under 25
years of age
Percentage
under 21
years of age
Total per-
centage
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years of age
6,945
902
2,094
13.0
30.2
13, 779
3,884
7,421
28.2
53.9
29, 669
3,256
8,162
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13, 661
19, 995
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17, 943
28, 228
30.3
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6,872
9,686
51.8
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2,782
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541
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2,675
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1,090
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3,968
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1,206
2,798
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12, 267
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15, 830
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12, 030
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2,110
17.5
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8,318
14,299
25.2
43.4
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93, 853
181, 162
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The age distribution of males arrested during 1937 is substantially
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whereas for all persons it was only 33.6 percent. Similarly, of all
persons arrested, 51.6 percent were found to be less than 30 years old,
but 62.3 percent of the women arrested w^ere under 30 years of age.
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Recidivism.- Thero were 220,304 (42.4 percent) of the 520,158
persons arrested during 19)^7 wlio alrciuly had prior iiiigerprint cards
on file in tiie IckMitification Division of tlie F B I. In achlition, there
were 9,279 current records bearing; notations rehitive to prior criminal
activities of persons arrested (hii'in^ 1937, althoui^h their fingerprints
had not previously been on file. This makes a total of 229,583 persons
arrested during 1937 concerning whom there was information on file
dealing with prior criminal activities, and the records showed that
149,091 had been convicted previously of one or more crimes. This
nund)er is 04.9 percent of the 229,583 records containing data concern-
ing prior criminal activities, and 28.7 percent of the 520,153 arrest
records examined.
In more than one-half of the cases the previous convictions were
based on major violations as indicated by the following figures:
Criminal homicide 1, 234
Robbery - 5,600
Assault 7, 336
Burglary 16, 228
Larceny (and related offenses) 34, 930
Arson ,', 180
Forgery and counterfeiting 4, 410
Rape. - 1, 067
Narcotic drug laws 2, 684
Weapons (carrying, etc.) 1, 683
Driving wliile into.xicated 3, 258
Total 78,610
There were 29 persons arrested for murder or manslaughter during
1937 whose criminal history revealed that they had on a prior occasion
been convicted of criminal homicide in some degree. As already
indicated, more than one-half of the total prior convictions reflected
in the tabulation were based on major crimes, and the tabulation
further indicates a general tendency for recidivists to repeat the same
type of crime.
The 149,091 persons whose records revealed one or more prior con-
victions were found to have been convicted of a total of 356,675
offenses. In 160,253 instances the convictions were of major crimes,
and in 196,422 cases the convictions w-ere of less serious violations of
the law.
Of the 35,976 females arrested, only 31 percent had previous finger-
print cards on file, as compared with 42.4 percent for all persons
arrested during 1937. Similarly, women represented only 4.6 percent
of the 149,091 previous convictions found in the records. Since
women represented 6.9 percent of the total persons whose arrest
records w^ere examined during the year, the percentage of women
among those whose records show^ed previous convictions is compara-
tively low.
226
Table 121. — Number with 'previous fingerprint records, arrests, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31,
19S7
Total
Male
Female
Offense cliarged
Number
arrested
Previous
finger-
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record
Number
arrested
Previous
finger-
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record
Number
arrested
Previous
finger-
print
record
Criminal homicide- -
6, 945
13,779
29, 669
32, 438
59,281
13, 274
15, 846
3,466
839
7,382
5,931
5,711
8,986
3,996
6,168
6,277
8,668
22, 385
4,048
30
6,647
23, 073
85, 077
45, 044
7,176
59, 056
6,007
32. 954
1,677
7,040
10, 562
14, 004
24, 263
5,358
7,259
1,114
207
3,665
1,737
2,799
2.448
2, 526
2,109
2,064
3.359
6,102
1,037
8
2,154
9,347
39, 406
26, 198
1,984
25, 570
2,541
13, 766
6,289
13, 216
27, 134
31,915
54, 946
13,082
15, 169
3,232
771
6, 939
5,931
1,472
7,683
3.087
5,967
6,142
7,483
21,930
3,990
30
6,534
20, 337
80, 791
42. 182
6,735
54, 395
5,612
31. 183
1,581
6,778
10,010
13,887
23, 034
5,309
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1.076
201
3, 551
1,737
662
2,170
2,137
2,062
2,051
3,079
6,013
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8,624
37, 859
25, 012
1, 925
24, 392
2,416
13, 360
656
563
2,535
523
4, 335
192
677
234
68
443
93
Robbery -
262
Assault
5.52
Burelarv — breaking or entering
117
Larcenv — theft -
1,229
Autotheft ---
49
Embezzlement and fraud
206
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc— -
Arson -
38
6
Forgery and counterfeiting _
114
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Other sex offenses
4,239
1,303
909
201
135
1,185
455
.58
2,137
278
Narcotic drus laws
389
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children
Liquor laws -
47
13
280
Driving while intoxicated
89
Road and driving laws
7
Parking violations
Other traflBc and motor vehicle laws
Disorderly conduct.- . - -
113
2,736
4,286
2,862
441
4,661
395
1,771
29
723
Drunkenness ....
