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Volume XXVIII Number 1

SEMIANNUAL BULLETIN •

1957

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UNIFORM
CRIME REPORTS

FOR THE UNITED STATES

Volume XXVIII— Number 1
SEMIANNUAL BULLETIN, 1957

Issued by I hv
Federal Bureau of Iniest if/at ion
United States Department of Justice
^ Washington, D. C.

ADVISORY

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WJV 1 8 1957-

Contents

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Page

Summary of volume XXVIII, No. 1 1

Crime trends, January-June, 1956-57:

Estimated number of major crimes (table 1) 2-4

City trends (table 2) 4

Rural trends (table 3) 5

Crime rates, January-June, 1957:

City rates (tables 4-7) 6-10

Rural rates (table 8) 11

Offenses in individual areas:

Cities over 25,000 (table 9) 12-20

Police employee data:

Police employees killed, 1956 (table 10) 21

Number of police employees per 1,000 inhabitants,

April 30, 1957 (tables 11, 12) 22-26

Police employees in individual cities, April 30, 1957

(tables 13, 14) 26-46

Offenses cleared and persons arrested, 1956:

Offenses cleared by arrest (tables 15, 16) 47-51

Persons charged (tables 17-19) 52-57

Offenses known, offenses cleared, persons charged and

persons found guilty, part I offense classes (table 20) . 58-61
Persons charged and persons found guilty, part II offense

classes (table 21) 62-63

Persons released (tables 22, 23) 63-65

Classification of offenses 66-68

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UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS

J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U. S. Department of
Justice, Washington, D. C.

Volume XXVIII

JULY 1957

Number 1

Summary

Crime Trends, January- June , 1957

An increase of 8.4 percent in U. S. major crimes brought the mid-
year crime total to a new high. This increase in the estimated major
crimes for the U. S. resulted from city crime rising 7.2 percent and
rural crime 13.2 percent during the first half of 1957, as compared
with the same period of 1956. Details of the percentage changes
are as follows:

Crime

United
States

City

Rural

TOTAL -

Murder

Negligent manslaughter

Rape

Robbery.-

Aggravated assault

Burglary

Larceny

Auto theft

+8.4

+0. G
+1.2
+3.3

+3.8

+3.7

+10.1

+8.5

+7.9

+7.2

+5.0
+4.0
+3.5
+2.3

+2.5
+9.4
+7.1
+6.5

+13.2

-7.6

-2.0

+3.2

+11.0

+8.2
+11.8
+15.0
+16.3

Police Employees

City police employees numbered 2.0 per 1,000 city inhabitants as
of April 30, 1957, and this figure is limited, for the first time, to full-
time employees. Of these, 8.3 percent were civilians.

Fewer police employees were killed in line of duty in the year 1956.
Measured against every five million inhabitants, there were 2.6 killed
in 1956 as compared with 3.2 in 1955.

Offenses Cleared by Arrest and Persons Convicted, 1956

City police reported that for each 100 major crimes in 1956, 27
were cleared by arrest, 19 persons were charged, and 13 persons were
found guilty.

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CRIME TREND--U. S.

BASED ON THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF

MAJOR CRIMES

JAN. - JUNE 1956 VS. JAN. - JUNE 1957

1956 LEVEL

TOTAL IB + 8.4 PERCENT

MURDER

] + _6 CHANGE

NEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER

] + 1.2

RAPE

+ 3.3

ROBBERY

+ 3.8

AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

AUTO THEFT

+ 3.7

^^Ek. .^^vV "

+ 10.1^^^11

^H^Bi

+ 8.5 11 «

■1,2 ^

" ^H^^

FBI CHART

liuitri' I.

(^rimr r?*(MicI

Major C.riinv Tttlttl>. Jiiniuiry-Jiiiir, I'f.'ift-ST

Tn-iul. More iiuijor clinics occurri'd in the I'liitctl SImIc- (liiiiii<;
the first lialf of \d'u than in any lik*' period in the past. Police
reports relleitini; an 8.4 pi-rcent increase l)roii<;ht the rnitioind total
of major crimes to l.:?99,07() at the midyear jmint.

By June 30, the estinnited total criminal homicides and ussaidts,
robberies, l)urglaries, and other thefts e.xceetled the averaj;e for the
preceding five years by 24.4 ])ercent.

Increases occurreil in all crime classifications of the part I (major)
classes, and particularly noteworthy is the fact that robberies in-
creased for the first time since 1954.

Estimated crime totals for the United States in the part I (major)
( atetrories for the first half of 1957, as compared with the same period
in 195G, are presented in table 1.

Tul>lf 1. — Crime Trends, City and Rtinil
(EstltnaUKl numbor of major crimes in the Unit«-d States, January-June, 1956-571 "jj"^

Offense

NumlHT of offenst's
January -June

Change

19K

19S7

Number 1

PiTceiit

TOTAL

Miirdi-r and nonnreltKcnt manslaufcht' r

1.291 120 '

J.J'"

29. MO

47.41(1

796,630
134.320

1,899.670

3.44(1

3. SW)
10. 2»Jt
31.<»«'

49. 1711
2»3. 14(1
864. 3<5n
144,990

+ 108.550

■4 .M
+ )"

+;»•

+ 1.14(1
+ 1.7(-i

+ai. ".M(i

+67. 710

+iar>io

+8.4

r '•
+ 1.-'

K;ili.-

+3.3

KoDbery

+3.8

\ - lUlt

+3 7

Ii iking or entering

1 , ;..,;t

• 'itothHt

+ 1(1. 1
+7.9

Crime increased 7.2 percent in cities and i:{.2 percent in the areas
outside of cities (rural). In the individual classifications, all city
crimes increjvsed and all rural crimes increased except munler and
ne«:li«:ent manslau<:hter.

Popiilut ion and Crime. Since first compiled in 1951, midyear
crime csiiniates have increased 45.7 percent, which is 4 time-^ Hie I 1
percent increa.se in ])opulation in the same period.

Crimes .Vfsainst I In- Person. Murders, ne^lip-nt manslaii^'hters,
rapes and ajrtrravatcd assaults, as a jcroiip. increased 3.4 percent in
the fir>t half of 1957. There was an increjiS4« in each cat4^p)ry, siul
-tated as percentages, thes4» increas4's were as foll«>ws: A^ravateil

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nssaiilf, ;i.7; iMpc. '-l.'A; iH'^'li^o-iil iii)iiis|;ni>:lilci-. 1.2; mihI iniirdcr iiiid
iioinicL'li<r<'iil nijiiisljinirlilcr. ().(».

(Irinit's Against PropiTly. I m rcjiscs were s\i])s(anlial in niosl of
the crimes liavin*; jji-opcrly as the ohjcd, and as a <;roui) they in-
cicascd S.7 ])('rc«'iil durinj; tin* first (> months of 19">7. Increases in
the iiuhvidnal ohisses of property crimes were us follows: Bnr<i;larv,
lO.l ; hiiceny, S.5; auto thelt, 7.9; and rohbcry, 3.8.

KsiiiiiaN'd Oiiiic Totals. A count of ci'imes represenlinjz; (S4.0
j)crccnt of th(> U. S. ])()])ula.tion is availal)le from contributors repre-
sent in*; 92.8 percent of the city ])opulation and 72.8 percent of the
inral poi)ulation. Accoi(hn<!;ly, estimates are necessary for only 1.5.4
])ercent of the ])oi)ulation. Also, an adjustment is included for a
calculated iucompl(>teness in reports from some rural areas.

City Crime Trends, January— June, 1956-57

City ])olic(> i-epoited a 7.2 ])ercent increase in part I (major) crimes
as listed in table 2.

Inci'cases in city crimes durini:; the first half of 1957 were general
thi-oufj:hout the individ\ml classifications with the lowest increase, 2.3
])ercent, and the highest incicase, 9.4 ])ercent. Increases in the
numeious property crimes of burglaiy, larceny, and auto theft headed
the list.

The percentage increases for city crimes in the iiuhvidnal crinu*
rhissifications, in descending oriler, were as follows: Bniglary, 9.4;
larceny, 7.1; auto theft, fi.S; imu'der, .5.0; negligent manslaughter,
4.0; rajK', 3.5; aggravated assault, 2.5; and robbery, 2.3. The increase
of 2.3 percent in lobberies represents the first uptiu'u in the number of
robberies since 1954.

Tahlr 2. — City Crime Trends, January— June, 1956-57

[OlTfiisi s known to iln- imlin jn 2,.'iis titji's, total population 8(),340,8«l bas<'<l on I'jSO decennial census)

OlTtnse

TOTAL

Miinlrr an<l nonneulipont nmnslauKlitiT

Manslaucliter by negligence

Hape.

UoblK'ry.

AcBravated n.ssault

Hiirclary— breaking or cntprini; .

Larceny theft

Autollieft

Number of otienses
January-June

826,565

l.St'vl

1.321

.Mt38

24, 892

.34, 494
]81,ri95
4K2, (ICil

94, an

885, 758

1,957

1,374

)!, 14K

Z\ 4C.9

3.1, 344
MIK, 7211
.llti. 27S
lIX), 402

Change

Number Percent

+59, 187

+93

+,■13
+210
+577

+&')0
+ 17,025
+34. 217
+<V HJ2

+7.8

+5.0
+4.0
+3.5
+2.3

+2.5
+9.4
+7.1
+r,.5

liiirni i'ritm- 1 li-inls, Jtinnnry-Jiinr, /'y.)6— .77

Sliciiirs, ((Mliily and Slate police, aixi oilier law-eiiforeeliieiil nireii-
cit's covi'iin":; i uial areas (arras outside the limits of i-itics) icpoi led a
I. "{.2 piTccMit increase in part I (major) crimes (liiriii;; the lirsl (i hkhiIIi
of I*.)')!, as comj)ai-e(l with the same period in lOT)!;.

Ail hill two crime classes i-elleded increases in rural area>. Murder
and nonnei^li'^enl nuuislauLrhter declined 7.(1 percent and iie<xli"'erit
nnmslaui^hti'r declined "J.O percent.

In rural areas the aulo ihefl, larceny, and i)uri:;lary classifications
led the increases. Auto thefts iiu-reased !().:{ |)ercent, larcenies weie
uj) 15.0 percent, ami buri^laries rose ll.S percent.

Robberies oecurretl with 11.0 |)ercei\t greater fre(piency in rural
areas durintr the first (> months of \{)')7 than during the same period
of \\)~A\. Similarly, there were 8.2 percent more olfi'iises of aggravated
a»ault and '.\.2 percent more ofFeiises of rape.

Table :\ rellects the details of the trend fiiruri-s for rural areas.

Tahle 3. — Rural Crime Trends, Jniiuury-June, 1956-57

|n:is*''l on rc|>orl.>! of 1,4S0 sluTilLs, 140 rurul vlllago olTicfr.s, uiid 12 Slate i>oU(r; lutiil ruriil |K>pulatluu
3»,S(I0,G50 based on the 195H ilecrnnial (viisus)

Offonso

TOTAL

Miinlt-r and nonnoKllEont manslaughter

M an.slaughtiT by negligence

KaiK-

Kohbery

\ ' i\ ated a<w»ault

'■ iry— breaking or entering

; ,> theft

Auto lliefl

NuiiiImt of o(Tens<'s
Jamiary-June

195C

149.478

8ri5

1,010
2.S13

3, \r,2

7.(161
4K,.')n6
74,021
12,3S0

law

169.235

799

9MI

2. rAa

3.499

7, CAit
M.ZH
M. lir.
14,3(>.'i

Change

Number

+ 19,757

-Oft
-39

+WI
+347

+.'.79

+ .'..72S

+ 11.1194

+2,018

Percent

+ 18. i

-7.0

-2.0

+3.2

+11 0

+8 2
+ 11 H
+ 15.0
+16 3

Crime Kales

City i'.rinir Itnlfs. Jniiitary—Juni'. I'J.'yT

('ily ( rimes jis (■())))])il('(l .iiid npoilcd hy ;'),(I2.S j)olico agencies and
ilic lij::iii('s foi- these crimes measured against units of 100,000 in-
li.ihitants in tlie reporting cities are presented in tables 4-7. Kaw
litrures as reported by contributing police departments were con-
verted into the number of ciimes ])er 100,000 iidiabitants, refencd to
as rrime latcs, to assist polic<' administrators and olheis interested in
the (lime problem. It should be noted that the ciime lates represent
iiverage figures. For this i(»ason roughly half the cities represented
may be expected to have lowei- crime rates and the balance ma}' be
expected to have higher ciinx' rates in a compaiative study of indi-
vidual cities using these average figures.

Since population figures used in figuring crime lates aje from the
hUest decennial census, 1950, the effect on the rates of changes in
])opulation should be borne in mind when making comparisons, as
should the many other factors affecting the incidence of crime. fSee
discussion on page 12.)

Re|)oi-ts for the cities, as summarized in tables 4-0, reflect vaiiations
in the incidence of crime in cities when grouped by size as well as when
grouped geographically. Such variations are comparatively constant
in lange fiom year to year. Table 7 shows details as to the number,
location, and size of the leporting cities represented in tables 4-6.

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Tulilr 1. — City Critiic Utiles, Jaititary-Jttiiv, l'J57, by I'upitlutiuii i^raups

[Odi'UM'S known to tlio |>oliiv luul rate |M-r l(X),(X)t) lnliitl)ltiitit.s. I'o|)(ilullon flKuri-s h:i.s<-(| on M)») di-ciiiiilil

tvnsiis)

Fopii lilt Ion isroiip

TOTAL. GROUPS I-VI
S,0J3 citirs; toUl population,
83.039.9W;

Number of offenses known

B«te p«r 100.000

r.Roip I

41 cities over 250,000; total popiilti-
tlon. 31.9;«2.lt5.S
NuinlHT of otTensos known. . .

Uate p«T 100.000

6 cities over 1.000.000; total |X)p-
tllation. I7.404.4.'i0:
Niunber of oITi-hm'S known.
Rate per l(X),000..

6 cities, 7.W,«)0 to 1.000,000;
total population, .S,IOU,2<.il:

NiiinlxT of olTenst'S known.
RaU> iH-r 100,000 -

7 cities. 500.000 to 750,000; total

popiiilation. 4.0Sii.)i64:

Nunilter of otTen.s*>s known.

Rate ix^r 100,000

23 cities, 2.V),000 to 500,000; total
|)Opillation, 8.;<41.5»i():
NunitHT of otTenst's known..
Rate per 100,000

r.ROi p II

GC cities. 100,000 to 250.000; toUil
ftopuiation. 9,0<M.I1I:

Number of otTenses known

Rate per 100,000

r,RotP III

lan cltlt><<. 50,000 to I00,000; total
impiilatlon, H,Wi0,577:

Number of offenses known

Rate per 100,000..

r.ROlp IV

2»>5 cities, 25.000 to .Vl.OOO; toUil
|>opulatlon. «.2i4.*JtK;

NunilxT of offen.ses known

Rale per 100.000

r.Roip V

TOO cities. 10.000 to 25.000; toUl
ixmulation. l0.7U4.rilO:

Number of olTen<i«« known

Rate per 100.000

OBOt-r VI

l.'tIO citle<i under 10.000; tot:>l pop-
ulation. 9.371.7H4:

NuniN>r of offenses known

Rate per 100.000

Criminal
homicide

Murder,

IlOIUIl'k''

llm-iit

mail-

slauKli-

t4'r

2,007
2.4

l.OltO

;t. I

4)'iK
2.7

l<tO
3.9

142

3.5

2S1
3.4

2(I3
3.0

2.0

KVt
1 H

172
1.0

108
1.3

Mari-
sl:itii;li-
ler i)V
neKll-
Kenee

1,396
1.7

7<«
2.2

2S0
1. 11

ll'.»
2.3

118

2.<.»

2.-. I
3.(1

202
2.1

1,13
1.7

133
1.4

I{a|)e

6.219
7.8

4.220
12.1

2. .M2
14.0

554
10.9

3fiS
9.0

.5.8

4a3

4.5

3.1.')
3.8

405
3.8

270
2.9

Rol>-
iM-ry

25.653
30.9

18. 5Zt
.WO

10. (Vil
Gl. 1

3.0f>3

m. 1

1.423
34.8

3. 402
40.8

2.fi87
27.7

1.520
17.0

1.2f.f.
13.fi

908
9.0

083
7.3

AtJura-
vale.l
iis.sault

36.021
43.4

22.278
(a.8

13.537

77.8

4. 475
87.7

994
24.3

3.272
39.2

4.439
45.8

3. ;m2
37.5

2.213
23.8

2.248
20.8

1.481
IS. 8

Bur-

Klary—

l.reak-

Irij! or

i-iiierinc

202,045
243.3

9(».850
285.9

49. 282
283.2

12. 4fiO
244.3

10.800
2M.i

27,308
327.4

29.537
304.7

20. !>2\
229.0

19.300
208.0

19.902
184.9

IZ803
130.0

l/ir-

(I'llV —
theft

521.794
628.4

211.302
G04.9

90. 439
519. C.

35. 210
090.4

20.051
505.3

05. 002
779.3

70,103
785.7

02. 800
701.5

00.321
714.3

O.V02a
008.0

30.510
431 7

Auto
theft

101. 708
iS8.5

57. 8f>2
105. 0

20. 757
119.3

12. ir,4
238.5

7.953
194.6

10.988
203.7

13. 095
141.3

0.503
100.7

8.400
00.6

7.581
70.2

4.601
49.1

4::7l.i4*

Tnhl*' ."). — City C.rinn' linlrs, Jttniinry-Jnne, 1957, by Geoisraphir Divlslnns

niul Slates

(Offenses known per 100.000 inhabitants. Population based on 1950 decennial census;

DIvL-ilon and .^tatr

Mur.li-r.
nonni'Kli-
Rcnt man-
slauKhK^r

RobU'ry

.\ppra-
vatf<l
assault

Bur-
clary—
break inp
or pn-
terinjt

Lar-

wny—

thf-rt

Auto
th.ft

TOTAl

2.4

30.9

43.4

243.3

628.4

122.5

.6

8.6

10.7

155.7

400.0

102 I

1.1
.fi
.r,
.4
.3

7.2
3.5
10.3
1.9
7.9
.9

25.8

19.6

.5.9
8.9

163.7
106.2
154.0

85.2
224.8

57.6

194.3

367.9
443. 1
394.5
248.7
.557. 1
328.3

391.8

87 0

Maine

62 0

120. 1

27.0

RhfKle l.sland..
Vermont

1Z8

84.0
44.5

Middle Atlantic

l.S

41.8

86.2

1.4

1.5
1.5

2.2

2.3. 2
24! 9
29.0

39.8

30.9
47.8
36.7

33.1

219.9
198.5
171.6

187.6

400.6
419.2
3.34.8

560.0

106.0

81.3

Pennsylvania.

84.1

East North Central

97.4

2.7
1.9
2.2
2.2

.S

1.8

ti2. 2
23. 3
4.V 6
27.2

28.9

.37.0
21.1
63. 6
IS. 2

8.7

25.6

172.8
2-27.5
251.9
17.3. 1
94.5

214.8

3 47. 4
681.1
80.5.2
573. H
572.9

644.7

65. 9

140. 9

i:is. 6

Ohio

94.7

73.6

West North Centra] -

101.8

.6
2.3

.5
3.6
1.2

.5.9
•JO. 7
IS. 2
fa. 0

N.O

3.0
2.5

28.7

3.7
29.3

3.4
.^9. 5
14.4

3.6
. 5

93.9

170.0
2.TX.0
196. 0
2S0.9
r27.4
S9. 8
90.7

295.7

.584.0
81S. 1
5.59. 5
717.5
.506.9
677.7
507.6

727.4

48.8

6.3.8

Minnesota

88.5

166.9

88.3

Nnrlh niikotft .

S9. 8

c
■J

1.0
4.9

.30.9

South Atlantic ' - -

131.3

4.4
.1.4
fi.O
4.0
f..O
4.6
4.5
1.5

6.5

Kt.O
\X 3
27. 0
33. 1
11.4
1.V4
30. 7
1(1.4

19.4

14.6
47.5
77. 9
101.3
16<). 7
43. .H
100. 3
26. 4

55.1

273. 9
.529. 2
279. 1
179.8
234.0
276. 6
337. 0
133. 0

253.9

742. 9
1,127.6
6.59. 5
.532. 1
63.5. 7
7H4.0
873. 9
339. 6

502.8

13.''i. 9

Kliiridrt

142.7

(icorcia .-.-

131.6
206.7

North Carolina

;«. 1

91.9

141.7

.54.5

East South Central —

137. 2

9.0
3.7
.5.7
6.8

4.4

IC.O
29. 5
11.3
IS. 1

24.6

61. 6
.52.7
:u. 5
.50. 3

48.2

ZiA. 2
314.2
l.'i4.2
270. 3

328.5

469.8
618.2
41.5.6
4S2. 6

800.1

110.2

245. 1

Missi"!sippi

49. 2

lis. 4

West South Centra]

160.8

Arkansas

3.2
4.3
2.2

.■■.. 1

1.9

17.3
3S.2
1«.4
23. 3

32.9

61.4
43 4
•20. 1

26.5

186.1
245. 2
2S9. 7
377. 6

338.9

4S9. 9
.5.50. 7
H.52. 8
896.3

1. 207. 0

46. 4

232. 3

126.9

Ti-\as .

160.2

Mountain

207.1

Arizona .

4.7
1.7

.5
1.3
6.0
2.1

.H
2.2

1.8

4H. 1
.52. 0
7.0
14.0
r.2. 0
■22. 9
2.V 1
10.8

52.9

S.5. 5
24.0

4.7
11.9
•22. 0
36. 2
16.1

9.4

56.8

.Vi3. 3
395. 5
1S6. 5
1.S4.6
4.M. 3
4f«. 1

■i:«. 9
191.0

433.0

•2,020.4
1.030.3
1,068.6
1,0.V2.2
1,741.1
1, .59.5. 7
1.012. 4
7'>3.8

1, 201. 9

;is6. 2

243. 9

Idaho

70.1

132.1

•2«.0. 2

323. 7

Itah

106. 4

Wl.O

Pacific

238.7

California .

Oregon

2.0
1.2
.9

ro. 5
27.8
23. 3

6H.3
19.6
10.1

473. 2
261.9
294.8

1,249.7

!»69.9

1,0.53.9

2.54.8
12.3.1

WashinRton

173.5

' Incluilcs the District of rohimbia.

Tal>l«' 6. — ('ily Crliiw Half>, Jiinti<iry-Jiiin\ I'Hi?, hy (IftmntpJtir f}!il>iittis ami

I'n/mlal iim ('rtntfts

[(^troiiscs known |HT IO(i,(K)0 liititililtitnts. Popubitlon basinl on lUM doocnnlal ocni*Uii|
nivbilon and Kroiii*

TOTAL.
New Enicland.

Oroiip I...
Oroiip II..
Ciroup III.
(Iroup IV.
Oroiip V .
(Iroiip VI.

Middle Atlantic.

Oroiip I

(Iroiip II

(trnup III..
Oroup IV...

Ormip V

Oroup VI...

East North Central.

(■roup I...

Oroiip II

(Jroiip III

Oroiiji I\'

Oroiip V . .
Group VI

West North Central.

droiip I

(iroiip II...
OroupIII..
(Iroup IV..
(iroup V
(.Jroiip VI

South Atlantic >.

(irnlip I...

{iroup II..
OroupIII.
Oroup IV.
Oroup v..
Oroup VI.

East South Centnl..

<ir<iiip I

(iroup II

(irouj. Ill

(Jrou|. IV

Oroup \' .. .
(ir-'iii) \ I

West South Central.

Oroup I...
Oroup II..
(iroup III.
(iroup I\
(iroup \'
(iroup \'l

Mountain.

< iroiiii I...
Oroup II..
(iroup III.
(iroup IV
(iroup \'
(iroup \ I

< Ifollp 1 . . ,

(ipHip II..

(iriHip III.
(ir.Mip IV
Oroup V
Or.KipX I

8.4

I. I

IS

1.8

3. a

2.H
1.9

4.9

4. (!

."■.. I
4. .■■.

;<. :.
6.S

5.3

9.8
4.0
ri.4
8.4

4.:.
14

7.0
3.«
3.2
3.7
2.U
1.3

l.»

1.7
Zl
1.8
Z2
2.0
1.5

1.8

2.2
1.4
1.4
2.3
1.0
1.0

KoItU'ry

SO. 9

8.6

32. 2
«. 7
5. »
3. 5
2. I
1.4

25.8

3tl. I

i.vn

10. «

39.8

(17. I

:«. 3

•M. (i
12.5
U). ('.
7.4

28.9

M. ;i
2l». 5
6.3
5.4
4.H
4.7

28.7

K\. •>
20.7
20.2
i». K

19.4

2»i.M
25.4
IA.8
14.0
8.4
10.1

84.6

42.2
23.2
21.5
lfl.7
7.3
a 5

38:9

77.4
43.3
21.0
Vv.r>
II. 0
18.2

a8.9

7(i.«
31.3
3X8
34.5
Zl.3
13.8

.\KKni-

V!lU'<I

iissuiilt

43.4

10.7

2«. K

IS. (i

5. 4

5. 0

I. t

41.8

(H. ■<.
'.tl. H
U). H
10. 5
(i. 3
»i. 5

33.1

.V.'. 4
43. 3
21. 5

8.3
10.3

4. I

25.6

X\. (i
34. 1
9.8

5^9
3. I

93.9

IJ.x I
8.1. 7
93. 5
77.4
8.3. r^
M. 8

65.1

50.8
58.9
70.1

n.o

57. I
31.4

48. S

34.7
72.3
III. 7
44.3
37.4
24.0

86.5

34.9
5A.4
13.8
7i.r>
11.5
22. H

96.8

87.0

ir.. 3

-.Si. 3
29.1
3n.6
17.1

843.3
"195.7

lti9. 7
•M\. 4
152.8
134. 2
121.3
112. I

194.3

244. 5
1(19.9
IftS.O
129.3
102.8
95. 7

187.6

201.3
248. 7
IS-S. fi
l(M.8
178.8
123.5

214.8

3(14. ()
341.0
194. 1
135. 2
140.3
93.6

295.7

222. 9
473. 2
274.9
334.4
2.59. 2
183.8

253.9

298. 3
IV.. 4
2:J4. 7
211.4
183. I
I3(J. 7

388.5

461. 4
390.4
3.59. I
228.4
167.5
114.5

338.9

5<K0
4ia8
41i7
33.'.. 9
231.3
221. 5

4SS.0

491. «
322. 4
3W. 1
424.8
396.5
2S.5

Liir-

ocny—

tlii'It

628.4
400.0

50.3. I
432. 0
4.55. 4
378. 8
28:t. 8
297. 5

391.8

429. 9
412.7
359. I
3W. 3
326.0
254. 6

560.0

4'.Ki. 6
801.5
6:»4. 5
661.2
648.2
388.6

644.7

742. H
934. 7
741.4
66.3. 7
.5.55. 7
309.8

727.4

1.024. 1
747. I
879.9
657. 6
437. 2

503.8

570. 3

644.6
513.0
406. I
181.0

800.1

8.54.0
1.071.6
1. 140.0
864.5
529. 9
322.8

1.907.0

i,aM.5
I..VI6.0

I.6M8. 2
I.4IH.9
1. 060 8

8».'.. 5

1.901.9

1.091.4
1.146.0

i.r«. 5

I..V5I. I
1.377.8
1.192.8

> Includes the District o( Cdumbla.

10

Tilldf 7. — \iiiiilnT nf i'.ilifs
ami .S/*i/«> lifprt'si'ii li-il in
Jiiiiv l</r>7 (TabU's l-(>)

in /•,Vi<7« I'niiii hil iini f^roii/t. ( ^fitunipliir />ii
llif i'.ily t'.riini- Kulv I'nlmhiliims for Jan

iifiry-

TOTAL

PopHlati

on croup

Division anil Stati'

Over

1III),I)IM)
to

2.''i<),n(xi

to
inn.rxK)

2.'>.<i(>0

to
.■io.iino

10,0(11)

to
2.1.000

I-«ss
than
10,000

TOTAL:

l'i>|iiilntion, K3,(1B8,9M

3.02S

41

66

126

265

706

1,819

New England:

l'n|illlillinn, f.,f.2«,C3«

200

1

11

17

37

71

63

29
21
106
17
16
11

652

4

2
11

12
2
18

1
3
1

49

41

0
2

148

,;

Miiine

11

Massacliusetts .

1

fi

2ti

New llnmpshire

H

lilHMle Island

1

4

Vcriuont

s

Middle Atlantic:

l'i>|iiilatioD, 21,6(i(i,725

7

12

23

413

New Jersey

176
197
270

681

2
3
2

9

4
4
4

10

K
fi
i»

31

IS

Ifi
15

62

45
43
CO

148

',«(

New York

12.5

I'cnnsvlvania

IKU

East North Central:

rojtuliition, 19,118,790

421

Illinois

188
89
123
188
93

350

1
1

1

1
5

1
4
2
3

10
4

ti

4

9

14

y

8
19
12

20

39
16
36
41
15

12:1

Indiana

Mirliitian

69

Oliio

114

Wisionsin.

no

West North Central:

I'dliulalion, (i,.')77,489

4

235

74
67
83
70
32
13
21

314

1
2

1

4

1

2
3

10
20
14
18
8
3
4

63

52

32

2
2
1

63

Missouri

2

1

43

22

2

T

32

8

Souih Dakota

I
20

15

South Atlantic:

ropulation, 8,217,022

3

9

187

6
1
61
46
20
65
37
50
28

150

I

5

I

Kloriila

3

I

3

11
4

2

i
t;

3
14

11

8

6
IS

5
10

5

26

34

nrornia

I
1

2?t

Maryland

11

Xiirl h Cnrnlinn

I

3
4

3

4

36

a
c

■7

2s

Vir^'inia - .

3

27
17

East South Central:

i'lipulalion, 3,:JSS,130

3

5

98

Alabama

Kontncky

37
44
33
36

252

1
1

-

1
2

1

2
3

11
3

15

8
6

64

23
32

19

1
5

3
8

24

West South Central:

I'oplllalinn, (i,3Hl,lS3

8

152

38

31
47
136

151

1
2

;>

3

s

3
4

3

12

5

5

13

41

26

29

1

19

in»

Texas

4
1

3

75

Mountain:

ropiilaliim, 2,2riO,002

107

15
30
23
21
4
18
23
17

873

1

1

1

3

1
2

1

24

13

1

I

4

21

Maho

14

14

3

New Mexico .

r

1
1

4

I
4

83

II

riali

19

12

Pacific:

Population, 8,NOO,987

7

5

11

143

California

( )re>;f)n . . - .
WasliJnulon -

196
36
41

5

1

3

II

17

(.5
8
10

95
25

2

•£i

11

liiinil i'rirnr Ruth's, Jnnnnry-Jiim\ l'f.17

Pi'opli' li\ iii<; ill rural areas arc- less likely to !)(' tho victims of criinos
than arc i)co|)lc residing; in cities. A ('(mi|)aris()ii of the rural data
iti tal>l»' S with similar data for cities indicates that as a j^eueial propo-
sition tliei-e are fewer crimes per 1(1(1, (KM) population outside cities
than within the limits of cities.

Keportin»j: hy sherilfs, county |)olice. Slate |)olice nnd other agencioa
ii>presentin«; rural |)opuIations under this |)ro«jram is limited to areas
outside city jurisdictions.

Crimes re|)orted for January rlune, I'.).")?, hy 1957 agencies repre-
sentiiii; a total rural population of 44,r)24,84r) are summarized in table
S. In addition to listint!; the raw fijrures in table S, a conveision was
prej)are(l, as shown, to slate the nund)er of crimes that occurred in
these rural areas for each l()t),()()t) persons in the general i)opulatioii
of the represented areas. The figuies obtained by this conversion
are referred to in table S as rates.

Talilt- 11. — Hiirul ('.riinr /<<i/«'.s. Jtinimry—Jiiiu', 1957

|o(Tfnsrs known and rnti- [ht KKI.iuki iiilutliitaiits, ;is n-iwrU'd by 1,753 .>;licrl(Is. I'Jl rural vHIuko odicors, and
13 SUiU" |K)lio-; toUil rural jHipulatlun 44,524,845 ba.scd on I<»5() dca-nnial wnsiisj

Offons«'

Offenses known

Number Rate

Murder and nonnegllKent mimslaughter

MnnslauKhter by neKligenoe

Klin-

KonU-ry

.Xecravated assault

BurKlary— hreakUiK or entering.

I.,;ircvny— theft -.

Auto theft

943

2.1

i.ogfi

2.5

2.877

6.5

3.855

8.7

8.809

19.8

58.447

131.3

91.ft52

at).5.8

15.811

35.5

Ollenses in hi(li\i(lual Areas

()l]\-ns<'s ill liulivifliml C.itit's II ilh Man- lliaii 2.},0(}(t hiluihituitts

The imnihcr of ofTciisos roportod as lmviii|,' hcon coinniiltcd during
the period of .hiiuuuy .lunc, 1057, is sliown in table 9. The compila-
tion inclu(k>s tlie reports rec(>ived from police departments in cities
witii more than 2"),(l()0 inhahitanls. Police administrators and other
interested indiviihials will probably find it desirable to compare the
crime rates of their cities with the average rates shown in tables 4, 5,
and G of this publication. Similarly, they will doubtless desire to
make comparisons with the figures for tlieir communities for prior
periods, in order to determine whether there has been an increase or
a decrease in the amount of crime committed.

Caution should be exercised in comparing crime data for individual
cities because the difrerences in the figures may be due to a variety
of factors. Such comparisons are not necessarily significant even
though the figures for individual communities are converted into
terms of number of offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.

The following is a list of some of the factoi's which affect the amoimt
and type of crime in the community:

Population of the city and metropolitan area adjacent thereto.
The composition of the popidation witli reference particularly^ to

age, sex, and race.
The economic status and activities of the population.
Relative stability of population.
Climate.

Educational, recreational, and religious facilities.
The number of police employees per unit of population.
The standards governing appointments to the police force.
The policies of the prosecuting ofhcials and the courts.
The attitude of the public toward law enforcement problems.
The degree of efficiency of the local law enforcement agency.
The figures presented in the following tabulation are those reported
by the individual police departments in the cities represented without
re<lucing the data to crime rates (number of offenses per 100,000
inhabitants).

In considering the volume of crime connnittcd locally, it is generally
more important to determine whether the figures for a given com-
munity show increases or decreases rather than to ascertain whether
they exceed or fall short of those for some other individual community,
and it should be n>mend)ered that the amount of crime committed
in a conununity is not solely chargeable to th(> i)olic(' but is rathcM- a
<harge against the entire conununity.

In publishing these figun's, the FBI acts as a service agency. The
figures published are those submitted by the contiibuting agencies.

(12)

13

l'iil»l«- •>. — \iinihiT nf (ffft'nsr^ Kiioiitt In ihi- l'<iliri-. Jiitnniry-Jiini-
(.'ifM'.s ihvr 2.'tjf(l(l in I'lt/nilnliini

I't.'tT,

Miirdj-r.

noiiiU'n-

lIlIlMll

iiiaii-
slaiicliter

Uol.tuTy

AKpru-
val('<l
a.x.Siiiilt

Bur-

Rlary—

Hrwik-

liiK or

cntcrinK

Larceny— theft

Auto

City

%50 and
over

Under
$50

theft

AMUiic. Tvx

viiiimtuii, I'a...

1

3
1

s

4

1

r

3
3

111
(>
3

I'l
3(1
Id

IS

II

3
3
3

18

7'

4

1(1

3

8
I

.11
3

.11

28
HI
(•)2
l.t7
II

17
3
2

I
1

75

3

8
.13

87
«7

(-.84
Ki

1,18

I!»3
(i24
117
21(1
2tl2

'22
.lit
4(°>
.14

sn

2:17

14

94
7(»
92

4('i
23

2:«i

1(11

34

43
27(1
41
45

.Kl
111

43
129
135

24
47
12
12
32

183

8

31

2:14

77

22

13

247

84

celvi'd

25

8.i;j

127

7

52

.15
1(18
192
1, .1.1.1
39

28
2ri9
.14
27
G»

183
21
f.
47
19

V,
93
33
23
59

23

79
51
46

530
43

38
4K
81

1.3(tl

33

194

17

&1

893

1(1(1

l.(W2

278

228

143

1.731
198

.178
3.10

.Kl
26.1

97
210

.17

771
29
18fi
451
107

4.16

70

699

192

.14

3,27(1

131

43
211

195
1.383

736
3,349

84

194
569
392
387
193

730
KK

128
59

191
714
92
102
211

109

488
114
2»

1,357
107
1.M
341
191

2,731

274

411

SO

274

09
13

514

Vhimr.la. rullf

Mhiiiiy. Oa

\lliunv, N. Y

30

29

1K.1

V ll)iii|iii'ri|ii(>, N. M6X

527

V U'xaiiilria, La

A li'xuiiilria, \'n

AllKiiiibni, ralif

A li<|»i|M>'i> I'*

72
81
38

0

A llriitowii. Pa

.13

A lliaiii'j', Ohio

13

Alldii. Ill

27

Aliuoiia, Pa

33

A marlllo, Tex

137

Amstfr.lam. N. Y

\ ixIcr.'Nnii, Ind ..

9
38

Aim ArlK)r, Mich

3.1

Viiiilston, Ala

0

13

\ |>|>l<'tOII, Wis

21

11

11
7

31
2G

122

AslicvllU". N. C

i

1

32

1

3'

1

3

2

44

50

Ashland, Ky

Only 4 niontlis re

Mhfiis, Oa -.

33

322

47

47

1.»..14

3(19

8

124

;«t

37(i
233

1.7f.H

2.1

r.i

i12
95

115
83

32ii
113

;«t

2it
2St

41

3ni

.14

ni

3A

31
iwrts n-ci-l
til

78
51

fAI
44

49
71

.18

l.3i~<ll

3:t

13

97

6

Atlanta. Oa

184
2(1

1
8

9

23

21

3fi3

909

Ailatitlc CUy, N. J

99

A iifiusta, Oa

811

ISf.

1.1

1. 143

2

5
.13
8
f.
12

lfi4

53

Aurora. Ill

24

\iistiii, Tox

133

Makcrsnold. Calif

169

Haltiniorc. Md

2,234

Haiiijor. Maine

35

4

14
5
4
4

15
3

1
2
2

2
22
17
9
3

35

4

1

131

HatlU' Crwli. Mich

34

Hav City, Mich

IIH

Hayonnc, N.J . .

58

licaiiniont, Tex

2

71

11. ll.vllU', III

IH

H<ll4VllU'. N' J

28

liilhiiKliani, Wash

21

Mi-lniunt. Mass

2

2

2(i

8.1
2

10

H.|..;t. Wis

1

1

10

H. rk. Irv. Calif.

92

H.rwvi), 111

%

McvM-niiT. Ala ...

3

31

30

II. ' ■ : ^

12

li Calif

4
9
2

54
2
2
4
5

258

1
9

No re

11 .t

52

llUuM. Mbj

HlMKhamton, N. Y

H Ala

4
3

39

32
un

3

1

23B
42

48
33

532

11 \ J

90

11, . Ill

47

IlKxjiuiat;!!!!!, Ind ..

»

54

11 •■ -

9

2,361

11 A iish

10

11' I'onn. ...... ...

1

161

S3

MriMkton. MaM

i

I

76

14

TaI»I«- 9. — \itiiilnT itf ()Jffn.srf< hinnvii lit tin- I'liliif. Jniiiiary—Jiiiir
C.itlr.s Orvr 2.1,0110 in {'a/nihititni — ( ittiit iiiiit-d

IV57,

City

Murder,
nonnoR-
llfsent
man-
slaughter

Rohbery

valed
assault

Bur-
glary—
Br«ik-
ing or
entering

Larceny— theft

$50 and
over

Under
$50

Hrookllne, Mass..
Hro\vii.s\ illo, Tox..

Butlalo, \. Y

B urban k. Calif .
Burtin^-tnn, Iowa

Burlliipton, Vt

Butlf, Mont

Cambrldpo, Mass.

Camden, N. J

Canton, Ohio

Cedar Hai)lds, Iowa.

ClianiiKiisni, 111

Charl.sioii, S. C

Charltsion, W. Vs..
Charlotte, N. C

Charlntt<>sville, Vn..
Chattan<><ip:i, Tenn.

Chelsea, Mass

Cluster, Pa

Cheyenne, Wyo

Chicago, 111

ChicoiK'e, Mass

Cieer.>. Ill

Cincinnati, Ohio

Clarksburg, W. Va.

131

Clevohind, Ohio _

Clevi land Heights, Ohio.

Clifton, N.J. -

Clinton, liwa

Colorado Springs, Colo...

Columbia, Mo

Columbia, S. C...

Columbus, Ga

Columbus, Ohio..
Compton, Calif. .-

Concord, N. 11

Cori>us Christi, Tex ..
Council Blufls, Iowa..

Covington, Ky

Cranston, R. I

Cumberland, Md

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Dalhi.s Tex

Danville, 111

Danville, Va

Davenport, Iowa

Davton, Ohio

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Dearborn, Mich

Dec-atur, III

Denver, Colo

Des Moines, Iowa.

Detroit, Mich

Dubuiiue, lown.
Duluth, Minn

Durham^ N. C.
Kast Chicago, Ind
KasI Clevelanil. C)liio
East Hartford, Comi
Kastcin, Pa

I

Kast Onince, N. J
East rnividenee. U.
East St. Louis, III
Eau Cbiire, Wis
Elgin, III

See footnote at end of tabl*>.

3,3.32

1

25

120

22

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304

77
138
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232

29

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37
114
444

229

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101
431

34
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147

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108
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1 78

l,88.i

4

14

130

223

1

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205
1

117
40

14
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28.5
313

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43
138

99
114
37
44
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491

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19

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336

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408

119

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138

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60
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13
23

181

;«7
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430
108

161
2I>4
1.51
472
615

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249
710
388
951

111

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2<)6

4.672
1.^3
141

1.8-26
33

5. 665
145
190
221
428

153
751
204
2,195
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61

898
245
257
169

101

149

4. 344

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9,5;}

320

1,123

444

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11.347

196

3.32
414
137
81
120

244

181
203
1'23
111

16

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ililivs itv*'r 25,000 in I'ltimlnl Ion — < onlinii«-«|

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City

KliralMtli, \. J
KIktiarl. IikI
Khiiini, N. Y...
Kl I 'MS... TfX
KlyrLi. Ohio

Knid, Okhi .
Krio, Pa . .
Kiifliil, Ohio .
KuRi'iic, Orel?.. .
Kv:iiisl>>n, III

KvaiisvUlo, Ind..
KviTftt, Mass
Kvcntt. Wash
Fairmont. W. Va . .
Kail Hivcr. Mass

Fanto, N". Dnk
Favi'tt.-vill.«. N. C.
F.'ftKlalc, Mich..
Fit<'lil>iiri», Mass.
Flint. Mich

Fond dii I/ic. Wi>
Fort I)o(l(fc. Iowa
Fort Lauderdale. II
Fort .'^niith. Ark
Fort Wayne, Ind

Fort Worth. Tex
FratidiiKhani, Mass.
Fresno, Calif . .

(iadsden, Ala

(laiiiesville, Fla

r>ale.<;>>iirK, III...
(Jalveston. Tm.
(JarfleM. N.J.
(larv, Illd
(Jlendale. Calif

(Hoiin'Ster. Mn.ss
Orand Fork.s X. Dik
Or.ind Hapids, Mich
Ormite Citv. 111.
Ori-at Fall.s, Mont

Ore*-!! Bay, Wis...
Orwiishoro. N. C
fJreonvllIc. Miss. .
(Ircfiivlll*'. .<;. C...
Orwiiwich, Conn

llarkonsikrk, X. J.
Haporstown, Md..
Iliiiillton, N.J. .,
Ilatnllion, Ohio ..
llaniniond. Ind. .

tiampton, Va
llanilramok, Mlrh
llarrishiint. Pa...
Hartford, Conn.
Itattle.<ibiire. Miss

Havrrford, Pa

M I .. rtiil' \T:lss

II f

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11, \. \

Iltdeah. KLi...
IliEhlaiid Park. Mich
llu-h Point, X. C
ll..t«.keii, N.J.
lloly„ke, .Mass

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132

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271

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i'.ilit's OiiT 2.')JI(III III l'i>i>ii III I I4HI — < on I iniK <|

19 57,

City

Honolulu City, Hawaii.

Hot Sprlnps, Arlj

Jlwiiston. Tex

iiiinliiictoi), \V. Va

Hiiiitinctoii Piirli, Calif.

Hiit(-hlns«>ii, Kans

Iri<l<'i)«'ndfiic»', Mo

indliinapolis, Ind

Inclfwond, Calif

Iowa City, Iowa

Ironrloquoit, N. Y.

Irvinpton, X. J

Ithac-J, X. Y

laflison. Mich

Jackson, Miss

Jackson, Tcnn

Jacksonville. Fla...
Janiostown, X. Y..
Jc>fTers/)n Citv, Mo.
Jorsfy City, X. J...

Johnson CItv, Tcnn.

Johnstown, Pa

Jolift, 111.-

Joplin, Mo

Kalamazoo, Mich...

Kankakcp, lU

Kannajxilis, X. C

Kansjis City, Kans...

Kansas City, Mo

Kearny, X. J

Kenosha, Wis

Ketterlnp, Ohio...

Key West, Fla

Kinpston, \. Y...
Knoxvllle, Tenn...

Kokomo, Ind

Lackawanna, X. Y.

I. a Crosse, Wis

La Fayette, Ind

Lafayette, La

La 0 ranee, Qa

Lake Charles, La.

Lakeland, Fla

Lakewood, Ohio..
Lane-aster, Pa

Lansinp, Mich...

Laredo, Tex

Lanrcl, Miss. .. .
Lawrence. Mass.
Lawton, Okla

lA>banon, Pa

Lewiston, .Maine.
I^exinpton, Ky...