1,547
Vagrancy -
1,186
Gambling .
59
1,178
Not stated
125
406
Total
520, 153
220, 304
484, 177
209, 142
35. 976
11, 162
227
Table 122. — Percentage icitli previous fingerprint records, arrests, male and feniale,
Jan. 1 to Dec. SI, 1937
Offense
Narcotic drug laws
Vaprjmcy..
Robbery
Forgery and counterfeiting
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Drunkenness
Embezzlement and fraud
Suspicion
Burgbiry— breaking or entering
All other olTenses
Larceny— theft...
Disorderly conduct
Auto theft.- --
Liquor laws
Percent
63.2
58.2
51. 1
49.6
49.0
46.3
45.8
43.3
43.2
41.8
40.9
40.5
40.4
38.8
Offense
Assault
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
OlTenses against family and children. .
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws...
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Rape --
Ciarabling
Driving while intoxicated
Other sex offenses
Parking violations'..
Road and driving laws
Arson
Oriminal homicide
Percent
35.6
34.2
32.9
32. 4
32.1
29.3
27.6
27.3
27.2
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25.6
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Table 126. — Number of cases in which fingerprint records show one or more prior
convictions, and the total of prior convictions disclosed by the records, male and
female, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape -
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children. .
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws...
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
All other offenses
Total
Number of
records show-
ing one or
more prior
convictions
1,001
4,756
7,206
9,744
16,675
3,405
4, 248
741
154
2,414
1,171
1,804
1,642
1,940
1,460
1,177
2,143
4,057
661
6
1,403
6,536
29, 783
16, 643
1,107
15, 675
1.694
9,845
149, 091
Number of
prior con-
victions of
major
offenses
1,103
6,877
7,846
15, 250
25, 642
4,646
6,235
968
152
4,237
1,361
2,281
1,867
4,812
1,720
1,050
1,307
2,551
503
9
1, 191
5,602
15, 022
15, 430
1,150
18, 730
2,238
10, 473
160, 253
Number of
prior con-
victions of
minor
offenses
812
4,591
7,701
8,536
19, 222
2,708
3,555
710
134
1,528
889
1,498
1,631
2,016
1,383
1,009
2,669
4,623
627
11
1,491
10, 147
60, 893
27, 172
909
17, 055
1,615
11,287
196, 422
Total num-
ber of prior
convictions
disclosed
1,915
11,468
15, 647
23, 786
44, 864
7,354
9,790
1,678
286
5,765
2,250
3,779
3,498
6,828
3,103
2, 059
3,976
7,174
1,130
20
2,682
15, 749
75, 915
42, 602
2,059
35, 785
3,853
21, 760
356, 675
Race. — Whites were represented by 383,306 of the records examined
and Negroes by 113,524. The remaining races were represented as
follows: Indian, 2,787; Chinese, 1,120; Japanese, 228; Mexican,
16,897; all others, 2,291.
The significance of the figures showmg the number of Negroes
arrested as compared with the number of whites can best be indicated
in terms of the number of each in the general population of the
country. Exclusive of those under 15 years of age, there were accord-
ing to the 1930 decennial census, 8,041,014 Negroes, 13,069,192
foreign-born whites, and 64,365,193 native whites in the United
States. Of each 100,000 Negroes, 1,412 were arrested and finger-
printed during 1937, whereas the corresponding figure for native
whites was 517 and for foreign-born whites 212. Figures for indi-
vidual types of violations may be found in the following tabulations.
It should be observed in connection with the foregoing data that the
figure for native whites includes the immediate descendants of for-
eign-born individuals. Persons desiring to make a thorough study
of the comparative amounts of crime committed by native whites
and foreign-born whites should employ available compilations show-
ing the number of instances in which offenders are of foreign or mixed
parentage.
235
Table 127. — Distribution of arrests according to race, inalc and female,
Jan. l-Dec. 31, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide..-
Robbery
Assault -
Burfilary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Autotheft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
etc
Arson .--
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialiEed vice-
Other sex olTeuses
Narcotic drug laws .-
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.-.
Offenses against family and children- .