Lima, Ohio

Lincoln, Xebr

Lincoln Park, Mich.

Linden. N.J

Little l{c)ck. Ark....

Loek|)ort, .\. Y

Lonp Beach, Calif...

Ix)rain, Ohio .

I/os .\nceles. Calif.,

Ix>nlsville, Ky

Ixiwell, Ma.-is

lyower Merlon, Pa.

Murder.

nonnep-

llpent

nian-

slauphler

14

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221
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1

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2118

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2, (MI

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71

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1.38

1.5
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plary—

.\uto

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theft

InRor

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413

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113

9

3. .51 7

1.178

3.816

1.592

173

121

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1.236

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4.52

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169

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32

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115

26

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212

42

184

43

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41

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1.429

l.i'12

1.171

371

22

14

39

17

42

19

7.5

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1.32

417

413

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14

88

26

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175

41

77

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605

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125

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112

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388

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224

32

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19

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147

574

347

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246

39

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29

86

88

40

34

208

26

78

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323

23

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28

7

31

14

110

18

I..5

40

103

17

124

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221

21

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19

1.54

22

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332

23

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74

4.53

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7.5

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18«5

98

37

4

23

14

110

2.5

130

66

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347

54

10

0

1.50

2

4.5

32

183

19

242

1.5*1

525

97

112

140

340

41

1,52

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60

1

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9

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4

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1..532

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91
2.394

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17

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l'f.',7.

City

l.iililiork, 'W'X. . .
I.yiichlxir)!, Vii.
Lyiiii, Muss .
l.yiiw(»oil, I'lillf.
Miicoii, (!u

Madison. Wis

M allien, Muss

MaiichfStiT, \. II
Manitoww, Wis. .
Maiisn.-l.l, Ohio .

Mapli'WOCKl, N. J. .

Marion, Ind

Marlon, Ohio

Mason Citv, Iowa.
.Massilloii, Ohio

Maywooil, III

Mrktvsport, I'u.
Mt^lfonl, Mass..
Mi'lros*', Mass. . .
Mfiiiphls, Toiin.

Mi-rklcn. Conn

Moridlan, Miss

Miami, Kla

Miami Hrach, Fla..
Mich lean City, In^l

MUldlctowii, Conn .
MIddlctown, Ohio
Mllwaiikii', Wis
Mliinoa|>olis, Mniii
M Ishawaka, Ind . . .

Mot.il.\ Ala

Molln.'. Ill

Monroe. La

Montdalr, V.J

Motdifonipry, Ala..

Morsantown, W. Va.
Mount l.tdiaiion, I'a .
Mount N'crnon, N. Y.
Miinric, Ind...
Muskcpon, Mich.

Muskogoe. Okla

Nashua. \. II....

Nashville. T<>nn . .

New .\lbany, Ind. .
Newark, N. J..

\ewark, Ohio

New HetlfonI, Mas"..
New lint.'iln, Coiui. . .
New lininswlrk. N. J
Vewlniryh, N. Y...

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City

\'ortl);im|>loii, Mhss

Vorth HiTvcii. X. J

Xortli l.ittl.' Kock, Ark.

N'onvalk, ("onn

Norwich, Conn

\orwoo»l, Ohio...

Nutlpy, X.J

Oaklan.l,(\illf....

Oak Park, 111

Oak Hlilwi', Tenn.

Odessa, Tex

Opfien, Utah

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Omaha, Xohr..

Ontario, Calif

Oranpp, X. J

Orlamlo, Fla

Oshkosh, Wis...
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Oweiisboro, Ky.

Pa<lucah, Ky

P: Jo Alto. Calif

Panama City, Fla...
Parkcrsbiinr, \V. Va.
Panna, Ohio

Pasadena, Calif

Passaic, X. J

Paterson, X. J

Pawtucket, R. I

Peniiacola, Fla...

Peoria, 111 -

Perth .\mhoy, N. J

I'eli-rsbiirp, Va

i'hiladelphia. Pa

Phoeni.x, .\riz

Pine Bluff, Ark.
Pittsburtrh, I'a..
PitfslUld, .Mass.
IMalnli.ld, X. J..
Pocatello, Idaho.

Pomona, Calif. . . .

Pontine, Mich

Port Arthur, Tex .
Port llnriin. Mich.
Portland, .Maine...

Portland, Orec

Portsniotith, f)hlo

Portsmouth, Va

Pouuhkerpsie. X. Y

I'rovldence, K. I

Provo, Utah. .
Pilehlo, Colo..

gulncy. 111

guinev. Mass.
Racine, Wis...

Raleieh. N. C

Rapid City, S. Dak...
Rendlnt', Pa .
Ke.lond<) Reach. Calif
Redwood City, Calif.

Reno, Nev

Revere. Mass
Riehiiiond. Calif
Hieiiinond. hid
Riclunund. \ ;i

Murder,
nonnci!-
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man-
slaughter

KoiilMTy

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233

7

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2

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19
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112

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184

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177
37
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160

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178
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98

444

Under
$60

27

69

1.10
60

101

7.1

3,701

104
•■«

506
W7
1.964
789
326

113

402
367
174
240

183

488
101
111
IV)

1.031
113
278
162
449

1,034

169

1(18

.1. 031

1,617

149

1,-12.1
119
197
211

30.1
44.1
218
243
487

2, 62,1
337
491
167

1.235

280
.176
134
32.1
482

4ta
148
40fi
486
227

4.11
131
764
14.1
2.ai9

19

Talilf y. — .'SiimluT nf (tjji-lisf.s Kinniti lit tin- I'niirr. Jniniiii \-Jiinr
Cities Ott'r 25,0011 in I'ltinihitiim — < '<>iiiiiiii<-il

/'Air,

city

Murder,

nonrieR-

llRent

man-

.slaughter

Kobhery

.\Rt!ra-
vated
aivsault

liur-

Blary—

Break-

hiK or

entering

Larouii

)50 and
over

^— Ihefl
liider

Auto
theft

ItlvorsUlf. Calif

Uounokf, V'li
|{(K'hi-v(('r. MIdii
U.Hli.'Nt.T. N. Y
K<K'kror.l. Ill

4
2

4

10
17

10
ir.

10
Ki

32

17

193

2;i

473
9U

206

i:m

20

310

IMi

704

Rt8

135

I.4K8

3.57

90

7n

41

2.1 »

5(

l((Hk Ishtiul. Ill
K<K-kv Mount. .N. C

lUtuw. ()u

Komi'. N. Y
Uiiswcll. N. Mvx

2
1

11

2

0

8
99
14

3

2
42
20

10

34

81

3

87
73

52

ir.

52

184
G03
84
25
03

95
34
10
32
4'J

39
0'.7
01
2S
51

202
211
90
100
2(K>

420

1.798

090

192

in

3;
\r

22

28
7

Uoval Ouk, Midi

101

Sacraiiioiilo. Calif
Sufsliiaw, MIcli
St. Cloud, Minn
St. J»>s«'pli, Mo...

w

4
4

41'-
43
13
2*.

St. LouLs. Mo..
St. I'aul. Minn
St. IVtiTstiunt. Fla .
Salt'iii, Mas-s . .

.■il

1
5

l.(N>N
9S

3(1

1. l.T.
19
2G

4,029
72»-.
309

84
75

1,707
3t'>2

27

45

8. 109

2. 0K9

071

l'20

331

2.74r

35(
68
10

Salfiu, Orpg -

2

3

28

1
1
1
1.'.
2

l.S
.SI

2;i

20,'i
55

04

OOH

104

I. 00(1

400

21
41 Ml

00
523
301

418
1,894

2.59
3.103

751

22

Salt I^iko City, Utah
San .\iipclo. Tex
San .\iitonlo, Tox
San Bi-rnanilno, Calif

69

3

97

21

22f

48

1, lo:i

13'.l

San DIopo, Calif .

Sandusky. Ohio
San Kran(i.«<'o. Calif
San Joso. Calif
San Leandro, Calif

3

1

1
1

128
2

548
31
10

132
14

4f.9
IS
0

880

20

2.741

151

1,110
34

1.140
397
100

2, 519

148

.5, 572

1,444

345

73'

9

2, .594

3.i«

3r

San Matoo, Calif
Santa .\na, Calif

1

9
Ifi
10

4
33

81
3
••>

177

1

11

H
27

7
18

201

5

2

4*.

6

105
222
128
143
.300

310
H4

112

2,014

17

222
93
93
90

400

498
02
49

975
23

630
558
461
312
691

551

79

325

4.025

226

nil

74

Santa Barbara. Calif
Santa Fe. \. Mox
"^inta Monica, Calif

1

47
11.'-
170

- ivannah, Oa

.TlinuTtady, N. Y

Scraiitiiti. I'a

Soai t Ic , W x-ih

Shakrr Heights, Oblo

7

1
I
6

207

.5f

65

1,258

29

Sharon. Pa

ShplwyBan. WLs

ShrrvciMJrt. I..a
Sloux Cilv. Iowa

2

5

17
.50
170
112
.55

143

241
2S4
II Kt
344

38
42
14(1
74
6U

127
195
241
05
222

99
198
651
603
342

2*5
730
425
333
1.517

20

ir

14

18
4
2

9
12
14

2
37

22
3

1
4
8
G
IS

151
04

Sioux Falls, S. I)uk

2»"

Som.Tvtllp. Ma-ss

171

'ilif

3

122

-|H,K Ul> , \> .l.sil

3
2

3«-

101

-:.rin7f1oM. Ill

M iliil'iri. 1 c>iiii

2

1
1

10
4
5
12
11

21

IH

2

f,

22

KM
320
tmi
liM

2IH

S3
44

65
02
117

371

.500
2WI

2J»s
2rtN

M
19S
2»'
47
35

MouN-nvlllp. Ohio
Stockton. Calif...
Stratford. Conn

1
3

10
61

Ml

r,

1

1

13

121
3:i3

♦H

.58

395

:«

34K
57
12

310

3in

843
130
311
921

38
19(1

Sui>frtor. Wi.« .
Syniru-v, N'. V

Tn<^rm. Wuh

4
21

25

205

28

7

76

1
1

18
31

79

1

415
91)

760
A4

385
34

397

S
1?

947

212

1. 5«H

1*5

<1

152

T Via....

'1

2

• 10

27
245

'i ' : .>s

K. N.J

24

6

20

Talilr v. — \iiinlnr nj O/f* /»>«•> hintuti to I In- I'nlin-. Jan imry-Jiiin-
dlH's Out 2.'tJKI0 In rn/tn In I inn— -L'Miitiiiiivd

I'fiT,

Murder,
nonneg-
llKcnt
man-
slaughter

Robbery

AKRra-
Vrttml
assault

Bur-

jrlary—

Break-

Intr or

i-nterini!

Larceny— theft

Auto

rity

*50 and
over

Under
%S0

theft

Ti'inplr. Tex.

2
1
4
2

6

9

117

12

27
10
52
Zi
Only 3

93
189

6118
216

months u-

19
342

117
434

677

43
59
112
82

'.♦6
10.1
51
30
6.1

28

;ioi

60
62
1.16

na

1.445
20
186

ai

103
61
74
39
46

4S

21

4S

' dat.i not

m

121
43
99
81

S.83

21 IS
74

•«;<

2>t5

12:<

19

290
67
60

462
37

lo:)
lis

179

270
69

27
70
62<i
78
wived

109
41
1.17
517

.s7

3

47

12

m

'A
.32
98
19
.10

28
90
43
71
96

91
8.16
20

68
3V)

43
.18
18
44

45
29
25
eceivt'd '
37

tW

:<o
m

117

4117

S9
f.2
20
45
191

1.3
1IK2
36
41

2i>;)
:<o

61

57
45

2.19
52

191

338

1.846

663

30
469

60
1.298
1,.100

112
140
112
69
179

.309
345
316
104
176

69
714

236
1^1
ll^8

2.16

2.616

75

268

291

ft3

ia3

219
164
132

338
46
57

85

346

94

229

174

2.(»*.1

1.147
127
149
162

657

375
61

.137
95

100

r»46
223
905
607
.321

.161
202

24

Trrri' Hnnte, Ind

57

Tol«'<lo, Ohio

243

Toixka. Kans

Torrano', Calif

V)

Torrincton, Conn

Tmilon.N. J

Troy. \. Y

Tiics<in. Arir -

5

1

h'

4

1

38
9
24

48

2
3

2

1
4

12
2

26
1)

65

5

34

.19

411

8
9

129

72

243

Tulsa, Okla

329

Tiisc;iloosa, Ala

9

TyltT, Tex

10

I'nion, N. J ..

17

Union City. N.J.

1

1

57
17

17
3

9
1

1
93

3
15

71

rtica. X. Y..

Vall.jo, Calif

Valley Stri'am, N. Y

Vancouver, Wash

I

46
47
34
29

7

Waco. Ti-\

4

i

72

Waltham. Mass

Warren. Ohio

23

48

Warwick, R. I

12

2

38

10

288

3
4

3

6

2.1

47
1,266

42

Wa.shinpton. T). C

899
29

Wat<»rbnrv. Conn

2
.3

8
8

208

Wat<'rloo, Iowa ..

38

19

Watertown. X. Y

1

2.3

38
.13

8

1

3

1

2

15

Wist A His, Wis

3
1

44

West Hartfonl. Conn . . .-

20

1
3

13

W.-st Xew York. N.J

West Oranne, N. J

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Conipli'tt

28
1
3

19

1.3:1

.18

.1

1

IS
122

15
45

13

WhilrT'lains. X. Y

Wichita, Kans

Wichita Falls, Tex

2
11

2
2

8

54

H
li
1
4
2t)

13

47
23
241

131

Wilkis-Harre, Pa

34

37

17

WilnilMCt"", Del

6
4

160

Wilmincfnn, X. C

67
5

Winston-Sal.in. N. C.

W()o.lt.ri.lK<\ X. J

WooM'iockrl, R I

»

8'
3
A

15

13
6

51

8

1(8
3
2

9

1
9
19
9

5
2

107
18
59

Worci'sttr. Mas.s

Wyan<lc(tl»', Mich

1

241
62

Yakima. Wii.sh

1
1

1

8

.13

Yonk.rs. N. Y

Ynrk.l'a

112
73

Vonncstown. Ohio

/ani'^ville Ohio

146

38

• l.arc«>nles not separately reixirted. Fipure \i!>U^l inclinles l>oth major rtn<l minor larci>nifS.
' Thi' crime r.iiortint: f(ir II).- city indicated <lo«S not meet nccvplahh- standards •slahlishcd by the Cnm-
niitliT on Inifoi ni Crinn' Kecords of (he Intirnational Association of Cliii (s of l'olie«'.

r<)li('(' iMiiployec Data

Of the ;{,7()9 city [xdicc (IcpMrlnu'iits wliidi fuiiiislicd polico-
cmploycc data, iiti ri'portcd that |)()li(t' I'liiployi'cs were killed iluriiig
tlic calciidaf yoar I'.loti while in the ix'rlonnance of iheir duties.

Polico oinploycos killed in line of duty in these ;'.() cities uiiiidxTed
1(». Six of the ."{(') depart iiieiits reported more than one eiii|)loyet'
killed ill line of duty during 1 '.•.'»(;.

'riie lii^ures include all deaths of |)olice personnel as lon<:j as the
employee was killed while perfoiinin^ oflicial police duties. For
example, an ollicer killed in a trallic misha|) while in pursuit of a law
\ ioIatt>r is counted in the same manner as a policeman shot and killed
hy a ciimiiial.

During; the 12 years city police have reporteil the nuniher of police
eni|)loyees killed in line of duty, the general trend in such deaths lias
heen downward and n>r»(l olVers no exception.

In tahle 1(1. these data are piesentetl with cities grouped hy size and
location. The same :\,H\\) cities are covered in tai)les 10-12 and they
represent about \)H percent of the total population residing in cities.
As indicated, not all cities ami no rural areas aie represented in the
data.

Tahlf la. — yiiifihrr nf I'oliro DpftartniPtit Emplityovs Killed, 1956, hy i'.vo-
graphic Divisions and Population Groups

[3.789 cities, total

populiition H7,771,^

20, based

on 19M decennia

census)

TOTAL

Population group

Oeographic division

Oroup

Oroup
II

Oroup
III

Oroup
IV

Oroup
V

Oroup
VI

Num-
ber

Rate |>er

.■..ooo.atd

inhab-
itants

Over

a-iciwo

100.000

to
2SO.000

50,000

to
100,000

2.'i.000

to
.■iO.OOO

10.000

to
25,000

Les.s
than
10.000

TotAt number.

46

9S
S.6

t

i.r

1

1.6

7
9.9

B

Rate per ), 000, 000 inh«biUknls

9.6

9.9

1

10

\.i
2 0
2.5
2.9

4.4
l.S
1»

1

1

tic

5
7
2

2

2

.>

1 ' enlral

1
1

1

1

\\i--; N'lr! ti Central..

1

-'>'i»h Xtlnntic ._. . .

1

3
1

1

S

1

I'li'ilr ....

T

18

6

1

(21)

\iimlnT Iff I'nlitf Hmftloyt'1-s. tprit.'iO. I'K'i'

Soiim- ami Sro|M'. Cily jjolici' (li-piii lliU'iils iuiiiilji')iM<^ ^iJG'J

rclm I s|)("( ijil <|iirsli()nimir('S conconiiiifr police-employee strenj^th.

'riicsr cilics I'cprcsciit iihoiit \)9> ])('i-c(Mil of all poj)ulation i"csi(liii<r
ill ril ics.

Bt'i^iniiin^j: witli li^nircs for tliis year, 1957, only full-liiiic employees
ar«' incliitlc'd. Previously, 1 lie iiiinilx-r of i)int-time police employees
was reported in fciiiis of full-lime e(piivalciils. In response to a
siijjgestion hy contrihulors of the <lata, the Committee on Unif(»rm
Crime Keconis of llie International Association of Chiefs of Police
recommended that collection of information .ihoiit i)ait-tinic ]>olic<>
employees be discontinued.

Pi'ior to this decision, a special tal)ulation of the 1!J">(> data was
made to determine the possible effect of the elimination of part-time
cmploj'ces from the study. It was found that tlie variation was
barely discernible l)etween the tlata with the ])art-time em])loyees
inclu<led and the data with tliem excluded. Also, because of wiile-
sjjread variation in the use of part-time personnel, and in regard to
<luties and houi's they work, comjiarisons liad litth^ significance. For
e.\ami)le, the practice with reference to school-crossing guards varies
widely. In some cities, such work may be handled by school children
under supersivion of teachers with ojily incidental assistance from the
police. In other cities, there may be the schoolboy patrol with
assistance from regular or part-time police. Elsewhere, the regular
jiolice or a coii)s of ])art-time ])olice employees may handle tlM» entire
school-crossing i)rol)lem.

Niiniber of Police Kinployecs. — Full-time police employees average
2 per 1 ,000 inhabitants in the :i,7(i9 cities re))rcscnted in tables 1 1 and
12. It should be noted that their 174,97;^ full-time personnel do not
constitute the total number of full-time police employees in the
United States. This is true because rejwrts as to the number of
personnel are not collect<'d from rural areas and not all cities responded.

Table 11 shows the mnnber of i)olice employees per 1 .()()() inhab-
itants for cities grouped by size. (Iroiip I cities, over 2.")0.0(M), had 2..')
police per 1 ,000 inhabitants, as of Ai)ril M), Hl.")7, as shown in table 1 1 .
A further study of the group 1 cities shows the niimi)er of jHilice
employees i)er 1,000 inhabitants to be as follows: Five cities with
more than one millit)n inhabitants, 2.8; si.x cities, from 750,000 to
one million inhabitants, 2.S; seven cities, from 500,01)0 to 750,000
iiiha hit ants, 2.1 ;and 2:; eities. from 250,000 to. 500,000 inhai)itants, 1.9.

23

C'iviliun Polirt' Mniployccs. -AI)oii( S out of cvciv KM) police
cinployi'i's ill cities aic civirmns. Tlic follow iii<; tal>iilatioti indicalcs
the pert'eiita«ce (listiil)iitioii of civiliMn police employees am()ii<;
various-sized eity K''^*"P'^-

Police F.inpUnjer Data, t!fo7

Pupulatioii (iroiip:

Total, all I'itu's

Group I (ov.r 2.')n,()()<))
(Over l.OOO.OOO)
(750.0(K>-1,()()<),0()())^
(5(X),(MH>-7r)().()()0) .

(2r)0.o<)()-r)()o.()()0)

Croup II (l(){),()()(V-2r)0,0(H))
Croup III (r>(),()()()-l()().()()tli
Crou|) IV (2.'), ()()(>- '.(),(><»()(
(;roup V (lO.OOO- 2"). ()(»(»)
Crouj) VI (2. 500- 10. ()()())

4::71.!4'— 37-

124

ialilc II. — I'niirr Dt'fuirl im-nl Liiiitlnyrrs. i/tr. liU, I'fUT, \iiinhrr ami liiilr
Per 1,000 liilmhilatils, />y iJvufirapliiv Diiisiints and PitiHtlntum (inntps

(3,709 cKics, total iwpulallon 87,771, 22»"i based on IK.*)*) (U-c-eiinial oiisus]

Division

TOTAL

TOTAL:

Number of police employees.

Average number of employees per 1,000
inhabitants

New England:

NninhiT of police employees .

Avcriipe number of employees per 1,(XX)
inhabitants

Middle Atlantic:

Ninnbcr of jjolice employees

\vfT;i(.'r' number of employees per 1,000
inhM^pit:lnIs

East North Central:

Number of police emjiloytH'S

\v«'r:icc number of employees per 1,000
inhabitants

West North Central:

Number of police employees

Averape number of emiiloyees per 1,000
inhabitants .

Sonth Atlantic: >

Number of i)oIic(" emjiloyi'es.. .

Averape numlx-r of emiiloyees jwr 1,000
inhaliilanis _ _

East South Central:

Number of polic*' employees _

\verape mimber of enij)Ioyees per 1,000
inhabitants

West South Central:

Number of police employees

Averape number of employees )x»r 1,000
inhabitants _

Mountain:

Number of police employees

Averape number of emjdoyees |ht 1,()(K)
inhabitants

Pacific:

Number of jiolice eiiij)loyees

Averape mimher of employees iht 1,000
inliabilants

■ Includes the District of C^>luinl>ia.

174,973
2.0

14, 035

2.1

52,706
2.4

37,648
1.9

10, 588
1.5

18, 949
2.1

6,153
1.5

10,902
1.5

4,238
1.7

19,754
2.2

I'n))uIation Kfoup

Oroup

Over

250,000

87,838
2.5

3,010
.IK

3.5. 082
2.9

21,143
2.4

4, tMHI
1.9

«;, (140

2. S

l,i>:i(i

4,1(11
l.s

10, 797
2.4

(Iroup
II

1IN),000

to
2.'iO,(l(K)

17,731
1.9

3, 723

2.2

3,040
1.9

2.411
l.ti

v4:<
i.:>

3, 3(H
2. 1

1,127
1.7

i,<;.".4

l.r,
l.s

1,093
1.7

(iniiip
III

50.000

to
100,000

15,203
1.7

2,241

1.9

3,129
1.9

3, 177
I.e.