Licjuor laws -.
Driving while intoxicated -
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws.-
Disorderly conduct -
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
.\11 other offenses
Total
Race
White
Negro
Indi-
an
Chi-
nese
Japa-
nese
Mexi-
can
All
others
4, 258
2,399
27
5
8
204
44
9. 294
3,871
47
0
/
415
136
16. 19H
12, IIS
116
19
18
953
247
23, 032
8.422
106
9
7
720
142
41,161
16, 188
228
20
6
1,463
215
10. 956
1,780
74
1
4
431
28
13,638
1,738
48
12
8
351
51
2.427
918
i
8
90
16
697
6. 583
121
654
2
29
19
74
22"
5
15
4.413
1, 1.55
53
9
2
231
68
3. 966
1,600
40
4
1
82
18
7. 421
1,2.52
35
21
2
212
43
2, 193
797
18
609
1
303
75
3. 370
2, 502
14
8
5
191
78
5,217
834
17
2
184
23
4. 873
3, 655
20
i.5
4
93
8
19,355
1,.561
218
5
21
1, 165
60
2.8.50
929
32
3
198
36
26
4, 974
3
1,367
1
237
38'
22
5
4
16. 099
5, 903
153
7
5
799
107
69, 372
9, 654
849
14
67
4, 979
142
34, 388
8,630
208
48
8
1, 526
236
4,088
2,680
4
207
11
85
101
42, 792
14, 563
255
52
7
1,202
185
4, 703
1,162
37
5
77
23
24, 962
7,068
128
23
12
612
149
383. 306
113. 524
2,787
1.120
228
16, 897
2,291
Total
all
races
6,945
13, 779
29,669
32,438
59,281
13,274
15,840
3,466
839
7,382
5,931
5,711
8,986
3,996
6,168
6,277
8, 668
22, 385
4,048
30
6.647
23,073
85, 077
45,044
7,176
59, 056
6,007
32.954
520, 153
Table 128. — Distribution of arrests according to race, male, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide --
Robbery
Assault- --
Burglary— breaking or entering - -
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud-.-
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice-
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws -
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc...
Offenses against family and children. -
Liquor laws -
Driving while intoxicated -
Road and driving laws -
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws..
Disorderly conduct -
Drunkenness
Vagrancy -
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated -
All other offenses
Total
Race
White
4.038
Negro
Indi-
an
Chi-
nese
Japa-
nese
Mexi-
can
All
others
1.979
21
4
8
197
42
8,999
3, 024
43
9
7
404
130
15,613
10, 194
110
19
18
937
243
22, 72S
8,217
103
9
7
709
142
38, 820
14, 30S
209
20
6
1, 397
180
10, 807
1,746
70
1
4
426
28
13,120
1.587
46
12
8
347
49
2. 324
791
7
8
86
16
652
6,243
100
559
1
28
18
69
22"
5
13
4,413
1,155
53
9
2
231
08
965
4.58
6
4
1
23
16
6, 433
■ 958
28
19
2
203
40
1,536
595
11
608
1
2r,2
74
3.301
2.371
14
8
5
190
78
5,115
805
16
2
181
23
4,517
2.834
20
15
4
85
8
18, 941
1, 532
215
5
21
1, 150
60
2,812
909
32
3
198
30
26
4,887
3
1.344
1
234
38"
22
5
4
14, .503
4, 815
137
7
6
771
99
66, .331
8, 582
786
14
65
4,877
130
32, 338
7, 940
177
48
7
1,444
228
3, 954
2.373
4
207
11
85
101
39, 569
13. 224
220
50
7
1, 102
103
4,409
1,069
35
5
76
18
23, 709
6,590
119
22
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593
139
361, 103
100, 662
2,532
1,113
222
16, 362
2,183
Total
all
races
6.289
13.216
27, 134
31,915
54, 946
13, 082
15, 109
3,232
771
6,939
5,931
1,472
7,083
3,087
5, 907
6,142
7,483
21,930
3,990
30
6,534
20, 337
80, 791
42, 182
0,735
54,395
5,612
31.183
484, 177
236
Table 129.- — Distribution of arrests according to race, female, Jan. 1-Dec. SI, 1937
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Autotheft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc.
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice..
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children. ..
Liquor laws
Driving while into.xicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations.
Other trafHc and motor vehicle laws...
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy .-.