'M)2

1.3

2, 4(^
1.7

432

l.ii

s7s
1.4

34 H
1.11

l.i'.2H
l.H

Oroiip

rv

25,000

to
.■iO.dOO

2,.'>30

1.9

3,124

l.H

.3. 4.-.H
l..i

1.3

2,12:}
1.9

~-A)
1.5

9t)7

i.:>

74(1
1.9

l,7(l«l
2.0

Groui)
V

10,000

to
25,(KIO

19,328
1.6

1,874

l.f.

4,239
l.fi

.3,4M
1..";

1,.M2
1.3

2 223
1.9

9ft3
l.ti

1.3

2, (V)2
2.0

(iroup
VI

Less
than

10,(KN)

18,670
1.5

«.')7
1.2

3, 4>lfi
1.4

3. 97.5
1..5

l.st«
1.3

2, 792
1.9

1,311
1..'.

1,077
1.2

1,(VK1

!.(■>

l,ss,S

25

AVERAGE NUMBER OF POLICE
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES

BY POPULATION GROOPS
APRIL 30, 1957

PER

1,000 INHABITANTS

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.6

1.7 1.7

CirifS CITIES CITIES CITIES CITIES OtlES

LESS 10.000 25.000 50.000 100.000 OVER

THAN TO TO TO TO ?50000

10.000 25.000 50000 100.000 250000

FBI ciuirr

Fiunrv 2.

I'alih- 12. — \ii inhrr tij i'.ilir?^ I >»■»/ j;i I'ahiilnl itni> l\futtr«lii»H \iiiithfrftj'l'tilif-
Dtlinrl nn III Einplnyvfs, Apr. 30, 1957, niid Folicv Klllvtl, 1956

H'.ipulr.ti.,

11 Ik'uri'^ frii

II V.i'i) ilecennial r^ensus]

TOTAL

PopulationRroup

Division

Oroup I

flroiipll .Oroup III

Oroup IV

Oroup V

Oroup VI

Over
2.'W,000

KIO.tMK) to
2.'iO,0(IO

50.000 to
100,000

25,000 io
.'iJ.OOO

10.000 to
2.5,000

l..essthan

10.01 N)

TOTAL:

Population represented.
Number of cities

87,771.226
3.769

34. 932, 955
41

9. 566. 905
65

9, 075. 463
128

9, 639. 559
275

12, 148. 133
795

12.408.211
2.465

\'<'\v KnclHiKl: Total \wp-

iilalion, «.7S6,44I

Mi<l<lle .Mlantic: Total

IKiinilation. 22,3:W.2!M .
East .North Central: Total

pojuilation. l'J.>v4s,.siO

West North Central: Total

population. i"..?M9,S2(i

South Atlantic: Total jMipu-

lation, s.<«>2.77.5

East South Central: Total

Itopulat ion. :j,<JKK,s2fi

■\Ye-;l South Central: Total

population. 7,20'J,():JI

Mountain: Total jwpula-

tion, 2,47fi.549 .

226
735
803
421
445
237
396
191
315

1

9

5
H
3
5

1
7

11

12
10
4

it

7

2
.5

17
24
30
9
20
4
9
3
12

37
49
05
21
33
1«
17
12
25

77
lfi«
162
80
74
37
80
30
89

S3
477

527
302
306
172
27S
143

Pacific: Total population,
9,179,674

177

I'oUce Employees in liidividiial Cities

The police ('ini)lovcc figjurcs for iii(livi<lual citios in tables Li and 14
in sonic instances are not comparable to similar li^ures wliicli \v<'ie
jiiiblislicd for lOoO.

J^art-time em])loye(>s were not enumerated on the 1957 question-
naire. Accordingly, tlie full-time ecjuivalent for part-time emi)lovees
is not included in the 1957 figures presented in this bulletin. Foot-
notes in previous years identify those cities whose data included part-
time employees expressed as full-time eciuivalents.

The difference between the 1957 figui'es and those for jirevious
years should be noted carefully in any study or attiMiipted comparison
of the i)ublislied ligures.

(.'omi)arisons of figures for an iiuhvidual city with those of other
cities and with averages are helpful at times for various purposes.
However, no definitive conclusion as to the number of police needed
in a particular community can be reached through such comparisons
alone. Differeiwes in the length of the workweek, automotive and
communicative ecpiipmeiit, area and terrain, and the crime problem
arc some of the items that may affect such comparist^ns.

Table i;i shows all reporting cities having 25, ()()() or more inhabif-
aiits. The cities ai"e antuiged by states and iil|)hiii)ef ic:illy within 1 lie
Sliile. Ill I;ibh' l.i, police ofliccis iirc itciiii/.cd •<( pjHii tcly fioiii tlic
civihan jjolice em|)loyees. Jii table 14, <ities having l(>ss than 25,()()()
inhabitants are arranged siniihiily but only the total police employees
are shown.

27

IjiI*!*' 1.5. — \iiiiihfr nf I'ttlirr Ih'imrl iiirti I I'.inplityffs, Apr. '.UK /'>>", i'ilit'S
Oi'er 25^000 in I'ofnilnllun

City

ALABAMA

Atiniston

IW'ssemer

Kii'iuinKhani

(i:i(|s.U»n

Mol.ile ..

Montj!oinery

'riiscaloosa

ARIZONA

l'li(H'rii\

TiK>on

ARKANSAS

K(irt Smith

Mot Springs

I.iiilc Hook

N'orili Little Hock

I'ltu' UliitT

CAUFORNIA

A l:iiiie(lii

Alli;iml>ra

H:ik.TsrieId

Itiililwin Park

Uerkelev

Heverly Hills

Htirliank

< otiipton

Krt'siU)

• ilt'iHlale

Miywnrd

lliitititiKton Park

lni:i»"uo<)fl,

LoriK Heath

I.Ks Aniietes

L\ iiuood

(>akl;ind

onlirio

!• ilo Alto

I' i^mlena

I'otiinna

Itc-londo Beach

Kei|»<Kxl City

ItichnioiKl

Ri\eniide

Sacriimento

San Hernardino

San Diego

San KranciMx)

San Jose

San I.eandro

San Mateo

Santji Ana

Snnt;i nnrhitra

8ani:i Monica

South CJate ...

.Stockton

Tdrrsince

\" illejo

COLORADO

('i)I<ir;ido Springs

Denser.

I'lieM..

CONNECTICDT

HrilkTi'iHirt

Mn.i..| _

K.l^t Hartford

Cireenwich

Hrtrtfurd

Ntimher of |M>licc de-

imrlniciit eniployws

TOTAL

Police

Civil-

..(!lc«'i-s

ians

47

4f.

1

41

4(1

4

440

3U<>

.50

81

7»

2

2IH

iri

46

IKS

17ti

12

7\»

75

4

2r.2

223

29

llflt

122

17

4<t

47

2

*S

37

1

mi

159

10

70

70

38

37

1

74

69

5

82

71

11

158

122

36

34

20

8

140

135

5

80

70

10

US

127

18

80

71

9

2ft7

232

25

161

142

19

54

40

8

5.t

51

2

84

70

14

4H4

4:m

.50

5. 475

4, 387

1.088

31

28

3

7»2

679

113

Xt

49

4

51

49

2

189

153

36

1 1

61

16

51

47

4

4f.

43

3

145

127

18

105

96

9

275

2:«

42

Ifis

1.55

13

KJI

MS

83

l.wr.'

1.700

102

16H

l.W

9

51

4M

3

74

70

4

w\

HS

8

71

64

7

I5K

119

30

61

■V«

6

13fi

124

12

72

72

r.T

.M»

8

102

95

7

7M

«M5

121

III

101

10

■Mf>

350

,,

65

M

no

57

137

123

H

1

431

385

«

City

CONNECTICDT— Con.

Meriden

Middletown...
New Hritairi...
New Haveti ...
New London. .

Norwalk

Norwich

.Stamford

Stratford

Watcrbury . .
West Hartfonl.
West Haven...

DELAWARE

Wilmington

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WtisliintJloii

FLORIDA

Daytona Heacli

Fort Lauderdale..

Oainesville

Hial.ah

Jacksonville ,

Key West

Lakeland

Miami

Miami Beach

Orlando

Panama City

Pensacola

St. Petersburg

Tallahassee

Tampa

West Palm Head)

GEORGIA

.Mbany

Athens

Atlanta

Augusta...
Columbus.
La (Irange.

Macon

Home

Savannah..

IDAHO

Boi.sc

Pocatello.

ILLINOIS

Alton ..

AurcHa

Belleville

Berwyn

Blcwniington.
Chaininfgn...

Chicago

Cicero

Danville.. .
Decniiir . ..

•• ■-' ^' IxKJls

...... ■ura

iiranite City.
Jdiet

Number of polio

partinciit enipio

TOTAL

PollM!

oil leers

85

8:{

41

40

1.54

144

418

397

04

01

100

lo:j

55

.5;}

184

176

01

58

205

2.56

82

78

00

59

24y

200

•J. 4r,1

2.2S1

07

01

131

112

4H

41

51

48

440

386

3H

38

64

M

8.54

582

Zix

17S

11>.I

114

4.'

37

\m

91

130

116

o:t

.59

332

279

92

83

.53

ra

40

39

097

001

1.58

145

132

126

41

40

122

121

48

45

190

159

1..

3«>

40

44

70

67

3.S

37

M

.53

41

40

.50

40

0,301

8,9.59

W

82

30

36

-1

68

91

75

ao

43

IX)

112

39

34

31

31

81

72

28

lahl.

I.{. — \Mf»i/»ir Iff I'aliiv Ih-iHirliiivnt EntpUtyeva, Apr. 3lt, I'fJiT, C.lll^'s
0(-er 25,000 in PopitUttioif—CMtilinuvtl

City

Xumber of polk* de-
partniiiil i-niployeos

City

Number of police de-
partment employees

TOTAL

2-H
.-11
4.T

4f,

12:}

66
110

79

42

1.3.1

64

202

2IS

227

149

821

67

.19

.11

.10

48

98

3.1

.16

203

9C

3.1
103
30

91
217
.13
28
2.1
40
36

ia3

82

4.1
172

42
147
316

3.1
91
100
.183
61

40
I.INll

l-..lice

i>IIic<TS

Civil-
ians

TOTAL

Poll(t'
ollicers

Clvil-
iun.<i

lUINOIS-Cnntinueti

2H

31
41
74

MH

43
112
62
9H
.13

73

.39

j:«

1,0

1!.0

212

203

1.39

7.13

62

.17

.11

49

46

91

3.1

.=•..1

193

86

:m

92
30
44

90
19.1
.11
28
24
33
31
.S6
81

38
14.1

3.1
113
2.16

.33
80
99
.113
.14
47

iv.t
40
39
49
I.UKt

2

1.1
3

11
4

12
4

6
.3

4
12

6
24
10
68

.1

i

2
7

i

10
4

1
11

""io

1

22
'2

i

7
,1

17

1

7
27

34
60

2
II

1
70

7

3

22

\

20

.12

MAINE

BanKor

.19
60
11.1

2, ST9
.19

ro

82

4.1

.14

3,010

10.1

144

238

7.1

87

113

256

74

46

46

113

142

178

184

115

113

47

230

.39

84

1.18

78

80

170

374

67

90

76

tVi

.393

SO
6:}
86
200
4. 87.1
44
315
2<i.1
VM

m

128

145
.18
92

140
t.9
M

l.M
69

l.v>«

•134

.1.1

29

.12
.16
101

2, (.21
55
.1.1

74
42
.14
2,809
101
1.36
22?»
71
84

no

238
67
46
44
69
111
134
168
175
115
109
45
218
39
80
151
74

168

3.14
63
8.1
70
63

352

71
Xi
80
1S3
4.419
41

2n

219
104

78
107
140

73
118

48

70
140

19

\22

.17s

.13

2S

Knnkiikpc

Lrwislon

4

Maywcxnl

I'orthind

14

Mnline

MARYLAND
Hallimorc

Oak Park

I'eorla

<juincy

Kmkfrir.i

Cunilierland

4

HfK'k Island

HnRfTstown . .

5

Sprink'tieM

MASSACHUSETTS

Wnukptian

INDIANA

((

Bohnont

3

A mlersnn.

Beverly

Hlofiniinjrtnn

Boston

201

East Chlcapo

Brockton

Brookline

4

Flkhart

s

Kvansville

Cambridge

Chelsea

'1

4

Oarv

ChieoiH-e

3

Hanimond . .

Everett

3

Indianapolis

Fall Hiver

IS

Kokonio

Fitchburg

Fraininpham

Ciloucester

\.n Fayette

Marion.

2

Michifian City

Haverhill

3

Mishawaka .

Holvoke

0

Lawrence

s

New Albany

Lowell

10

Lvnn ..

9

.■^outh Bend

Maiden ...-

Medford

4

Mclros*' . ..

<>

IOWA

Xew Bedford

12

Northampton

Pittsfield

4

Cedar Rapids

Quincy

Clinton

4

Council Bluffs

i^alem.

5

naven|K>rt

•Somerville

2

De-s Moines

.'^prinpf^eld

20

Taunton

4

Fori Dodge

Walt ham

5

Iowa City

Watertown

ti

Mason City

Weymouth

•>

Ottumwa

Worci'ster

41

Sioux City

MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor

Battle Creek .

Waterloo

KANSAS

9
10

Bay City

6

Kansas City

Oearborn

17

Salina

Detroit

Ferndale

4.16

Topeka

3

Flint

84

Orand Rapids

46

Highland Park

30

\shland. .

Jack.son

Kalamazoo

15
21

Lansing..

5

Lincoln Park

1

Louisville

Muskegon

Pontiac

19

22

Port Huron

21

Roval Oak

13

Saginaw

11

LOUISIANA

Mt'xandriii

H;iton House

Wyandotte

MINNESOTA

Duluth -

Minneapolis

Rochester

in

Lake Charles

r,r,
2

New Orleans

St. Cloud

1

29

'I'liltlf l'.\. — yiiniln-r <»/" I'olivv Ih'ftnrl iin-ii I ^.t^ll^lnyl^^^s, .ipr. Mt, I'f. 't7, ('.it if ft
itvt'r 2:1,000 iti I'ltim In I iiui^-i'.ottlittuvil

City

MINNESOTA-Cont.
-I. I'liul

U illiin:i

MISSISSIPPI

Hil.>\i

Orc<-n villi'

II iiiLshiirg....

I . ■ .11

I I

M : hin

\ irk-lmrit ...

MISSODRI

< 'oluiiihl:!

I iiMc|M'n<1enC8..!

J. t(. r-on City

J •I-n .■

K ,ti IS City

-I. Ji>s.'j>h

~t. I^uiis „

~l>riinffl<'M

rtii\<r.sity City

MONTANA

Hillinir!!

Uiitte

OrvM Kails

NEBRASKA

I.iDrnln

oniuha

NEVADA
Ki'tio

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1

•■ster

NEW JERSEY

m: .ntir City

II 1-. .line

HI . rndelil

(' itu'li-n

Clifion

K i-i oranKe

Kluit,.-tli .

(JirlicM .

li:i('kon^.ii'k

Uainillon

Hohuken

Ir\ iiiKlon

J- .y City

K.-.-r.y

I ■ ;..ii

Aood .........

ilr

Brunswick

HciTften

\ .• >

r 1-- lie . .........

I' rr-on

!'• ■ ' Amhoy

!•:. -^.-M

I ...•..•.k

Trenton

In ion

Nlimlu'r ol police <li'-
partnictit omploy«><>»

TOTAL

:<ii

4t

M
III I
4'.i
"irj
lUi
. :j.v.)

Its
M

441

41
11'.'
47

ISA

2if>
W
137
271
47
TO
OK
lAI
10.1
.Wi
112
KM
47
W
.392
77
103
47
K.1
121)
2W

47
2riA

rolUr

olllccpi

4s
i:i2

4(1

:»7

:to
■.ir,

(MIS

If.'
I , uai

IM
4'.t

92
:J75

41
ItXi
42

158
174

SH
201

va

VM
•2M
47
(W
AS
101
M
K27
III
104
47
»6
1.302
7«
VO
45
7«
120
277
VI

7H

47

247

Clvll-

l.-tlUi

II

IM

X

4:w
4
2

22

9

175
1

City

NEW JERSEY-Ci)ntliiuc(l

Union City

West New York.

West Ortmite

W(KHll)ri<l(jt<.

NEW MEXICO

All)ii(|uer(|iif

Hoswell

Snntu Fe

NEW YORK

All.iiiy

Aiiisl(>r<l:iiii

Aiitmrn

Itinulianiton

HulTalo

KItiiirit

ilenipstead

Irondequoil

Illmca

Jamestown

KinKston

I.ai-ka wanna

Lock port

Mount Vernon..

Newhurnh

New Koclielle

New Yoik City

Niagara Falls

PoiiRlikeepsie

Rochester

Home

Schenet-tatly

Syracuse

Troy

Itica

Watertown

White Plains.

Vonkers

NORTH CAROLINA

Asheville

Charlotte

Durham

Kuyettevllle ....

(Jreensltoro

IliKh Point

Kannai>olis

KaleiKh .

Ko<-ky Mount
Wilminxton. ...
Winslon-i'aletn.

NORTH DAKOTA

Farijo

(Iranil Kork>

OHIO

4 Akron
90 \lli,(i<-

•■in

^ti ' "!
.. .lis'

ii'velnnd.

Number of police de-
partmeiit (■mploy(H>s

TOTAL

I7:t

34
30

34<J
43
5H

131
,447
90
f.7
32
39
09
50
~i
3H

10.3

151
. .305

74

5.VJ
55
l.W
441
193
17".t
52
1.'.2
311

271

109
HI

149
K2
24

127
.'>:<
9.1

171

2>Cl
37
37

I4S

943
.040

A40
XT

3i>

I I. I!

30

Taldf l.'{. — \iinihrr iij l'nli<-f Ih'iMirt tnriil /!,'fii/i/»»\«'*».s, .-Ifir. 30, 1957, i'.ilit's
ih>er 25^000 in Popululiun — (^iitiiiu«?«J

City

NumWr of |»ollcc de-
partment emiiloyces

City

Number of police <lc-
pariment employees

TOTAL

roiiM'

■ .llicers

Itl
VA

.17

.12
.34
21»
.19
42
41
4t)
.17
.33
."..s
92
44

4(IS
tVl

27s
34

41
41
4S
2tl
3fj9
244

r,i

41
31
12.1
94
7s
72
49
173
1.39
47
32
SO
SI
.39

74

:«

."kS

29

49

4, 93.1

i.4.i:i

1.1N
173
2(t
124
31
9.1
32

:a

s7

91
7.1
Wl
13S

Civil-
lan.s

1

R

1
2
2

3

2
9
3
1
3
«
1

43
1

24

2

1

44

40

14

I Oil

11

....

11
11

H
19

13
10
3

1
Iti

' 0
33

4
1

"490

4ti

20

12

1

22

1

2

J

1

3

2

I
14

TOTAL

Poltif
otliti-rs

Civil

ians

OHIO— Continued
Krftt'rinp

17
1.9

la
.Iti
.■>4
3fi
29
ii2
42
43

|-«
M
til
101

A■^
4.M

ll.=>
302

34

4s
41

27
3.13
284

733

41
32

1311

10.5
Kti
91
.11

l.st.

149

r*)

33
911

m

39
11.1
107
37
.19
25»
49
.1, 42.1
1.41W
17H
IK.1
30
14(1
32
97
33

<KI

'.'i

S7
152

RHODE ISLAND-Con.

Provitleiifi-

Warwick

WoonsfK-kri

SOUTH CAROUNA

('harli'Sli)ii

('olunil)iii

(ireenville

SpartanhurR.

5.12
IVV

147
1.15
129

40

1.S9

43

3*>

214

l»l

31.S

3.1

93

\:<\

242

117

(17

1.18

1.001

2:i7

.i:«

510

1,005

51

1.38
Wl
(-.4
57

,101
33
5«

110

'IS

i'.4
32
279

47

119
ISO
41

1.4
tl7
74
■.WA
4«
101
.398
117
42

479
(-.4

127
142

nil

74
3.1

181
43
37
170
49K
29t)
35

89
130
191
103

41
145
S4I
207
492

90
7SS

44
131

82

m

5(i
42<.»
33

54
10(1
.sil

30

2:{i

42

\m
im

41
71

.18

la

('.8
.3.12

43

89
314
113

3()

73

Lakewootl

1-inia

Lorain..

4

Mnn.>;fl(l<i

-Marion

Massillon

20

Miildli'town

Newark

13
13

NorwtKxl. .

3

I'arnia

I'ortsnioiith

SOUTH DAKOTA

KapitI City.
Sioux KmIIs .

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga

Jftcks<jn

Johnson City

.^^antlusky

.•shaker Heights

5

.•^ pr i npficid

10

.~teiil)fnville.

Tolt^tlo

Warren .

Younpstown

S

Zanesville

i

OKLAHOMA

Kno.wille

44

Kni'i

Memphis .. ..

mi

Nashville

22

Oak Riflge

TEXAS
Abilene . .

tiklahonia City

4

.\marillo

Xi

51

Eiiernt'

Fortlauil

Beaumont

14

ttrownsville

Corpus Christ!

2(i

13

Dallas

HiO

Kl I'aso .. .

30

Kort Worth

41

.\lit|uipr>a ..

Houston..

Larc'lo -

217

Altoona

Liibl.ock

7

Odessa

4

Chester

Port .\rthur

3

Kaston

.'^an .^ncelo..

1

Krio .. ..

San .\ntonio -

72

Temple

Tyler

2

Waco

4

Wichita Falls

12

Lancister

UTAH

Ogden

Prove

Lower Merion

McKet'sport..

4

•>

Salt Lake Citv

48

VERMONT
nurlington

VIRGINIA
Alexandria

Norri.«town

I'hilailelphia

I'itt.shurRh

Ke»<lini!

."^cranton

10

.Xrlinpton

1(!

Chariot I esville

Danville

It

tl

York .

RHODE ISLAND

Lynclil.iirj:

Newport Niw- ... .

Norfolk

PetersliurK

2
li

31
3

12

Hichmontl .

44

4

I'awt ticket

Warwick

6

31

Tulilr I'l. — V((fM/»iT nf I'ltlirr Itr/Kirf milt I Hmftlityirs, Apr. .Vt, lOTtT, C.iti)
Ovfr 'J.'t.lKHf ill I'lt/niliilitm — ( loiil iiiii«*«l

City

WASHINGTON

KfllillKllitlll

Hremorldii

Kvorett

Seattle

Spoknne

Tnoonui

Vancouver

Ynklnia

WEST VIRGINIA

("Inrlosioii

('lurkstiiirn

Kiurniont

Hiiiitintrlori

Morumitimii
P:irktTstiiirt:. .

WlliflilH!.

WISCONSIN

Apple ton

BeloU

Number of iwllce de-
purtinont omployi<es

TOTAl

2.'.:i

I'.'i.
Ill
3.{

lit

I'olUf

Clvll-

olllwrs

liins

tJ
47

rci

:»

771

itn*

•JH-.I

27

•IM

7:f

22
:i

ii'i

.

■u

M)

3

«s

ir>

i:»

7

a:.

/;

HI

2

t'.i

4H

3

rily

WISCONSIN Continued

Kiiii Cliiiri'

Kdiiil <lii l/ic

(IriN'ii Hiiy . .

Kt'niishii.

I.ii Cross**

Mii(ii<ion

MiinilDWdc .
Milwiiukcf. . .
Oslikosli.

Uiicliu'

ShfhoyKnn ....

SuiM'rior.

VViiusiiu

Wnuwntosii

West Allis

WYOMING

Cheyeiitif ..

HAWAII

IlonoliiUi City . .

Numl>er of itolico df
purtment employee

i i

—

TOTAL

I'ollce

Civ,

- - -

oUUvrs

laii

41

4'i

•>
3

1»2

H.''.

7

Wl

H2

H

71

m

6

Kit

142

21

4.^

42

3

1 , M'.t

(•.:t

I.7.M

HH

vr.i

127

2

(V,

(•,:,

r^

/>7

1

42

42

f.:t

m

3(1

10
12

M'.l

4:.H

(•1

4:171 :t4*— 57-

32

Tal.I.

II. — \iiiiihtr of I'ltliif Dt'imrl ini-iil Kinplttyt'vs, Apr. MK /'/.>", C.itivs
nilli l',,inilnli,iii Irnin 2..iUU In 2.'}, 000

rity

Number
of police
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

City

Number
of i>ollce
depart-
ment
em-
fUoyees

City

Number
of polic*'
• leimrt-

nient

em-
ployees

ALABAMA

AliAalxIcr Cil v. . .

17
3
13

ir,
11

21
4
5
5
11
8
N
4

13
30
f.
39
4
9
4

18

6

7

6

30

12

4

8

5

6

6

15

."«(

4

14

l.^

fi

3

13

11

5

20

7

9

27

5

6

31

5

6

8

38

18

25

21

♦)

10
13
12
4

14
13

1!

II)
13

14
It

ARIZONA-Cnn.
Miami

8
14
18
15

3
12
33

8
2
6

18
9

15
3
3
8
6
2
2

21
3

19
2

10
5
5

n

9

16
8
7
4
4
4
5
2
7
6

13
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
4

10
9

24
4
•5
5
5
4

21
5

21
4

7«
20
47
12
12
8
11
30
15
18
7

CALIFORNIA -< on.
Bell

27

Allccvlllf

Nopalcs

Belmont

13

A iidnliishi

Prcscott

Benlcia .

11

Athi'iis

Tenipe...

Bishop

6

Attalla.

Tolles<jn

Blvihe

15

Aiihurn

\VinsIo\v

Bniwley

23

Bay Mlnelir'. .

Yuma

Bre-a

11

Boaz

ARKANSAS
Arkadelphia

Burllnpame...

34

Brewton

Calevieo

16

Chickasaw

Carniel by the Sea

Ceres

11

Childersburp

6

Clanton

Aslidown

Chico

21

Cordova

Batesville

Chino

11

Cullman

Blvtheville

Chowchilla

H

I'ecatur

Brlnkley

Chula Vista

43

r)emopolls

Camden

Claremont

14

I^othan

Clarendon

Clovis

Coachella

s

Elba

Clarksville

4

Enterprise

Conway

Coalinga

12

Evergreen

Crossett

Colton

27

Fairfield

Dermott

Colusa

De Witt

Concord

33

Fayette

El Dorado

Corcoran

9

Florala

Eudora . .

Corning

4

Fayetteville

Corona

20

Fort Payne

Fordyce

Coronado

•»

Oencva

Forrest City

Costa Mesa

21)

Greenville

Hamburg .

Covina

20

Guntersvllle

Culver City

58

HaleyvlUe

Daly City

35

Hartselle

Hope .. ..

Davis

7

Delano

21

Huntsville

Magnolia

Dinuiia

9

Jacksonville

Malvern

El Cajon

24

Jasper

McCiehce

El Centro

32

El Cerrito

27

Monlieello

El Monte

L'4

Marion

Morrilton . .

El Sepundo

34

Nashville

Emeryville

17

Escondido

]>;

Oneonta

Osceola

Eureka

44

Opelika

Paragould . .

E.xeter

5

Odd

Paris

Fairfax

5

Ozark

Pippott

Fairfield

14

Phenlx City

Pocahontas .

Fillmore

r'l

Plednionl

Prcscott

Fontana

20

Prattvllle

Ropers

Fort Bragg

Prlchard

RussellviUe

Fullerton

<>7

(iardena

35

RussellviUe

Siloam Springs

Sprinpdale

(HIrov

8

(ilenciora

18

Selma

Stuttgart

(irass Valley

9

Sheffield

Hanford

19

Trumann .

Hawthorne

42

Talladega

Van Buren

Healdsliurg

9

Tallassee

Walnut Ridge

Warren

Hemet

Hermosa Reach

HlllsLoroiiph

9

Tarrant City

24

Troy

West Helena

West MemjJhis

Wynne

14

TuscumbJa

HollisI.T

Hiintinj;ion Beach

hullo .

Lapuna Beach

I.a Habra..

9

18

CALIFORNIA
Albany

19

ARIZONA

17
19

La Mesa

Larkspur

2»>

Avondale

4

Bis bee

La \'erne

7

Lindsay

8

Chandler

Livermore

17

Lodi.

30

Coolldce

Lompw

12

Atwaler

Los Baniis

11

Eloy

Los OalDS

10

Flagstaff

Olendale

Azusa.--

Madera

Manhattan Bejkli

Mantecji..

Martinez

IK
31

(ilobe

Barstfiw

11

M.s;l

Beaumoiii .

11

33

ll»l«- It. — yiiinhi-i (»/' I'ltliir Itr/Hirl fiH-ii I /-'//i/i/im <'r.s, -iftr. ,70, I'i.'}',
M ilh I'lunilaliuti Iruni 2,500 to 25,000 — l!oiitiiuu*d

(.Hi,-

City

CALIFORNIA-(^>n.

Miir>-svUlo. ..
Maywcxxl

MtMilo Turk

Mercwl . ..

Mlllhnip

Mill Viilloy

Mu«l(>st(>

Ntoiirovlu

MontotM'llo

Moiitpn-y

Montori'v I'ark

Nfonto Vtsla

Moiiiituln VIpw

NaiK).

Nallonal City

N»>e<ll«*s .

Nevada City

N eu- iKjrt Hooch

Nortli SacraniontO-

Oakdale

Oceanslde

OJat

Oranjte

Orovllle

Oxnard

Pacific fJrove

I'alni Sprlnits

Taso Holil(>s

I'C"t;illini:i

PltHlinuiit

Plttsburjs

Placorvlllo

Porterville

Port iliiiMipme

Red BliitT

Rwldlng

Redlamls

Rwdley

Rlalto

Rivprhank

Roscvllle

Salliias

San Aii.<)clino

Pnn Bnino

f '

lo

Pan I.ul-s Obispo.
Pin \frir(no

Sclma

Shaft rr

. lona

i randsc*.

\ Ml

Tracy

Tulare..
Turiock.
Uklah..
Upland.

.\' urn her
of ixillcj-
(lipiit-

incut

cm-
ployt-cs

City

CAUFORNIA-Con.

Vacavllle

Ventura

Vlsjilla..
Wiusco

Watson vlllc.
West Covlna.

Whiltler

Wllllta

Willows .
Womlliind .
YrekaCltv
Yut.!i City

COLORADO

Alamosa

Aurora

Boulder

BrlKhton

Canon City

Cortei

CralK

Delta

Durantro

Edgewater

Enplewood

Florence

Fort Collins

Fort Morgan

Oolden

flrand Junction..

Oreeley

La Junta

Latnar..

Las Animas

Leadvllle

Littleton

Lonemont

Ix)veland

Manltou Pprlnfts.

Monte VLsta

Montrose

Rocky Ford

Sallda

Rterllne

Trinidad

Wal.senMurp

CONNECTICUT

.\n.soni:i

Branford

Danhury

Danlel.son.

Derby

Oroton

Jewett City

Kaueatuek

Putnam

Rockvllle

Khelton...

HtafTord SprlniD.

Willlmantlc

Wlnsted

DELAWAU

|r, NrU irk

18 II N'pw Castle
17 " tkwford

Number

of [KlIICI'

de|»:irt-

inent

em-

ployiM'S

City

FLORIDA

Apulachlcolii
ArcJidla .
Aiil'urndiili-
Avon Park
Bartow
Belle niude
Boyiitnn Beacli
Bradeiiton. .
Chlpley
ClearwatiT
Cocoa • .
Coral OaMes
Crest view
Dade City .

Dania .. _

De Funlnk Springs .

De I/an<l -

Delray Beach

Dunedln

F.ustls

Fernandlna Beach...

Fort Meade

Fort Mvers

Fort Plerc<>

Ctulfport

Haines Cltv

Hallandale

Holly Hill

Hollywood

Homestead

Jacksonville Beach..

Kl.sslmnn><' .

Lake City

Lake Wales

Lake Worth

Leesburg

Live Oak

Marlanna

Melbourne

Miami Shores

Miami Purines

Mount Dora .

N'ew Smyrna Beach.

N'orth Miami

Ocala

Opa-locka

Ormond Beach
Palatka .
Palm Beach .
Palmetto

Perry .

Pinellas Park.
Plant City .
PomjMino Beach .
Quinev
RIvlcra Beach
St. Auirustlne
St. Cloud

Sanford ...

Sarasota

Sobrlnjt

South Miami
Stuart

Tarpon Sprlnes
Tltusvlllp

Vem Bench

WinU-r Ha»i-ii
WUiler I'ark

em-
ploye)

34

Tal»l«' II. — \iinihf'r nf I'niiro Drjmrl invitt I'.itiployrrs, Apr. 30, 1957, Cities
M illi I'ltpnlalinn From 2.:ill(t In ;^.>,00f> — ( ioiitiiiiitMl

Number
of police
(If'IMirt-

mrnt

•■m-
ployeos

City

IDAHO

Alameda

Blackfoot

Buhl

Burley.

Caldwell

Coeur d'Alene...

Emmelt..

Ooodinp

(iranpeville

Idaho Falls

Jerome-

Kellopp

Lewiston.

^!aladCity

Mont|)elier

Moscow

Mountain Home.

Xanipa

Payette.

Preston..

Rexburg.

Rupert

St. Anthony

Salmon

.Sandpoint

Twin Falls

Wallace..

Wciscr.

UUNOIS

Abinedon...

.Vledo

Alorton

Anna

Arlington Heights.

Barrington

Batavia

Beardstown

Bell wood

Belvidere

Bensenville

Benton

Blue Island

Bradley.

Broadview

Brookfield

Bushnell-

Cairo..

Calumet Cily

Canton

Carhondale

Carlyle

Caniii

Cartervllle

Carthage

Casey

Centralla

Charleston

Chester

Chi("apo Heights...

Cliilllfolhe ...

Christopher

Clinton

Collliisvllle

(Vcve Ciienr

Crystal Lake

DeerlieM

DeKalb

Des Plalnes

Dixon

Dolton

1 ^owners Grove ..

Dwlght

East Alton

Fast Moline

Fast Peoria

City

ILLINOIS— (on.

Fdwardsville...

Ffliiigham

Fldorado

Flmhurst

Flmwood Park.
Evergreen Park

Fairneld

Fannington

Flora

p-orest I'ark
Franklin I'ark..

Freeport

Fulton

Galena

Galva

Geneseo

ficneva

(ieorgetown

Gibson City

(iillespie

Glencoe .

Glen Ellyn

CHonviow.

Greenville

Harvard

TFarvey

Havana

Herrin

Highbnd

Highland Park..

High wood

Hillsboro

Hinsdale

Honiewood

Hoopeston

Jacks<mville

Jerseyville.

Kenihvorth

Kewanre

La (Jrange

I^ C} range Park.

Lake Forest

Lansing

La Salle

Lawrcneeville

Lemont

Lewlsfown

Libert yville

Lincoln

Lincoln wood

Litchfield

Lock port -

Lombard

Loves Park

Lyons

Macomb

Madison

Marengo

Marlon

Markham..

Mars<'illes

.Marshall

Ma.scoulah .

Mai toon

Mcl-<'ansb<»ro.
Melros<' I'ark .
Mcnilota

■MeIroiK)lis

.Midlothian .
Moirii-nci'

Monmoiuh

.Montlccllo .

Morris

Morrison

Morton

Morion Grovr . .

35

Tiililc 11. — \ninln-r of I'nlirr Di-juirl tiii'iil I'.ttiplnyvrs, ipr. 30, 1957, Citirs
U illi l'i>i>iiltitiini i'nmi 2,'t<K) /i> 2.'i,0U() — < ioiitiiiiii-d

City

ILLINOIS— Con

\f oiint ("ariiH'l

Miiiint Morris

Mount !'rosfH>cl. .

Mount Vernon

NTiinilcIciii

Miirijhystioro

VaixTvllIc
N'fwton.

N'llrs

N'okornis

Normal

N'orrl<l(!««

N"orthl>r<Kik

Norlli ChlraRO

N'orili I-ako

N'orih Klvcrslde...

Oak Lawn

O'Kallon

Oifl.sl.y

Oini-y

Or.eon

Ottawa

I'ulatino

I'ana

I'arls

Park Fon-st

Park RUIpe

Paxton

Pckln

Pt-orla Holehts

Pfru

Pinckncyvlllc

Plttsfli'Ul

Ponllac

Princeton

Kantoiil

Klv<r<l!il.-

Klvrr Forest

Hlver Orove.

RlverslfJe

Ro»>hlns

RoMnson .

Ro<-helli'

Ro<<k Falls

Kushvllle

St. Charles

Salem

Sari'lwlch....'

s,iv;mna

si..|t.yvHlr

Silvis

Skokli-

Souih Belolt

South Holland

S|. irl.i

S|iriri(r Vall«>y

Siaiiiiton

St.KiT

Sierllnjr

SrirkiM-y

Slnalor

Siilli\an

Summit - - - .

S><-:imore

'I !i> lor\ llle

'I'u.M-ola

rrt>ana . .

Vuixlalla

VenUv

Villa Pork

Vlr.lm

Wa-shlnirton

\Va.sliinirton Park.

Waterloo

WatM-ka

W^•^t^h«<te^. ......

Number
of imlico
di'IMirt-
meiit
em-
ployees

S

A

1.3
IS
II

r,

12

2
IS i

.3

n
11

1.3
11

8
19

3

4

9

4

IH
10

.s

12
IS
2f.

4
19

8
12

2

3
II

4

in

9
21

in

13

.")

7

7
2

in

6

3

7

H

3
42

3

3

3

.S

3

2
14

n
in

3
12
A
8

I

21

A
I.%
14

2

S

9

a

5

II

City

ILLINOIS-<'on

West Clijcauo

Western Sprlnirs...

Westmont

Westvllle
Wheiiton
While Hall

Wllmette

WilminKton

WInnetka

Wood River. .

Woodstock

/.elpler

ZIon

INDIANA

Alexandria

Angola

Attica

Auburn

.Aurora

Batesvllle

Bedford

Beech Orove

BUknell --

Bluffton

Boonvllle

Brar.il

Bremen

Brook vlllo

CamhridRp City..

Charlestown

Chesterton

Clarksville

Clinton

Columbia City--.

Columbus

ConnersviUe

Crawfordsvllle

Crown Point

Danville

Decatur

Delphi

Dunkirk

East Gary

Edlnburjr

Elwood

Falrmoiuit

Frankfort

Oarrett

OasClty

Ooshen

Orc<-ncastle

fireenfleld

On-ensburir

Clre«'nwoo<l

(Irlfliih

Hartford (^Ity

HIjrhland

Hobiirt

HuntinirburK

Huntlncton

Ja.s<inville

JasiMT

Jptlersonvillo

Kciiilallville

Knox

Im Porte

Ijiwrenc«hurR

Lebanon

Linton

Lofmnitport

Madlsnn

Martinsville

Mitchell

Monlicrllo

Number
of iwlloe
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

14

4

2
19

4
2K

1
22
10 I

3 I
10

City

INDIANA-Con.

Mount Vernon

-Munster

Nappance

New Castle

Noblesville

North Manchester.

North Vernon

Oakland City

I'aoli

Peru

PetcrsburR

Plainfield

Plymouth

Portland

Princeton

Rensselaer

Rochester

Rushville

Salem

ScottsburK

Seymour

Shelby ville

Si)eodway

Sullivan

Tell City

Tipton

Union City

Valparaiso

Vincennes

Wabash

W'arsaw

Washington

West Lafayette

West Terre Haute.

Whitinp

Winchester

IOWA

Albia

.Mftona

Ames

Anamosa

Atlantic

Audubon

Belle Plaine.-

Bettendorf

Boone

Carroll

Ce<lar Falls...
Centerville- .

Chariton

Charles City..

Cherokee

Clarinda

Clarion

Clear Lake. . .

Cre.sco

Creston..

Decorah

Deni»in

DeWitt
Eacle Orove

Eldoni.-

Emmetsburu

Estherville

Evan.Mlale

Fairfield

Forest City...
Fort Madl.ion.

(JlenwofKl .

lininell

, t ■■!en.

A ,, lluiljiMjIdl.

Numlx I
of (lolic**
dipart-

nient

em-
ployees

36

liii.i. 11.-

\nnifnT ttf I'niirr Di/mrf nnn I I'-niftlnvi-fs, i/tr. '.U>, I'lTu, Cilii-s
II ilh I'nptilalunt Frnm 2,'t(M) In 2't,(HM — ( onliiiiifd

City

IOWA— Continual

ImleiH-u'leiKf

Iii(liunol:t .

Iiiwa Falls

JclTcrson

Kc^ikiik

Kiioxville

Lc M:irs

M:K|iioketa

M:kri()n

M:irsh:illlnwn . .
Missiiiri \';illey..

Moiitii-cllo

Mount rieasaint.

Muscatine

Nevada

New Hampton...

Newton

Oelwein

Onawa

Osage

Osceola

Osknloosa

I'ella

Ferrv ,

Red Oak

Rock Rapids

PacCity

Sheldon

Shenandoah

Spencer

Storm Lake

Tama

Tipton

\'iiitnn ,

^V:ishineton

\V;iukon

Waverly

Webster City

West Pes Moines
Wintersef

Number
of pollc<'
deiwrt-
ment
em-
ployees

KANSAS

AtuliTie.

Anthony

Arkansas City.

.\tchison

Aiieiista

Believille

Belnit

Caney

Chanute

Cherrvvale

Clay Center...

Coftewille

Colby

Columbus

Concordia

Council Orove.

Oodee City

Kl Dorado

Fllinwood

Ellis

Rm|ioria

F.ureka

Fort Seott

Frolonla

Oalena

Harden City..

Oarnett

Ooodland

(Ircat Rend..

Mays

Horinpton. . . .
Hiawatha

City

KANSAS-Con.

Hoisiimtoti

Holton

Hupoton

Indeix-ndencc

lola

Junction City

KiiiL'inan

l/arncil

Lawrence

Leavenworth

LitM-ral

Lyons

Nitinhattan

Marysville

McPhcrson

Xeodesha

Newton

Norton.

Olathe

Osawatomie

Ottawa

Paola...

Parsons ,

Phiilipsburg

Pittsburg

Pratt

RUSS.-1I

Scott City

Wellington

Winfirld

Number
of polio-
depjirt-
inent
em-
ployees

KENTUCKY

Burbourville

Bardstown

Bellevue

Berea

Bowling Oreen.

Carrollton

Catli'ttsburg...
Central City....

Corhin

CunitMTland

Cynthiana

Danville

Dayton

Klizabi'thtown.

Flsniere

Krlancrr

Fort Thomas...

Frankfort

Franklin

Fulton

Georgetown

fllascow

Oreen viUe

Harlan

Harrodsburg...

Hazard

Henderson

Hopkinsvllle...

Irvine

Jenkins

I/ehanon

Ludlow

Maytleld

Maysville

Middles lx»ro...

Montiwllo

Morehead

Morganfleld. . .

Murray

Niehola-sville...

Paintsville

Paris

Park Hills

City

KENTUCKY -Con.

Pikevllle

T'ineville

Princeton...

Providence

Uichtnond

Huss.-llville

Shelbyville

Somerset

South Fort Mitchell.
Versailles
Williamsbiiri'
Winchester

LOUISIANA

Atibeville

Bastrop

Berwick

Boealusa

Bossier City

Bnnkie

Church Point...

Coviniilon

De Quinev

De Riilder

Donaldson ville.

F.unic»»

Ferriday

Hammond

Harahan

Haynesville

Homer

llouma

Jeanen tte

Jennines

Jonesboro

Kaplan

Kenner

Lake .\rthur

Mansfielil

Marksville

Morcan City.. .
Natchitoches. . .

New Iberia.

New Roads

Oakdale

Pineville

Plaquemine

Ponchatoula

Rayne

Riiston...

Slidell

Sprinchill

Sulphur

Tallulah

Thihodaux

Vinton

Wi'st Afonroe...

Winnfleld

Wiiuisboro

.Number
of imllee
de|>art-

ment

em-
ployees

MAINE

.\ubura

Auuusta

Bath

Belfast

Brewer ...
Brunswick.
Calais ...

Rasti¥>rt

Ellsworth

Fairfield

Fort Fairfield.

Oardiner

Hallowell

37

Tiililr 11. — \iiinln-r of I'ttlit-f Di'imrl iiifii I /'."m />/•»% ••#'>, -l/tr. .10, l'J!i7, Ciliis
U ilh roiniliilinti I'rtnn J.MH) In 2').(MH) — roiil iniitil

City

MAINE-CoM.

Mii'lison.
()1<I Town
Vri-.s<|iii' Isif
l{o«-kliin<l.
Huiiifonl. . .

Sui-o .

Sotitli Vortl:iii<l
WaUrvillc
Wfsthrook

MARYLAND

Anna|M)li<;

HplAir

HIiKlonshurp.
UroiitwfXMl

Uriiiiswii'k

Ciinihritlpe

Cupitol Heights

Orisncld

Kaston

Klkton

Kriilerick

• irwiihelt

Iluvro cip CSrooe

Hyattsville

I.aurcl

Mount Rainier

Pocotnoke City

Kivenlule

Salisbury

Takoma Park

Western port

Westminster

MASSACHUSETTS

Abington

Adams

Amesbury

Amherst

Andover

Athol

Attleboro

All bum

Ayer

Hanistable

Hl.i. k-itone

Hi.iiiiiree

Hri"l»:ewater

• '.iiiicm

fliiiiiin

(■ t,rd

D.ilii.n

I >.iii\pr8

1 ).iitinouth. .........

n.-ltmm.

hr.imt

DiplUy ...
K.islli:illi|>t<i|i

K ijrli.ivi'll
Kr.LTiklin...

< J.irilnor

< ir< .it Hairinirtiin

• irr.iir.I.l
ll,iii'l...n.
H..|...lil.>
llu.K-.n.

[....rin-i.T
I.. Mi,.'.,n
I,..! .■" . ..I. u

Man<inel.l

NuhiIkt

of |K>li(1<

ilipait-

ini'iit

cm-

ployws

City

MASSACHDSETTS

("iiniiiiiii"!