Gambling
Suspicion
Not stated
All other offenses
Total-
Race
White
220
295
585
304
2,341
149
518
103
45
340
3,001
988
657
69
102
356
414
38
87
1,596
3,041
2,050
134
3,223
294
1,253
22. 203
Negro
420
247
1,924
205
1,880
34
151
127
21
95
1,142
294
202
131
29
821
29
20
23
1,088
1,072
690
307
1, 339
93
478
12, 862
Indi-
an
6
4
6
3
19
4
2
35
7
7
16
63
31
35
2
9
255
Chi-
nese
Japa-
nese
Mexi-
can
7
11
16
11
66
5
4
4
1
5
59
9
41
1
3
8
9
3
28
102
82
40
1
19
535
All
others
29
"2
22
5
10
108
Total
all
races
656
563
2, 535
523
4,335
192
677
234
68
443
0
4,239
1,303
909
201
135
1,185
455
58
0
113
2,736
4,286
2,862
441
4,661
395
1,771
35, 976
Table 130. — Number of arrests of Negroes and whites in proportion to the number
of each in the general population of the country, male and female, Jan. 1-Dec. 31,
1937, rate per 100,000 of population
[Excluding those under 15 years of age]
Offense charged
Criminal homicide
Robbery
Assault
Burglp-y- breaking or entering .
Larceny— theft
Autotheft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc
Arson ._
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Other sex offenses
Narcotic drug laws
, Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Offenses against family and children..
Liquor laws
Driving while intoxicated
Road and driving laws
Parking violations
Other traffic and motor vehicle laws. . .
Disorderly conduct
Drunkenness
Vagrancy
Gambling .
Suspicion "
Not stated
All other offenses
Total
Native white
(')
5.6
12.8
20.1
33.0
58.6
16.0
17.7
2.9
.8
9.3
6.0
5.7
9.6
3.1
4.4
7.1
6.4
26.8
4.1
7.0
21.8
86.7
46.8
4.8
58.6
6.6
35.0
517.4
Foreign-born
white
4.1
2.8
21.0
7.3
18.6
2.1
6.9
3.7
1.0
2.4
3.1
1.1
7.4
1.0
3.4
4.1
5.0
8.7
1.1
2.3
12.8
36.7
16.4
3.5
19.1
2.5
14.1
212.2
Negro
0)
29.8
48.1
150.7
104.7
201.3
22.1
21.6
11.4
1.5
8.1
14.4
19.9
15.6
9.9
31.1
10.4
45.5
19.4
11.6
17.0
73.4
120.1
107.3
33.3
181.1
14.5
87.9
1,411.8
» Less than Ho of 1 per 100,000.
237
Table 131. — Niiynbcr of native lohiles, number of foreign-born ivhites and number of
Negroes arrested and fingerprinted bu age groups, t)iale and female, Jan. 1-Dec.
31, 1937
Age
Number arrested
Number of arrests per
the general populat
I'nited States
100.000 of
ion of tlie
Native
white
Foreign-
born white
Negro
Native
white
Foreign-
boru while
Negro
15
2.301
(i, 997
10.769
13.929
14, 78.5
12.982
14.844
15. 1.59
14.261
13, 726
55, 153
44, 791
38, 652
27,241
18, 290
26,841
232
38
148
219
216
264
196
244
288
296
335
1, 932
2,753
3,666
4,494
4,450
8,152
24
914
2, 682
4, 1.57
4,711
4.984
4, 163
4.944
5.113
5. 232
5, 032
22, 354
15,991
13, 765
7, 706
4.709
5.520
199
116.2
346.3
552.4
707. 9
791.1
714.9
810.6
8.50. 8
833.4
824. 7
730.2
6.52. 7
589. 9
494.9
384.4
185.4
343.7
08. 9
289.8
335. 5
269.7
294. 1
183. 3
209.4
223.3
205. 4
202. 5
189.2
220. 8
224. 7
265.3
284.3
165.9
244.3
380.1
16
1, 040. 6
17 - :---
1, 696. 8
18
1,7.50.4
19
2, 091. 9
20 -
1.610.2
21
2, 16.5. 5
22
2, 050. 2
23
2.231.2
24
2, 164. 7
25-29 -
2, 085. 7
30-34
1,849.7
35-39
1.545. 1
40-44
1,121.0
45-49 ---
747.4
50 and over
386.3
Unknown .
1, 449. 3
Total
330,953
27,715
112,176
514.2
212. 1
1, 395. 0
Table 132. — Percentage distribution of arrests by age, of native whites, foreign-born
tvhites and Xegroes, male and female, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1937
Number arrested
Percent
Age
Native
white
Foreign-
born
white
Negro
Native
white
Foreign-
born
white
Negro
15 and under 21,
61,763
57, 990
55, 1.53
44, 791
38, 652
27, 241
18, 290
26, 841
232
1,081
1,163
1,932
2,753
3,666
4,494
4.450
8,152
24
21.611
20. .321
22; 354
15.991
13, 765
7.706
4.709
5,520
199
18.7
17.5
16.7
13.5
11.7
8.2
5.5
8.1
.1
3.9
4.2
7.0
9.9
13.2
16.2
16. 1
29.4
.1
19.3
21-24 .- . . .-
18.1
25-29
19.9
30-34.