Marl)li'luiiil
Mai'lltorout:!)

M:iynaril

M iiMlcliomuch

Mlllnl,!

.Millt.iiry

Milton

.Montague

.N'anlucket

Natick

Xeedham ,

Newbury port

North .\ilams

North .^Illlover

Nortli .Mlleboro

Northbridpe

Norwood

Orange

I'almer

Pea body

Plymouth

Provineetowii

Randolph

Reading

Rockland

Rockport

Saupus

Somerset

Southbridge

.South Hadley

Spencer

Stoneham

Stoughton..

Swanioscott

U.xbringe

Wakefield

Walpole

Ware

Webster

Wellesley

Westfleld

West Springfield...

Whitman

Winchendon

Winthrop

Wobum

MICHIGAN

Adrian

-Mbion

Alponac

.Mlegan

Allen Park

.\lma.

.M|>ena

Bad Axe

Belding

BpTiion Harbor

H.ikl.v ..

Hi-^. iiiiT

' . Iiaiii

'ity

m

I . ; 1 10

I'lt..

< . it.r Line

( I, irlfVOil

II iiloite

III t •ivpan

I'! , 1 , 1

< 1 v« -.n

NuniU-r

of |M)llc«'

dppart-
nipnt
piii-

ployws

MICHIGAN -Con.

Dlliand

Kasl I )pIroil

Fast (iraiid Rapids..

Kast I.ansinp

Katon Rapids

Kcorse

EscanaVia

E.-Jsexville...

Fen ton

Fremont..

Garden City

Gladstone
Grand Haven ..
Gnind l-e<l(.'p
Greenville.

Grosse T'ointP

Gros.«e Pointe Farms.
Grosse Pointe Park. .
Grosi'e Pointe Woods

Hancock

Hastings

Hazel Park

Hillwlale

Holland

Holly

Houghton

Howell

Hudson

Huntington Woofls .

Inkster

Ionia

Iron Mountain

Iron River

Ironwoo<l

I-shpemlng

KIngsford

T.at>eer

Laurium

I.lvonia

I.iidlngton..

Madl-son Heights. . .

^Ianlstee

Manlstlque

Marine City

Marquette

Marshall

Marysvllle

Mason

MelvlndaJe

Menominee

Mldhuid

Milan

Monroe

Mount Clemens

Mount Morris

Mount Plea-yint

Munlsing

Mu.-ikegon Heights .

Negaunee

Newberry

Nile*.

NorthvllJe

Norway

Oak Park

f)tS4'gO

Owroso

Petoskev

Plalnupll
IMp;i.vai)l Rldr<'
I'lyniotilh.
Rl\pr Rouge

'■ '"'.tv

.-I. t uiir. ..

38

Talil<- 11. — VufM^rr of rulitr Dt-jmrt tttrni llinplnycvs, Apr. ,VK I'f'i
II ilh I'ltjmhiliim I'ntm J.'iiHt In :?.),000 — ( .out iiiimmI

an

City

MICHIOAN-Con.

St. Clair Shorc-t-.

St. iRnace

St. Johns

St. Joseph

St. LouLs

Sault Ste. Marie.

South Haven

Sturpls

Tecumseh

Three Rivers

Traverse Clty.--

Tronton.

Va^'^ar

Wakcnt-M
\Vaviie.

Ypsilunti.

Zt'cland

MINNESOTA

Albert Lea .-.

Alexandria

Anoka

Austin -

Bavport

Bemldjl

Benson

Blue Karth

Bralnerd

Rreekenrldpe

Brooklyn Center...

Camhridpc.

ChLsholra

Cloquet

Columbia Helpht.s.

Crookston

Crosby

Crvstal

Detroit Lakes

East Orand Forks .

F.dlna

Ely

Eveleth

Fairmont

Faribault

Fercus Falls

Fridley

nipiieoe

f ili'iiwood

OoMi'ii Valley

firand Uupids

Oranlte Falls

Hustings

Hit. 1. inn

II(.|.kliis

Hutchinson

International Falls.

Lake City

I^e Sueur

Lltchneld

Little Fulls

Luvertie

Munkato

Marshall

Montevideo

Moorhcad

MorrLs

New I'lm

Northfleld

North Maiikalo

Nortli St. I'aul

Ortonville

Owatoniia

Park Ha(>lds

ri|H>stone

I'roctor

Number
of iwlio'
dep:irt-
nient
em-
ployees

City

MINNESOTA— Con.

Red WinR

Redwood Falls.

Rlchneld

Robbin.sdale

St. James...

St. Louis Park...

St. Peter

Sauk Centre

Sauk Rapids

Shako|)ee

Sleepy Eye

South St. Paul....

Springfield

Staples

Stillwater

Thief River Falls

Tracy

Two Harbors

\'irpmia

Wadena

Waseca

West St. Paul

White Bear Lake.

Willmar -.-

Windom

Worthington -

MISSISSIPPI

.\t>enleen

.Vniory -

Bay St. Ix)uLs...

Boone ville

Brookhaven

Canton

Clarksdale

Cleveland

Coluini)ia

Columbus -

Corinth

Crvstal Springs.

Ellisville

Forest

Oreeiiwood

(irenada

fiiilfport

Htizlehurst

Holly Springs. .-

liidianola

Kosciusko

Leland

Lexinpton

Loup Beach

.McCoinb

Moss Point

.Natchez

New .\lbuny

dcean Springs..

Oxford

I'asctmoula

I'!i<s Christian..
|-Ilila.|elphla....

Picayune

Port (fibson

Tupelo

Water Valley...

Wavnesboro

West Point

Winona

Va7.oo City

Number
of police
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

MISSOaRI

.\iironi...
Berkeley.
Bethany.

City

Number

of [H)liCO

dejwrt-
ment
em-
ployees

MISSOURI— Con.

Bolivar

Bonne Terre

Boonville

Breckenridpe Hills..

Ureiitwoo'l

Hrookfleld

Butler

Cameron

Cape Crirardeau

Carroliton

Carthaiie

CaruthersvlUe

Cliarl.'^ton

Chillicothe...

Clayton

Clinton

Crvstal City

DeSoto

Dexter

East Prairie

Eldon

Eldorado Sprinps...
Excelsior Sprinps. . .

P'arminpton

Fayette

Ferpuson

Festus

Flat River

Florissant

Frefiericktown

Fulton

Olcndale

Hannibal

Harrison ville

Hayti

Hermann

Hip^'ins ville

Hillsdale

Jackson

Jeiniinps

Kennett

Kinloch

Kirks ville

Kirk wood

Lailue -

Lamar

Lebanon

LcH-s Summit

Liberty

Louisiana...

Maiden

Maplewood...

Marcvline

Marsllall

Maryville

Mexico

Moberly

Monett

Neosho

Nevada

New Madrid

North Kansas City.

Overlanil

PaeiMlale

Pine Lawn

Poplar Bluff

Portapeville

Richmond

Richmond Heiphts.
Rock Hill...
Rolla...

St. .\nn

St. Charles

Salem

SiHlalia

Shrewsbury

39

TalWr M. — \iiiiilnr of I'nilif Ihimi I nun I I'.inpltty its, i/tr. ,{(>, l')57, CiticB
\f Hh I'uimlution train 2,300 la 2.i.(H)0 — lluiiliiiucil

City

MISSODRI— Ton.

stkrston ,

Shlt.T

SlllllVIUl

Pn'titoii
I' II ion

VallfV I'.iik
V:in.l;ili:i

W.imMistMiri:

\Vii.<liim;ttiii

\V..l.l)('lly

WchstiT (irivcs

WolNloM

West l'l;iiiis

MONTANA

Alt:u-oii<l.i

Ho7i'fii:in . .

<'nl n:iiik

l)r.T l,«).l;:f.
l>lllon

• JhlSL'OW

• )loii<1ivc

M:iiiultnn.

H.l.>ii:i

Kalis|»ll

l.aiin-l

I.owistown

1-ivinpslon

\UU'S City

MIssoiila

Kp<I 1/Orlpe

KtNiii<lup.

>li-ll.y

SlillU'V

whit.-nsii

Wolf I'olnt

NEBRASKA

AlliiUut*

Aiibtini . ..

HojitrU-p

Ht>II<'vn«>

Blair

Hrokcn Bow

I "Iri'lroii

' "i)1iimbus

'•../ ..I

I 'r> ii'

Kalrbnry

FallsCity

FmiTiont

liolh.nt.iirv

• ir:ir»l 1-1 ill"!

Ila^iinrs

HohlivipR

Kcarnry

l^'xincloii.

MH'ook

Nebraska City

Vorfolk .

N'orth Plattr

OcalLiIa

O'NMII
riuttsrni.utl
S<-huyliT
.<c«tt5bIulT .

Si-ward

Sltlnoy

Vali-ntliM

Wahoo .

WayiK"

West Point

York

Niimbor

of |Mlllct>

(li'parl-

nient

pm-

ployws

9
12
5
3
4

10
12
3
22
14
4
H
11
10
32
3
2
K
4
4
6

City

NEVADA

Carson City.

KIko...

Ely

Hendt-rMm.
Las Vecus
North Las Vccas

Spark.s

WInncnincca ...

NEW HAMPSHIRE

ILrllii

Chm-mont

Dorry

Dover

Expt4«r -

Franklin

KWMM^

I.4)ronia

liobanon

Littleton. ..

Mllforil

XewjHirt

Port.sniouth.

Koc)itst-r

Soiiicrswortl).

NEW JERSEY

.\sbury I 'ark

.\tlanlie Hij:lilan<ls

.\uiiul>on

Barrlnpton..
BellmawT ..

Belmar

Berv'tntleld

Beverlv

Blooniinpialo

Bogota.

Boonton .

Bordenfown

Boinid Brook

Bradley Hiach

Bridc<-ton

Burlington

Butler -

Caldwell

Cape May

Carlstadt

Carteret

Challtani . . . .

Clayton. . .

Clementon
Cllffslde Park. .

Closter

Colllnpswootl . .

Cranford ..

CresskUl

Dover

Duntont

Dunelh-n .
East PatiTS4)n
Ea-st Kutlu rf<»ril
Eutoiitoun
K.tf. w.if. r .
I ' ;:\

Kair I -aw ii
Fttll^Jew. .
Fanwood .
Flcminclon
Fori Lee ..
Franklin. .
Frwhold...

NimiN'r

of |N)1ICV

depart-
ment
em-
ployees

2 I
3V

3
II

NEW JERSEY— t>n

tiarwooil

(il;us.<l>oi<)

Cden Hl.lpe

Clen U«Mk

(Ilouost.r City

CJuttrnN'rp

llackritsiown

lladdoiili.M

Iladdon Ibiphts .
llaledon..-
Hammonton . ..

Harrison

Ha.sl>rou('k llelphts..

Hawthorne

lllphlan.l Park

lllphlands

llllls<lalo.

Mlll.side

Keansburp

Kenilworth

Keyport

LamN'rtvillc

lx>onia

Linetdn l';irk ,

I.hxlriiwnld

Little Ferry

Little Silver

Lodi ...

Lonp BriUieh

Lyndhurst

Mad1s*>n..

Mnnas'piiui

Manvllle

Marpate City

M ataw an

Mavwood. .-

Merehant villi'

Metnchm

Middles. X

Mldlaml P;irk

Mlllburn

Mllltown

Millville

MorrLs Plains

Morristown

Mountain Lakes..
Moinit Kphralni

N'eptwne .

N'eptune Townsliip.

.New .Mllford

N'ew Provldeniv... .

Newton

North Arlinpton

Norihn.ld..

North llaledon

-North Plalnneld .

North Wildwood

Oaklyn

«"»ei-;in r\',\

I'onii i
PI. PI
Pomptoii I-
Prlncvton..

40

laM.

I I. — .\iinihi'r of Pttlirv Dt'imrltiiftil Uniplttyves, Apr. 30, 1957, Citivs
H illt I'aitulalioii From 2,500 to ^J,0(M>— C'x>iitiiiue4l

City

Number
of police
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

City

Number
of i)ollcv
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

City

Number
of |)ollce
depart-
ment
eni-
ployei'S

NEW JERSBT-Con.
Prospect Park

3
40
12

6
31
17
20
37
14

4

5
33
18
11

31

12

27

28

21

18

5

42

2(1

2()

47

27

9

4

27

22

32

7

21

4

5

43

12

46

8

7

7

15

4

22

21

4

19

18
13

5
21

7
20

G
24
23
27
20
10

G

5
21
13

8

8
11

G

7
13

NEW YORK
Albion

G

in

2
4

3

30

11

27

4

4

22

3

14

5

2

6

8

7

3

43

2

2

27

25

1

10

7

10

IG

2

28

9

G

8

10

6

9

41

5

4

1

30

4

2

3

G

52

22

GO

2

29

42

27

28

4

7

5

2

7

4

13

2

15

10

15

2

2

3

21

5

23
8
13
14
21
13

NEW YORK-Con.
Kcnmore

29

Amity ville

Lake Placid

9

Attica

Lakcwood

2

Baldwinsville

Lane-aster

Larchniont

»

Ke<l Kaiik

Ballston Spa

22

Kiiiuefield

Batav'ia . . .

Le Rov

4

Riduefleld Park

Bath

Liberty

10

Beacon

Lindenhurst

17

Blasdcll

Little Falls

14

Hrockport . . ..

Liverpool..

4

Itoc'kuway

Itdselle

Hronxville . ..

Lonp Beach

45

Canajoharie

Lowville

3

Canandaigua

Lynbrook

47

Canastota

Lyons

G

Canistco. .

Malone

12

Canton

Malverne

21

Carthape

Mamaroneck

35

Catskill

Massena...

25

Cobleskill

MechanicvlUe

Medina

12

Cohoes

9

South Ainboy

CooperstowTi

Middletown.

3C

Corinth

.Mohawk

3

South Oraiipe

South Plaiiifield

Montict'llo

11

Cortland

Mount Kisco

IS

South River

Coxsackie

Mount Morris

Newark

2

Croton on Hudsoti

Dansville

14

Tenaflv . . .

New York Mills

North Pelham...

Northport

1

Totowa

I>epcw

IG

Dobhs Ferry

14

Dolpevillc

North Syracu.se

North Tarrytown

North Tonawanda —
Norwich

4

Dimkirk . . .

2D

East Aurora.--

42

W'aMwkk

East Rochester

East Syracuse

Ellenville . . .

14

Nyack

IS

Ogdensburg

19

W'ashinplon

Elmira Heights

Elmsford

Olean

35

W'eehawken

Oneida

18

West Caldwell

Endicott

Oneonta

17

West field

Fairport . . . .

Osslnlng

30

West Long Branch...

Oswepo

30

11

Wesiville

Floral Park

Palmyra

3

Fort Edward..

Patchopue

17

Fort Plain

Peekskill

35

Frankfort

Pelham Manor

Penn Yan

23

P'redonia .

8

Perry

3

Wooil Hnlce

Fulton

Plattshureh

30

PleasantviUe

15

NEW MEXICO

Port Chester

50

Port .IiTvis

13

(Hen Cove . .

Potsdam

10

C.lens Falls

Rensselaer

20

Helen

(lloversville

Rockville Centre

Rye

47

Carlsbad

(loshen

39

Oouvemeur .

Salamanca

11

Sanuiac Lake

10

DetninK

(Iranville

fJreon Island

Saratoga Springs

Saugerties

»

7

Oallup

Se-arsdale

54

llobhs

llanihurp

Scotia

11

Hamilton

Seneca Falls..

10

Las Vcpas City

Las \'egas Town

Hastings on Hudson..

Sidney

3

Silver Creek

5

Sloan

6

Ixjrdshurg

Ilitthland Falls

Homer...

15

Los Alamos

10

l/ovinplon

South (ilens Falls

Spring Valley

2

Hornell

12

Horseheads

Sprlngvllle

6

Hudson

SutTern

9

Hudson Falls

Tarrytown

25

Socorro

5

Truth or Couso-

Tonawanda

28

<|tiences

Tiickahoe

20

TiKiiinrari

Johnstown

Tupiwr Lake

7

41

Ttil

II illi i'ttpiiliitiuii t'ruin 2y5(M} t»t 25,UtlO — iU)iiliiiij«-«l

City

NEW YORK-Con.

\V-l.l.-n .
\V:ilt,)H.

\Va|i|>liii;«'rs Falls
\V iil>;l« ....
W !ir\v U-k
WatiiroTcl .

\\ :iti"rl<K»

Waf.rvll.t

Watklii.s «iU'il

Wavirlv

\V.'Ils\ill.-

Woslti.l.!.

Wr.st HiiMTvtraw

Ulilt.-liall

\Vtiit<s»Kjro
York\llI.'.

NORTH CAROUNA

\lioskic

\ llMTinarle

Ashi'f>oro .

Hoaiifort

Ifi'lliavon

Ki'lniont

H.^v^iiHT City

UtH)IU'

HrcvarJ

Miirlincton

raiiton

(^hajn! niU

<■■ hrrryvlUe

(MInton

Concord.

nr.iinT

Dunn

I'lliiiton.

Kh/.iU'ih City

Klkm

K.iriiiville

Kc.r. -I City

• i.i^i.mia

< ioMsUiro

Uniham

'ini-nvlllp

Ilainl.-t

II. ii^l.-rson

Mc'iiili'pionvnie

Mirkory

JacksonvllW

Klnr< Mountain

Kington

I^urlnhiin:

I>>ak!<\ llle

I.<"noir.

I^Mnpton
l.lnfi.lninn .

I.<H1!-I>IIII'
I.IIMil* Itl^ll.

Mr '..II.

\i\]e '..'..'.'.'.'.
kI City

Wilknhoro

1'Im:i.. nth.. ..'.!!.

li.-I.UMll,-

K..in..l>. n.ipids..

K -nn

8aJi*f>urj-

Sanford

Niinibor

of |K)llrt»

<lt'l>«rt-
nn>nt
oni-

jiloypfs

7
3
4
3

4 I
2 I

4 :

* I

^ \

l\

I

3
2
1

8 ;

21
17

4

3
10

5

4

5
52 I

9 <
15

5
13
31 i

14

i''

7

7

13 I
59 I
33

H

31

8
22
15
39
20
13
37
15

21

27
10

City

NORTH CAROLINA

(\)lltiMU<'<l

Scotland \«fk .
Sclniu .
Shelby
Slier CUv .
Smith ndd.
Southom Vines...
S|H'ncer. .
Spindale ..
Statesvllle..

Tarlwro

Thomasvllle..
Valflesp. .

Wadcshoro

Wake Forest
\Va.slilnctoii . .
Whilevill.'
Wllllainston. .
Wilson

NORTH DAKOTA

Bismarck -

Devils Ijike

Dickinson

(Irafton.

Jamestown

Mandan

MInot

Ruchy

ValleyCity

Wahpeton

Wllliston

OHIO

Ada

Amherst

Ashland

Ashtabula

Athens

Avon.

Avon Lake

Bamcsvllle

Bav

Bciford

Bellalre

Bellefontalnc

Bellevuc

Hen-a

Bexfc-y

Bowline CiTct'n

Brecksvlllo

Bri<li:e|K)rl

HpH.klvn.

Hr.M)k i'ark

Hryan....

HnWruS—

Cadi/.

Canihriilpe

CampUIl .
Cir.v

City

OHIO— Continuc<l

Delaware

I>lphot(

l^-nnison.

Dover

KiLstlake .

K:\sl LIveriMJol

Kast Valrsllne

Katon

Klmwixvl 1'lacc

FairlHirn •

Kairport llarlHJr

Kalrview I'ark

Findlay

Fostoria

Franklin
Fn'niont .

(iaiion .

(ialHixjlis

Oarfleld lluichts....

(leneva

Ciiranl .

Ciolf Manor .

(iran(lvl<>w Heights

(ininvlUe. .

{Jnrnlleld

(irtH-nhlUs

(Jnvnville

llleksvillc

llillslwo

Hubbard

Huron

I nde|N<ndenoe

Ironton

Jackson

Kent

Kenton

T<an castor

liO banon

1>vtonla

T^lneoln Heights

T.islion

I^oekland

Ixjpm

I^udonvillc

Louisville .

Lvndhurst

Maple Heiphts

Maricinont

Marietta .

.Martins Ferry

Marysvllle

.Mttumee

.Mavfleld Helirht«...

Mwllna

MiiunlsburB-.

Middleiwrt

MiiM-rva . .

.Minpo Junction

MontiK'ller

Motnit Healthy.. ..

Mount Venion..

\.ilN>l.-on
.\elsonv UK-
New Boston
Vrwhii'-vit 11. ,. : I~

i.hla.

i'.ilii'H

NuniIxT

of IHlllo-

depsirt-
menl
em-
ployees

3»
lA

iH-r l':»rk.
DvHann-

I- I «>akwo..l.

42

lahl*

II. — \iinihrr «>/ I'ttlirr Dr/mrl mm I liiitpUtyi'i's, Aftr. ,'l(K
\l itii I'ltpiiltilion hrinn 2,ii00 It} 2.t,000 — ( :oiiliiiii<-<|

I'/r,

a lies

city

OHIO— Continued

(ilH-rlin

Orrville

(*tl:iwa

Oxford

I'liiiu'sville

I'artim Heights

IVrryshurg..

P1(|IIU

POIIUTOV

Port Clinton

Ravenna

Reading

Rittman

Rocky River

Rossford

St. Bernard

St. Clalrsvllle

St. Marys

Salem

Sebrlng

.''hadyside

Shelbv -

Sidney

Sllverton

Solon.

South F;ucUd

Strongsville

Struthers

Tallniadge

Tlflin.

TlppCity

Toronto.

Troy

Uhrlchsville

University Heights...

Upper .\rllngton

UpiK>r Sandusky

Urhana

Van Wert

Wadsworth

Wiipakoneta

Warrensville Heights
Washington C. H....

Wauseon

Wellington

Wellston

Wellsville

West Carrollton

WeshTviUe

Westluke

Whitehall

WleklilTe

Wlllard..

Wllloughby

Wlllowick

Wilmington

Windham

Wooster

Wyoming

Xeiiia

■^'ellow Springs

Number
of polio-
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

OKLAHOMA

A<lii

Altus

-Mva

.\n:ulurko

.\rtlmore

Atoka

Bartlesvllle

HIackwell

Hristow

Broken Arrow.

("handler

Cheeotah

City

OKLAHOMA-Con.

Cherokee

Chlekasha

Claremore

Clinton

Cordell

Cushlng

Del City

Dewey

Drumright

Duncan

Durant

Kdmond

Klk City

Kl Reno

Kufaula

Frederick

Outhrie

Ouynion

Heuldton

Henryetta

Hobart

Iloldenville

HoUis

Hominy

Hugo

Idabel

Kingfisher

Konawa

Lindsay

Madill

Mangum

Marlow

Mc.\lester

Miami

Midwest City-
Nichols Hills. .

Xowata

Okemah..

Okmulgee

I'awhuska

Pawnee

Perry.

Picher.-

Ponca City

Poteau

Purcell

Sand Springs..

Sapulpa

Say re

Seminole

Shawnee

Stillwater ,

Sulphur

TahUxiuah

Tonkawa

Vinlta

Wagoner

Wallers

Watonga

Weatherford...

Wewoka ,

Woodward

Number
of polio-
depart-
nienl
em-
ployees

OREGON

Albany

.\shland

Astoria

Baker

Beaverton

Bend

Burns

Coos Bay

Co<iuille

Corvallis

Cottage Grove. .

City

NumlK-r

of I«>lltt'

depart-
ment
em-
ployees

OEEOON— Continued
Dallas

(,

Forest Orove

Grants Pass,

Gresham

Hermiston

Hillsboro

Hoo<l River...
Klamath Falls..

La Grande

Lake view

ir.

5

7
r.

:»2

III

t

I^>banon

McMinnville

i:i

Me<lford. .

3;t

Mllwaukle

4

N'ewberg

(\

3

North Bend

10

Nyssa

Ontario. .

:i

Oregon City

\r,

Oswego

IH

K

Redmond

S

Roseburg. .

211

St. Helens

11

Seaside

(t

1

L>)(

Sweet Home

tl

' The Dalles

in

Tillamook

t'l

a

PENNSYLVANIA

•2

Ambler

Am bridge

21

Apollo .

•>

.\rchbald

4

Arnold

12

3

Ashley

,">

.\spinwall

r>

Athens

4

10

2

Baden

4

Bangor

4

(t

Reaver Falls

24

Bedford

a

Bellefonte

r>

Bellevue

13

Bellwood

2

Bentlevvllle

2

Berwick

It

Bethel

14

Mlrdsboro

1

Blairsvllle

fi

Blakelv

4

Bloonisliurg

.■;

Bo vert own

3

Brackenrldge

3

25

Brentwood .

18

Bridgeville

n

Brbtol.

IS

Brockwav

2

Brmikville.

4

HrowiisvlUe

1(1

s

Butler

3i;

California

3

43

i'tii.i. 11.

city

PENNSYLVANIA -

t'oiitinui'l

CuiupHllI
Caiiun^liurK . .

CarbondaJe

Carlisle

Canipplo

Catitii- Shannon

Cata'i»ui|iui

ChainU'rsliurg

Charlerol

Cheltenham

Clalrton

Clarion .

Clarks Summit —

ClearfleM

CUfton Heights

Clymer.

CoatesvlUe

CollliiKdiile

Colun)bla

ConnelsvlUe

Conshohocken

Coplay

Contoiiolls

Corry

Cou<lersix)rt

Crcsjion

CurwcnsvHle

I Jalla-itown

nanvllle

I>arl>y

Derry

Dickson City

1 >ononi

Dorniont

Downlnctown

Doylestown

Dmviwl.iirs

I>U |{4ll«

ftuiinion-.

l>u<liie<nr

l»ury«'a.

East Ciineniaui-'h

East l.an'-'lowne . _

Eiijit MrKft-sjiort

EjL-t ritt^t'iirch . ...

Eji>t Siri)inl.*l>urf

Etien.'tliurK

Eddystone

EdiEcwoo)!

EdwanlsvUle

EllwU'th

ElUaN-thtow-n

EUwood City

EmnmiLo

Em|>orluni

Emsttorth

Ephrolu

Etna

Eieter.

Famll

Ford City. .

Forest City

Forest Illlb

Forty Fort

Fountain Mill

Frank lln .

Frre<lom . .

Free land

Free|>ort

HaUlttln....
Oettysbun;
O Irani V Hie
Oiassiwrt.. .
Olenolden
Oreencastie.

\iinihfr «»/ /'«»//'•■»• Ih-imrl iiii-nl /•,m/»/«»\ «'«'.s, i/tr. .HI, I'f.t',
II itii I'upululion t'ruin -,i(/0 to 23^000 — Cunliiiucd

(.71.

NumN-r
of iiolire
deiHirt-

meiit

em-
|iloye«'8

PENNSYLVANIA

(°<intinu)'d

(irwnshurK

• irivntrn'.

• in-ciu lUo

»!ro\e<'lty

Hiinihurv

Hanover

Hanover Twp

Hani-son Twp

Hall>oro

Hellertown

H(>lll<laysburg ...

Hi>nii->tfad

Honesilale

Huniint'lstown. ..

Hunlinedon

Indiiuiu

Inprara.

Irwin

Jeiumette

Jenkintown

Jermyn

Jerst-y Shore

Jim Thorpe

Kane

Kelihorst

Kcnnetl Square. .

Khij;st<»n

Kiitanning

Kulpniont

Kiitzlown

I.ans<lale

I.aiisildwne

l.an.-^fonl

l,arks\llle

IjitroN'

I.,jiun'I"lale

L»hinhlon

Lenioyne

l,e\vlsl'urg

l.fwi.-town

I.iiiiz

l.iiilfvinwn

I-«Kk Haven

l.u/frne

Mahaiioy City

Nlanl.i'irii

ManstleJM

Marfa>i Hook

.\la*ontown

M< A<liK)

McDonald

.McKc<"i Itocks ...

McjulvUle

Mcchanicsl'urp
M..ll\

. II

M

li. r-^

lie

M

M

llvaic

Muii..ii^' ili'l.i
M lI Montoiirvvtlli-

4 " M..if!-ull.'

i Muni. .11
2 I Mycr>t<)»ii

NumiMT
of |»ollc«-
ilepart-

nient

eni-
ployws

2H

2<'.

PENNSYLVANIA

( tiiiiniiit'd

Nanlicoke. .

Narlicrth

Nazareth

New Hrl^•hton. .
New Ciiniherhmd

.\c\v H<illan<l

N'orllianipton ..
.\<»ilh ('ata.siu<|ii:i.
North Kiist .
NorthiinilHTJaml

Oakniuiit

OilClty

Olvphant

Oxford

I'liinitTlon

Palmyra

I'iirkcslturg

I'attiin

I'm A^^'yl

fcrkasle

Fhillpslium

I'hoenixvilie

I'itc-airn

I'iilston

Mains

ricasant Hills

I'lvmoiith

I'olk

I'ortayc

Port .MIt'gany

Port Viie

I'oiistown

I'ollsville

I'rosiKM't I'ark

I'unvsiitawney. .

giiakcrtowD

Kankln

K.mI l.lon

H<'novo

Keynoldsvllle

Kld):v\ay

KoarinK Spring'. . .
Rochester...

Royersford

St. Clair

St. Marys

Sayre

Schii.vlklll Hav. n
S(.«>tMal<'. ..
.S'llnsKrove. . .
.<cwlckh'y. . ..
-■tril.T

Nun. I., i

of poller
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

■i.'' .xuniiMt mil
2 II Sunhury

44

'lalilr II. — .\iinihrr of I'ttlirv Ih-fxirl mm I i.iniilityvvs, Apr. ,W, /V.i
W /'// rnfiitlation From 2,500 to 25,000 — Continued

Cilii

City

Nunilirr
of poll(r
di-imrt-

tni-tit

oni-
pUivfcs

2

10
19
2
8
H
4
3
13
4
3

ir.
(i

4

43

2

8
f.

ir.

10

2
5
3

20
4

12

17
f.
3
0
7
1
3

13

7
4

7
3

2

K

ir.

2
4

II

13
1
31
It
ii
II
It
2(1
12
20
27

1(1
2(1
17
1
4
10

13

19
10
13

City

Number
of polUv
depart-
ment
em-
ployiH-s

City

Number
of pollc-e
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

PENNSYLVANIA-

('(ititiniicil

-usr|uehaiina

Swarthniori'

Swlssvalc

SOUTH CAROLIHA-

Contlnued

Clinton

Clover

Conwav

7
li>
13

r>

12

s

39

•(

19

20

33

18

15

4

9

0

18

18

13

4

12
20

Hi

33
4.5
7
3
33
4
9
4
8
5

27
4
G
3
4
7

19
4
3
9
3

18

13
3
3
3
4
.1

13
3
t

10

10
8
9

21

8

3.1
20
8
14
8
7
3

TENNESSEE -Con.

Dickson .....
Dversburg.

KlizatK'lliton

Krwln

Ktowah...

7
17
IS

5

Swovcrville

Darlinpton

4

'ruinafina

Denmark

Dillon

Favettevllle

9

g

Tavlor

Kasley

Gallatin

14

Tliroop

Florence

23

TItiisvllle

Fort Mill

Harriman

0

OafTnev

2

'1 ralTord

Oeorgefown

Humboldt

10

'rrirtlf Creek

flreenwood. .

Jefferson City

3

'I'vrone

Oreer

40

Iriion City

Ilartsville

Ilonea Path..

La Follette...

s

Lawrenceburg

9

Ipland

KinRStree...

9

Xandcrgrift

Lake Citv

Lenoir City

5

\'<'rona

Lancaster

I>ewisburg

10

Laurens

Lexington

Loudon...

Martin

4

Wavneshoro

Marion .

5

W'aviH'Sbiirp

McColi

6

X'.fatlit'riv . .

Mullins

Marvville

15

Wcllsboro

Mvrtle Reach ...

4

Wcslcvvillr

Newberrv

Mc.Minnville.

11

W (St riioslpr

Oranpeburg .-.

Milan

C

West Ilazlcton ..

Rock Hill

Millington

13

West Homostpad

Seneca

17

\\ Cst Mifflin

Sumnierville .

21

\\'('stinoiU

Sumter . .

\'ewf)ort

12

W est Xc'Wtori

Walhalla

Paris

14

WCst Hcadlnp- . .

Pulaski

8

West Vi(>w

Williamston

AVinnsboro -..

Riplev

5

West W'voniliij;

Ro<'kwood

7

West York

York . . .

South Pittsburg

Sparta .

4

U hitoliail...

SOUTH DAKOTA

7

W liltpoak

Springfield

14

Wijniordlng

Sweetwater

0

5

Wliidber

Belle Fourche

Union Citv

14

\\ iiiton . .

Brookings

9

W'yomlnR

W vomlsslHR

Canton

TEXAS
Alamo

Dead wood-.-

^'(■aflon. -

Hot Springs

^'(iiincwood

Huron

1

Zt'liciiopic

Lead

Alamo Heights

Alic<«

.\lpine .. .

12

14

RHODE ISLAND

Mriilison ...

3

Milli.iiik

.\iulrews

7

Mjtcliell

Aiipleton

3

Mrlstol..

.\Tison..

Aransas Pass .

2

Kiirrillvillc

13

Ci'iilral Falls

Hcdlifld

.\rlington

26

('iliii)iorlaiid

Athens

3

Kasi (Ircciiwlcli

Spcarfish .. .

.\tlantu

4

.lolinsloii .

Stiirpis

Ballinger

s

l.iricoli) ...

\'erinillion

2

\ortli I'rovldencc .

Watertown

Bay City

Bavtown

g

W'arron

Webster

27

WcstlTlV

Beeville

13

West Warwick

Yankton

Flellaire

20

TENNESSEE

Alcoa

Athens . . .
Belle Meade

Bristol

Brownsville

Helton

4

SOUTH CAROLINA

Big Spring

28

Monhani

12

AMicvill.'

Borper

10

Alk.-ii.

Bradv

7

A ndiMsoii

Breckenrldge

8

Anilri'ws ..

MatnlxTK

Brownfleld

Brownwood

Bryan

10
22

Kcaiiriirl.

Clarksvllle .

31

Mellon.

Cleveland

5

Mcrim'ltsvlllc .

Clinton

Canadian

2

Hishopvillc

Columbia... .

Canyon

Carrizo Springs

Carth:ige

4

Carndon

Cookevllle

2

Clieraw

Covington ..

5

Chester

Daytou

Center

4

45

■jilih- 11. — \timlnT of VttUfv Ih'imrlinvnt Kinplnyeen^ Apr. 30, 7957,
H »f/i Vitiuilalinn h'rnni 2,500 to 25JH>0 — < lout iniiid

C.ilu'

t'tty

of |)Oll(f 1
dl'lHU-t-

ment

em-

ployws

12
7
3

III '
4
,S
■i
it

T

2

24

3

."i

7 ■
3

10
18
29

4 ;

0 ,

2 '

8 i
.S 1

11 I
8
6 1

1 1
s 1
3

3 '
4

14
14

lit
1

5 I
2
«• i

12 :
1

11 '
34 1
21
17 1

1 1
3H i

f,
13

2
>>
20 1

2 1

^•< !

f,

10 '

4 1
2

2 1
A

.(

b>
l»

2"

H

i

\«

4

City

Nunilxr
of iiollii-
depart-
ment 1
em-
ployees 1

City

NunilM-r
of pollci'
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

TEXAS-rontinutsI

Chlldrws

Cisco

TEXAS— Continual

LoniivifW

Lufkin

38
22 1

2

1
27
17

3

8

4

•') i
71

10
»
9

8
11

3 !

3 i
12 1

3 '

2

3
29 :

lil

24 1
24 i
41
13

H
1 i

2.1 1
10
3 1

K

11

K

I
2

H

'■? '

3
2<".

2

S

2
211

^

24

n

ll"

2>
31

4

2:'

I'
».<
11
1"
It

13

4

TEXAS— Continue*]

White .'^.ttlement...

Winnsboro

Wlnt.rs

Yoakum

Yorktown

UTAH

.^miriean Fork
Bountiful.
Bripham.. .

13
1

Clarksvlllo...

riobumt'

Clevolanil

Lulinc

M.rfa

Marshall

0

4
1

Coloiiian

Mc.Ml.n

Collcpe Station

Colorado City

McCamcy

McCfri'por....

Colunilius .

Comanche

Mimphis

M.rt>.Hl,-5

7
4

Conimort*.

M,\ia

10

Corslraiia

Midland

Mini'ola
Min.ral \V. IN

Mission

Monahans. .
Mount I'lia.^ant
XacosdoclM'S

Cediir City

ll

Colulla

Cleiu-fi.1.1

4

HeNT

3

Dolliart

Helper

3

DtH-atur

I.ayton

I)t>l Rio

Lehi

4

Denlson.... ..........

I.opan

Midvale

11

Donton

WIcrland

i;

Donna

N'ew Boston

NfW Braunf«*l.« ...

Murray

7

Dublin

Nephi

3

Kaelf l^e

Nofona

Olmos Park

Orem

I'l

Payson

4

KiLstland

Olnt-y

Pleasant Orove

Pric»>

Richfield

3

Rdinburg

Oranpo

El Campo

EliTtra

Paducah

4

Palestine

Roy

3

Elpin

Pam|)a ._

St. Oeorpe..

4

KnnLs

Paris

South Opden

3

Pasadena

South Suit I-ake

Spanish Fork. .

*\

Floydad.i

Fort Stofktc»n

Pecos

.1

Perryfon

Pharr

S()rinpvill..

Tooele...
Vernal..

VERMONT

Barre

8

Pittsburjf

4

« Saint's ville

Oali-na Park

TMainvii'w

T'ort Lavaca..

Oarland

Quanah

OaU««ville

RanjriT

12

Ofoncptown

Raymond ville
Robstown . .

Ros«'nlH'rp .

RoUin

Rusk

San .\uKiistine

San Hrnito

Bennlnpton

10

niddinfs

Brattleboro

19

OliiiM'r

Essex Junction

Mlddlebury

a

(]ladowal«r

2

Montpeller

9

Newport

4

Orawl Prairip

Rutland

»

(Irwnville

San Marcos

St. Alt>ans ^^...

>t. Tctiiisi.ury.iT.

■' -#

V

«

Haltom

Si-niinole

;

Shamnx'k

Sherman

Silsb.v

Slaton

i

2

J

Hfn<liT!«oil. .

WUi.. -kl

VI80IHIA
.\blnpdon

f.

Smith ville..

HiTi'fonl

Highland Park

South Houston
Stamford
Stfphrnvillf -

Sulphur Sprlnps

SwM-t water

Talt

Tahok 1
Tavlnr

■I'. . L--;.

■ 1-

1 W. I iii.rtTjty PJaw.!
' Wharton

7

Irvinp

Vl'.,\i'r.i

*

Ifl

Jackwnvilli-

Ja.MM>r

Jt'lfvr*on

1 u'

a

8

s

Kanx-s City..

2^

ta

10

KtiK'^ly

1 i- lout Uuyul

4

K<'rniit

3

K-.vii..

K
K

K

I.... 1 >.k>..ii
1 .;:;• i
I. >!:,;. >>
I. ,1 ... r.r
I, , r..rr..

1.. \.;i.u»i

LitUrflfld

Livlnc5ton

7
10
13

7

M

12

in

8
22

la

' 'iahl

1(1

46

il)l«- It. — 'SiiinlxT of /'(»/(■<■«■ Ih'fHirl nifii I /•.'f»i/;/r>\«"fs, iftr. :Ut .
\\ ith I'nftiihit ion iriiin J.'tOO In J.l.OIH) — < Mnliiiued

I'f.'tT, (lit it's

City

Nuuiher
of police
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

City

Number
of iwllcc
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

City

WISCONSIN-Con.
I.<ake Geneva

Number
of |>olice
depart-
ment
em-
ployees

VIHOINIA— Con.

2(1
19
12
4
«
2'J
4
«
5
14

in

7
12

2
13

■ja

31
28
21
19
13
22
0

27
G

11

17
3
7

16
9
2
5
5
2
3
2

12
4
%
2
4

ir.
ir.

15

f.

9

2r.

IS

1(1

2(1
5
IS

in
fi

4
K

14
5

31
1

II
4
5
0

12
5

3S
8

27

WEST VIEOINIA

20
9
24

5
4

1
2

n

8
4
7

8
2

10
2
1

17
6
fi
8
4
3
5
2
4

13
3
9

21
3
1
2

28

2
12

4

12
14
14
17
C
4
4

12
4
17

4

23
8
8
2
4
5

111
I'.l

r>
n

3

8
4n

.I
in

3
4

4

7

Benw(M>(l

Lake Mills

3

lA'XillglOII

Bluefiel.l

Lanftister

4

l-iirav

nuckhannon

Chiirles Town

Chesapeake -.

Little Chute

3

Marinette

16

Martinsville

Marshfleld

19

Narrows

Chester

Mansion

4

Nortdii

Dunlcar

Mayvillc

4

Elkins

2

I'lihiskI

Follanshee

Menasha

23

K;i(Jf(.rd

Orafton

Menonionle

12

Kichlands

Hinton

Merrill

13

Salem

Kevser

Monona

.5

Saltvllle

Monroe

13

South Boston

Neenah

29

South Norfolk

Manning ton

N'eillsville

New Richmond

Oconomowoc

3

Marmet

4

Sullrilk

Martlnsburp

10

Oconto

4

Montponierv

Onalaska

Park Falls

2

4

Platttnille

6

W vthi'villo

New Martinsville

Nitre

Plymouth. .

h

Portme..

Port Washincton

Prairie Du Chicu

Reedsburg

11

Padcn City

7

WASHINGTON

Philippi

6

0

Richwood

Rhinelander. .

14

St. Albans

Rice Lake

10

South Charleston

Richland Center

7

7

River Falls

4

Hucklpy

War

Shawano

8

Sheboypan Falls

4

25

Chphalis

Weslover

South Milwaukee

Spartii

23

Chciiev

White Sulphur

Clarkston

5

Colfax

Williamson...

Stevens Point.

Stouphton

20

Colloee Place

WISCONSIN
AI|;onia

6

CoUille

Sturpeon Bay

9

Toinah

7

Tomahawk

4

AntiEo

Two Rivers

15

4

Watertown.. ..

17

Beaver Dam

Waukesha

47

Berlin

Waupacji

Waupun

5

Kelso

BUuk Kiver FaUs

Bloomer

7

West Bend

9

Kent

BurliuKton
Cedarhuru

West Milwaukee ....

Whiteflsli Bay

Whit<'water

Wisconsin Rapids . .

WYOMINQ

Buffalo

20

Kirklund . .

27

L<ms\i('w

Chippewa Falls

Clinton villa

Columbus

Cudahy

8

Moses I^ake

Mount Vernon

22

Oelavan

De Pere

7

Oodpevillo

Casper

.^1

Cody

Rlkhorn

Douplas

3

Rvansvllle

Fort Atkinson

Fox Point

Oreendale

Kvanston

5

(Ireen River

4

I,ander

4

I/aramie

15

Sedro Wool ley

Shi'lton.

Hartford

Ixjvell

2

Horicon

5

Powell

10

Hurley

Junesville

Rawlins

12

Riverton

12

Top|M>nlsh

Jefferson

Rock Springs

12

Kaukauna

Sheridan

15

WalLi Walk*

Kewaunee

Klniberly

Thermo|K>li3

Torrinptoa

^VaI>ato

6

Ladysmith

Worland

8

OflVnsrs CleanMl aii<l P<»rsoiis Arrrslcd

A count of major < rimes, a couiil of major iilmcs «"h>anM| l)v llic
niTcst of ail onCiMlcr, and a <"ounl of llic persons arrested in <-omiec-
tion with <learan((>s of major crimes are inchuled in this section.
The only indication of the volume of other than nnijor viohitions is
picsented throutrh airrest information since no provision is juade
tor coUeetinjj; offenses known and offenses ch'ared hy arrest for those
lesser cate<;ories.

For crimes of the major type, part I. ami of the lesser typo, part
II, fi<;ures are |)resentetl indicating the number of jx'rsons arrested
and releasetl without a formal <'har<;e havin<; boon file«l. For those
who are formally char»rcd. there is indicated the numlxM" found i;uilty
whether of the «rime as cjiarired or of a lesser offense.

These tiata are from a ma.xinHim of 1,846 cities with fewer cities
((•presented in some of the tables as stated in the headings.

Offenses Cleared by Arrest^ 1956

City police cleare<l by arrest about 3 of eadi 1 1 «rimes or 27.-3
percent in lOot). This was oidy slij^htly under the 10").') expeiienc*-
of 2S.4 percent.

The percentages of crimes against the person and crimes against
property cleared by arrest remained about the same as in prior years.
Over three-fonilhs of the crinies against the i)erson and almost one-
fourth of the property crimes were cleared by arrest. Percentages in
the indivi«lual crime categories remained about th»^ same as in piv-
vious years.

I'nder this system, the arrest of one individual may clear one or
several <rim«'s while the arrest of seveial persons may clear only
one crime.

(!riiin"«» A^ain^t ihe IVrson. For each 100 of these, police cleared
79 by arrest in H)")t). In the individual classes, police cleared by
arrest 92 of each 100 murders, S7 of each 100 negligent manslaughters,
77 of each 100 rap«'s, ami 78 of each H)() aggravate*! assaults.

OiiiK's A;.'aiiist Proprrly. I'olii'c cleare<l 24 out of each 100 of
these «rimes by arrest during 19.")(>. Although the clearances of
these crinies are proportionately less than the clearances of crimes
against the person, it s1k>u1«1 be noted that police cleared live and
one-half times as nniny property crimes as crimes against the person.

Clearances of robberies by arrest was high among the property
<Times with 42 of each 100 of these being clearetl by arrest. TIn'se
Wi're followed by tln' <learanc«' of 31 burglaries, 30 auto thefts and
20 otlur larcenies otit of each 100 crimes of each type.