14.2
35-39 ..
12.3
40-44
6.9
4.V-49
4.2
50 and over ...
4.9
Unknown
.2
Total
330, 953
27,715
112, 176
100.0
100. 0
100.0
At the end of December 1937, there were 7,988,636 fingerprint
records and 9,262,061 index cards containing the names and aliases of
individuals on file in the Identification Division of the F B I. Of
each 100 fingerprint cards received during 1937, more than 55 were
identified with those on file in the Bureau. Fugitives numbering
6,307 were identified through fingerprint records during this same
period, and interested law enforcement officials were immediately
notified of the whereabouts of those fugitives. As of December 31,
1937, there were 10,674 police departments, peace officers, and law-
enforcement agencies throughout the United States and foreign
countries voluntarily contributing fingerprints to the FBI.
238
INDEX TO VOLUME VIII, UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS
[All references are to page numbers]
Age of offenders. {See Arrests.)
Annual crime trends: Page
Cities grouped by location 62-65
Cities grouped by size 6-8, 56-58, 113-114, 190-191
Estimated total number of major crimes, 1935-37 20-21, 211-213
Arrests— based on fingerprint records 38-50, 95-106, 172-182, 214-237
Age of offenders 39-44, 96-99, 173-176, 217-224
Race of offenders 48-50, 104-106, 180-182, 234-237
Recidivism 44-48, 99-104, 176-180, 225-234
Sex of offenders 39, 96, 173, 216-217
Arrests. {See Persons charged and persons released.)
Classification of offenses 1-2, 51-52, 107-108, 183-184
Cleared by arrest, offenses 23-27, 32-33, 37
By geographic divisions 149-171
Convictions, previous. {See Arrests — recidivism.)
Crimes. {See Arrests, estimated number, offenses, persons charged, per-
sons found guilty, and persons released.)
Crime rates, relation to number of police employees 72-73
Criminal history of persons in single fingerprint file 214-215
Employees, number of police 74-90
Number of, and relation to crime rates 72-73
Fingerprint records 38-50, 95-106, 172-182, 214-237
Offenses known to the police:
Annual variations 6-8, 56-58, 62-65, 113-114, 190-191
Cities grouped by location 9-11, 59-65, 115-117, 192-194
Cities grouped by location and size 195
Cities grouped by size 4-5, 54-55, 110-111, 18&-187
Cleared by arrest 23-27, 32-33, 37
Cleared by arrest, by geographic divisions 149-171
Divided as to time and place and value of property stolen 16-17,
69, 121-122, 205
Individual cities over 100,000 in population 12-14,
65-67, 90-94, 118-120, 196-201
Individual cities over 25,000 in population 125-148, 196-201
Monthly variations 6, 56, 112, 188
Percentage distribution 4, 14, 54, 67, 110, 120, 186, 202
Rural areas__- 14-15, 67-68, 120-121, 202-203
Territories and possessions of the United States 16, 68-69, 121, 204
Persons charged (held for prosecution) 26-32
By geographic divisions 149-171
Persons found guilty 32-33
Persons released (not held for prosecution) 33-37
Police department employees 72-90
Possessions and territories of the United States, offenses in 16, 68-69, 121, 204
Property, vakie stolen and recovered 17-19, 70-71, 122-124, 20&-209
Prosecution, persons held for. {See Persons charged and persons found
guilty.)
Race of offenders. {See Arrests.)
Recidivism. {See Arrests.)
Rural crime data 14-15, 67-68, 120-121, 202-203
Reporting area, extent of 2-3,52-53, 108-109, 184-185
Sex of offenders. {See Arrests.)
Sheriffs' reports 14-15, 67-68, 120-121,202-203
State crime rates. {See Offenses known — cities grouped by location.)
State police reports 14-15, 67-68, 120-121, 202-203
Territories and possessions of the United States, offenses in 16, 68-69, 121, 204
Trends, annual crime:
Cities grouped by location 62-65
Cities grouped by size 6-8,56-58, 113-114, 190-191
Estimated total number of major crimes, 1935-37 20-21, 211-213
Trends, monthly crime 6, 56, 112, 188
Value of property stolen and recovered 17-19, 70-71, 122-124, 206-209
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