(■J7)

48

OFFENSES CLEWED BY ARREST

OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

CALENDAR YEAR 1956

1.846 CITIES

65,292,929 POPULATION

NOT CLEARED

CLEARED

MURDER 91.9%

NEGLIGENT 87.2%
MANSLAUGHTER

RAPE 77.3%

^is.

AGGRAVATED 78.1%
ASSAULT

"^

4

^^M\

FBI CHANT

I'itiiirr .7.

40

Tiiltlr l.">. — ttfffiisfs Kiitnni. ('.Iriin-il h\ trrfsl, iiikI /'crsoiis i.7i<jrt;«'«/ (//</«/
/«»r /'ri».s«Tii /ion), t'f.'tO, hy l'f>inil<ili<ui i.rtnips, \tiniln-r I't-r KKt hiinnii

itfffltSl'S

IPupuliitlun liirurt'S from lUTiO (U>wi)iilal u-iuiuii]

rupulatlon pruup

TOTAL ORODPS 1-VI

I, Mil Pities; tolnl population,
«v.'i.jy.'.'.rJV:

Offenws known

Offenses rleared by trreat

Persons rharited

"iROl r I

;« fltli-s ov»r a.Vl.Otir): total popula-
iKiii. •.'«i.<»<i<i.-V<«i:

I ir'. : . t iKiwil

I 'I'. ! ■ . .■ .ircil by aiTPSt

l\ i.-uu.- I li.irtfi'il

4 lUii!. over 1 .(lOO.UOO; total popula-
tion. I\434,(>92:

OtTens«'!i known

OtTt'ns«'s clfaro*! by arrest

IVrson;: charv't'*!-

f' <itl.s. 7M.(RKt to l,(X)»t,0<lO; total
)-.|.iil,itiiin. .'.,100,291:

I >i1i n.^ < known

(.nl.ii.-^> tli'art'<l by an^'st

pj-n-ons (•harj;«'<l

Celtics, VMi,!!**! to T-'AOOO; total popu-
lation, 3. 4<i<i.M}»:

<)ITrn«'« known

oiT.iivs iltartMl by arrest

I . t-,.,1. . h trptHl

17 I 'o.VXi,n00; total ix)p-

1. jy9:

1 ,.. ..-. „,,»wn

Utfpa««'!; rl»^re<l by arri>t
Persons charged .

GROl P II

.S2 cities. 100.000 to iW.OOt); total \x>p-

11' •> " ■■'•r'^i:

iwn

ir«'<l by arrest

i - . ii.irKOd

GROrP III

l,r.. ,...,.. -....-oto IO),000; total pop-

I. TIKI:

■ >wn - - .

t ■-. - . .. an-<l by arrirtt

Persons cbarjred

• .HOtP IV

ID*' to .w,nnit: total |)o|>-

II. 11.";:

tit1i'n»«s rleaHHl by .im-^t
PerMJiLs channel

OROl p V

.M."i ritkw, lo.itnn to v>,ni»y mtM |mi|»-

GROIP %i
' - lO.nOO; total |-.|rtii

wn

< I . r -. . ..-.irwl by WTHt

I'l r^>ii« ( h.trtred

Criminal
homicide

Mur-
der.
noinK'K'
lli!i<nt
nian-
sluut! li-
ter

100.0
81.8
96.9

l<N). )l
Wl. 4
W.i

100.0
01.1
110. .5

100.0
92.0
91.3

100. 0
7fi.8

100. 0

NS.1

9S.3

101). 0
91.9
90. N

iiiao

94.3

•tr,. 7

100. 0

W. 2

.Man-
slaucl)-
t.r bv
net! li-
cence

100.0
87. a
88.4

100.0

te.7

8S.S

IINI. 0

hi.:,

SI. 4

100.0
88.4
107.8

100.0
80.6
119.4

too. 0
92.3

29.7

100. 0
79.1
02.1

100. 0
93.8
7.1.9

100.0
80.7
80.7

100.0
M».0

1*10. 0
B7 2

loao
«.a

M.2

Kaiw

100.0
77. J
76.5

KM). 0
7.1.7
72.2

100. 0
7.V7
72.1

100.0
7.1. 4
tVi.6

100. 0
77.3
97.8

100. 0
7.1.2
6.1.7

100.0
7fi.6
72.8

100.0
81.8
80.7

100. 0

Ml. A

91. .1

100. 0
N3.7
94.4

100.0
82.6

Kob-
h»'ry

100.0
41.8
40.8

1(H). 0
41.1
37.6

KNI. 0
43.7
34.3

100. 0
3«.0
44.1

IINl.O
42.7
.11. 1

llNI.O
37. .1
35.5

100. 0
42. 2
42! 8

100. 0
44. .1
.12.2

100. 0
44.6
.13.7

too. 0
46 1
.'*. 1

100.0
4Jk4
M.I

-^Kv'ra-
vat4d
a.ssault

100.0
78.1
66.8

100.0
7»V.O

la. 4

UKI.O
7.1.6
64.1

100. 0
79.6
.19. 7

100.0

77.8
tin. 6

100. 0
71.2
67.7

100.0
7.V.1
.13.6

100. 0
81.6
74.7

lUl. 0
K.V3

8.1.4

ll«). 0
h7. 6
89.2

lflil.0
SO. 6
93.0

Bur-
glary
l.r.ak-
Inir or
.ntir-

Inn

100.0
90.8

8i:o

UN). 0

31.7
18. .1

UN). 0
34>. 2
13.8

100.0

28.8
28.3

100. 0
2a8
24.3

KN). 0
26.7

17.8

KN). 0
27.7
19.7

100.0
28.5
21.1

loao

31.3
2.1.4

100. 0
30.4
ZV6

Kill. 0
3&.0
S2.7

Lar-
ceny-
th.-ft

100.0
80.2
14.8

UN). 0
22.6
1.1.4

1*K). 0
24. f.
12.7

100. 0
19.2
17.3

100.0
29.6
24.3

100. 0
19.3
14.5

100.0
17.8
12.9

100.0
16.8
14.0

ItMLO
I8lO
14.2

loao

18.6
14.4

100.0
24.4
19.2

50

OFFENSES CLEARED BY ARREST

OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

CALENDAR YEAR 1956

1.846 CITIES 65,292.929 POPULATION

NOT

CLEARED

CLEARED

i
1

(

ROBBERY

41.8%

BURGLARY

30.8%

LARCENY

20.2%

AUTO THEFT

29.9%

FBI CHART

iiuiirf t.

:)l

liilih- \<t. — \iiiiihrr nf itjfviisi-s Kiuntn, .\itiiihrr tiitti I'rrrtii Inuf i'.ltitntl h\
irrfst, I95t}, hy Hfititruphiv Divisitms

IPoptilatloD tlcuns from lU.'iO ilfci>niiial tviiMLsJ

Criminal honil-
cl<le

< ifOKrepblc division

Mur-
der.
nonncU'
llE»-nt
man-
slaugh-
ter

TOTAL. ALL DIVISIONS

l,.s46 c-lilf."^: total iMjimlatlun,
fV'...VJ,W.i:

Number of offenioa known I 3,240

Nurobri cleared by arrest j 2.979

Percentage cleared by arrest.. . - 91.9

~tatcs:
total

]>opulation,

- known..
. arrest. .
: l>y arrest.

iwpulatlon,

Niinil ■
I'croii'
MlddU» .Atlantic ^taU
4-11 olti.'s: total

-. ■■• r . r of olT«'n>ii's known..
'. . I'T clrarfd l>y arrest..
J ■ ■ :iMpi' clpare<l by arrt-st.
Ea.«t Norili Central Stat«'s:

4.''.') ritie.s; total |K>pulation,

1G.;.V..3J<1:

Number of ofTcnst-s known .

Nunilx'r cU-aro"! hy arrrst...

Prrc»"ntaci' clfanMl by arrest.

Weft North Central ."States:

197 I'itU >; total population,
- -i^i x,<,

• ■ r of olTens4's known
r cleared tiy arrest.
. , :.:.ipe cleared by arrest.
South .AtUiiiiic Slates: '

l>'>3 citii's; total (wpulation,
1^147,74.'):

NumlxT of ofTi iis«s known
Number clearid t>y arrest.
»'• '■••■ntape cloari'tl by arrest,
iitral .''tales:

total population,

.\unih«T of otTen>j'S known
NuniU-r cUiirol by arrest.
I'lTCi-ntaKe cleared by arrest.
Wi<l fknith Ci-ntrul Slates:

'.If, cUiir-: total |>opulatlon,

- known.
> lurest . .

I . ,.. ., .i. . ,. .,. .1 by arrest.
Mountain ."«tat«'5:
M

rlllixi;

total

pniHilatlon,

~ known..
. ! \ arrest . .
ii-d by arrest

toul

pnpuL'ttlon,

1 fH-.-|l

l;i|Cr t'"'-

1.-1 i-) utvSt.

S9
76

S.V4

.^4.^
91.0

S39

7S2
93.2

1-29
2n4
S9. 1

r>43
94.6

14S
143

9»16

43f,
383
t«.0

IW4

17«

03.3

Man-
slaii);!)-
ter by
nepll-
gence

2.269
1,974
87.2

182

161

88..%

44,'>

416

93.5

494
430
87.0

167
149

S9.2

315

307

97.5

74

fi7

90.5

229

IHI

79.0

fitl
A3

"••. 5

291

2ra

r*i 7

Ra|)e

9,583
7,411

n.8

400
367
91.8

3, 1S3

2.473

77.7

2,184
1.694
77.6

628
437

69.6

1.(I3S
Mil

N2. 9

171

140

8.V4

«42
49U
77.7

276

21H

79. U

I.IAI
716

Rob-
bery

S9,M4

16. M2

41.8

l,m()

.•ioa

48.3

9.439
4, 19.1
44.4

13,707
.V603
40.9

3, UV,
1,132

.3.1. H

3. ii«i2
1.781
49.4

915
340
37.2

2. 246
38.4

1,233

.■«7

41.2

4,197
1.619

.\pKra-
vate<l
lussault

46,757

44.349

78.1

i,aH>

l,tl40
79.0

1.1, IM

ii.aifi
7t;. s

111.(139
7f.. 3

2,985

2, 1.S7

72.3

13,726
Il,s»14

8»i4

1,M3
1,3.M
73.3

4.410

3.42.1

77.7

Hur-

Klary—
break-
ing or
entering

I.,ar-

ceny—

theft

283,492 798,472

87,459 161.469

30. 8 20. 2

Us .347

4, 0.16

2S. 4

lA. 47li

22. ti'M

:«. 1

1.1,672

20, .128

33.3

22, 749
.1.834

31.9.14

10.901

34. 1

H, 2«X

2, .193

31.4

29.267

8.295

28.3

941 Il,lh9

712 3.396

7.V 7 30. 6

42, 372

8,262

19.5

149.403

30.2III

20.2

19.1, .V>4

43,009

22.0

77, H>

14.118

18.3

K.1, .176

20.919

24.4

17,479

3.719

21.3

7I\3.16

111,164

23.0

39,8.18

6.3.14

15.9

130,616

, 18.723

IIS

30, MW
34.5

' Inriudrs the Dbtrtct of Columhhi.

52

'I'ahli's 17 Mild !'.♦ show the riuiiilx'i' ol pcisons cliiii-'^cd in 1!»")() as
reported hy 1,^40 cities. 'I'liese figures are from the same cities
re|)resento(l in tables 15 and 10.

'i'ahle 18 shows the niimhei' of persons c!iarp:ed for traffic violations,
as reported hy 1,081 cities.

The mimher of persons charged is shown in the raw figures as
reported and also in terms of the number of persons charged for each
1 ()(),()()() iidiahitiints in the reporting cities.

In tables 17 and 18 arrangement of the data is by cities grouped
according to size. Except for traffic (table IS), cities with a popula-
ti(Mi iVoni lot), 000 to 250.000 rej)orte(l the most persons charged per
100,000 iidiabitants. The smallest number of peisons charged per
100,000 inhabitants was rei)orted by the group of cities that have
from 10,000 to 25.000 population.

Not only does the numlx^r of persons charged pi'r 100,000 inhabitants
vary among the cities, as shown when they are grouped by size as
reflected in table 17, but also when the information for these same
cities is arranged by the geographical areas contained in table 19.

In counting i)ei-sons chai'ged under this system, one person chargi'd
is counted for each individual even though in some instances more
than one charge may be placed against the same iiidi\ i(bial.

Foi- example, a person may be arrested for l)urglary and two
chaiges brought against him for the one offense. It is the piactice
in some jurisdictions to charge a person with uidawful entry that
occui-red in the commission of an offense of burglary and also to
|)lace a second charge for the property stolen aftcM' entry to the building
was made. Kven with such multiple charges, only one person charged
is counted on the rei)orting forms under this system. In other woi'ds,
the count is of i)ersons and not of charges.

.53

Tillilf IT. — /'«T>«i;is < .7i«iri.'«'</ (llflil Jor l'ri>>-r<ii I itm). I'/.'tti, <i// Ojji-iisf^ i'.xffpl
TrnJJiv, .\iiinlnr mul linlr I'vr liHIJHMI hihtihilnii Is, hy I'lt/nilul iint f.°r«iii/>.H

|rii|Miliiliiiii litiiiri's from I*,i.'i4) ilcci'iiiital n-iiMisl

Olleiw* cliarK»'<l

ORAND TOTAL

Xair per 100,000

(^riiiiiiial liiiiiiiriiliv

(a) Muriler :iii<l iiniinoKli-
gent iii:iii-liiii^'htt>r:
Niiiiilier of persons

<'>iai^'p<l

Hale 1*1 l(«l,llt)0

(h) Man>laut:liier by iieK-
lipnii'e:
Nil III her of persons

ih«rj:e<l

Kale iier KKI.CXKI

Ro»>»*r.v:

.\ iim her i >f i >or-i< iiis charReil .

Kale i>er lOn.OiN)

Apj:in^:i'e<l iissaull:

N inn Jier of |iersonscharire<L

Kale i>er I(»,000

other assault'^:

N inn tier i if |iersoii.s charpe'l.

Kale Iter I0«),0<)0

Burglary— hreakiiiK or enler-
ini::
N umher of iierson.s rharseil.

Kate jier Kn.OUO

Larceny— I hefl:

N iiniher of |iersonsrharge<l.

Kate i>er lon.noo

Auto theft:

N uni fwr of ivrsDiis eharpe*!.

Kate i>er lOO.tXlO

Eintiez/leiiieiit ami fiaiiM:

N iiniher of jtersons charpe*!.

Kat<> i>er IKl.UKt

Stolen pfoi^rty; l>iiyinf!, re-
.. :•. i)C. I" -.■-- lii::

\n::J -T ■ '. \- r ■■.Ti«-i-hari»«l.

l; ,•<• I* r lMi.i«o_ .

Forcer) an'l coiiiiu-rfeitinft:
\ uin t>er I 'f [ler-ons c'haree<l.

Kate |>er li«).i««»

RaK

N uin tier of (lersnns char(ce<l.

Kate im lOO.ont)..

^ro^tttlltion an<i coninierrial-
izMl vi«"e:

\ii!:,U r "fi>er>on>ii-httrce<l.

• 1.000

8« ■■ >'-e|»l rai>e an«l

1

rhariteil.

Nj

\u::.U; : ■.•.h|.

K.itf (<-r li ■
\ViM|...ii>; c .irr ■■ iji;,

eti :

N u m > ler of I leru in s f^arfE«<l .

Kate |ier liD.Ono

()tTen.>«« aira!n«t biniily nn<i
children:

.N'umlier of i^rT^ons rh«ri;e<l .

Kate |*r l(X).000

I.i<|ii<ir laws:

\un I'.r . f i«-r-'.|i-i liartte*!.

Dr

...|

KjU 1*1 lUi.uu.'.

TOTAL

Oroiip I

nroupll

(•roup III

nroup IV

nroiip V

(iroiip VI

1 .Mf.
.III.s.
total

IHtpilll^

lion,
iwl, 292. VA>

XJcltlis

o\fr
'ri4I.IMlO;
|H>|iiila-

tlon.
2». \m, .Vjo

.'.2 III lis.

lINI.IXIOto

2.'iii.iiiMi:

IMipiila-

tion,
7.4«2,.'>41

102 cllli'S.

.'iii.niiii to
lim.niNi:
popiila-

lloli.
7.1«l,7i«i

H19 fit lis.

i'i.imo to

.'lO.INIII;

IHipiila-

llon,
7.li',KI,4l.'.

.'.45 cltl.-s,
lo.niNMo

IMipiiht-
tlon.

H,3s«l,7W

915rlll<-s
iimlcr
lo.nnii:

IMipiila-
llon.

.'1,131.944

3.000.799
4»95.9

1,435.086
4783.7

417.477
5571.9

335, 281
4662. 1

291.688
4113.8

304.946
3636.0

216. 321
4215. 2

3.126
4.8

3.'i7
4.8

2'.)0
4.0

240
3.4

lU'i
2.3

'.HI

1.9

1.86d

2.9

3.2

283
3.8

201

2.8

I79

NO
1.7

1.9

16.140
24.7

10, '.t«i
3ti. 7

l.t«,s
21. «

1.210
lil.S

1.01)0
14.1

901
10.8

.392
7. <■

37.939
58.1

22. 7sO
7.'i. 'J

3. .S«i8
.'.1.6

.3,910
.'►4.4

2, !«}
40.9

2.975

1, :-iu
I".*. 3

102.002
156.2

41. •123

i;w.7

17.ai2
227. «

l.3.2.'.9
1M.4

12.202
172.1

11.46*}
136. 7

6.4011
124.7

59.559
91.2

2»;, .V,<J
88.fi

7. 8.V1
104.9

6, 3.s".t

88.8

<s792
95.8

7,1.39
85.1

4.814
9:{.H

118.768
181.9

.M. rm

172.0

14, .'rf;«)

i!a.fi

13.884
1!.3. 1

14.a'i7
19S.3

14,7S«J
176.3

9.m4

19.3.8

38.307
58.7

l'.».!M7

4. 2:17

.')«. .'1

3, 8.-,2
rci. 6

3.739
.'i2. 7

4.023
48.0

2,.'<)9
4**. 9

18,914
29.0

8.089
27.0

3. 491
4»i. «

2.217

Ml H

32. .'.

1.859
22.2

ri2
lK.6

7.607
11.7

.%0I9
1*5. 7

rm

H.0

406

.'1.6

.'«8
8.4

557
6.6

424

H.3

12. 717
19.5

lrt.0

I.IUIO
22.2

l,.^77

21.9

1,672
23.6

1.904
22.7

1.096
21.4

7.399
11.9

4, .M.S
15.2

722
9.6

61.1
8.6

529

6.8

349

23.156
35.5

I.S.UII
.VI. 0

4.4«!»
»«.0

1,0H7
1.-..3

Mil

12.H

578

a9

3.1

31.406
48.1

I.\.3W7
.'■1.3

ft.2S»»
h3.9

2,9nh
41.3

3.2i«
46. 1

2.365
28.2

1,122
21.9

16.621

2J.5

n,»7K
4A.A

947
I2.A

••.73
9.4

441

'-..2

462

5.5

120
Z3

93.391

35.7

11,818
3U.4

3,.VW
47.6

2.3IU
32.0

2.574
30.3

1.814
21. «

1,244
24.2

33.170
50.9

U. l.'M
47.2

4,4nit

.V.A

4,7W»

3,Mrt
55.8

3.973
47.4

l,8£1

56.433
86.4

I7,3NS
.'A.0

\343
III.4

7,f*«

lon.«

8.913
I2.V7

8.003
90.1

&043
117.8

159.859
235 6

3\f3S

I»».8

3K4&7
379. H

IV. 176

2M.H

IV,4A5
274. S

300.2

22.441
437.3

54

lalili- IT. — /'rr>(»/i> ('liur:^rtl (llfhl for l'rtt>r<ii t iim), I'f.yO, nil (Pfffitsrs ICxvvpt
'rrufjir. .\iimlnT ami Hnli- I'rr KKtJXU) hihiihi laiils. hy Popiihtlion iprmifn* —
( !<>nliiiiii-<l

(Popiilntloii flpuri-s from 19.5(1 ilect-iinlal f«'tisu.s|

TOTAL

Group I

nroupll

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Group VI

Ofli'HsecharRod

1.S46
cities,
total
|)opula-
tion,
6.5, 292, 929

33 cities

over
2.5<),0<K);
Itopula-

tlon,
29, 999. .530

.52 cities.
100,(100 to
2.50,0<KI;
popula-
tion.
7,492,.541

102 cities,
.50,000 to

1(HI,(NNI:

popula-
tion,
7,191,700

199 cities,
a5,(K)0 to
,50,(¥I0:

Itopula-

tion,
7,090.415

.545 cities,
10,000 to
2.5.(K«l;
|>opulu-

tion,
8,380.790

915 cities
under
10,000;

iwpula-
tlon.

5,131.944

Disitflcrly conilticl:

Niitnticriif iiersonschartted.

KillC IKT l(KI.(KJ(J

337. 857
517.4

1,266.531
1939. 8

118.883
182.1

107. 048
164.0

408. 248
625.3

17.5.890
.580.3

562. 0.50
1873. 5

.58.518
195. 1

84,409
281.4

228. 0.58
760.2

3.5.9.59
479.9

192, 633
2.571.0

21,839
291.5

10, 248
136.8

43.9.53
586.6

3.5, 786
497.6

1.57,6.53
2192. 2

12,077
167.9

4,650
64.7

38,614
536.9

27,999
394.9

130,027
18:J3.8

10. 2.55
144.6

3,976
.56.1

3.3, 688
475.1

33, 435
398.7

129.021
1538.4

10.514
12.5.4

2. .574
30.7

39. 952
476.4

28,788
561.0

Driinkcniu'ss.

i\ mil h««r of i)ers«ns charged.
Hate per I(K),0(JO

95. 147
ia54.0

VaKTiuity;

NumlHTofpersonscharged.
Kate Iter 100,000

.5. 680
110.7

Oanililinn:

Number of [tersons charged.
Rate |>er 10O.(H)0

1,191
23.2

All (it her olTense^:

N u 111 1 ler of pel sons charged .
Hate Iter 100,000

23,983
467.3

O.)

Tahl*' in. — I'lrsDiis Cliiiruiil (lltUI fur /'r«>s«« n /uin). 'I'riijjir I liilntinils, I'.xitpt
Driiiii'j H liilf lultixitnlvtl, I'K'ytt; .\tiinlnT ami Hiitr I't-r l(M>JH}0 liiluiftiltinlH,

li'iiimliiliiiii IlKUres from li«.'i() tld-etiiiiul i«i)su8]

TOTAI

Group 1

Groiiitll

Group 111 Group IV

Group V

Group VI

l.«Wl

2N(ili<>8

43 citlcii.

75 rlllffl.

l.M) citl.'s,

.ViO rlll.fi.

4ni(itU's

OJToiiM' «'liurt:i'<l

rlll.s;

OVtT

KNMMNIIo

.VI.UM) to

i'l.UXl to

lO.liiitl to

iiiKJcr

total

IMMKIO;

2.MI.INIII:

lim.dlNI;

H),i»*K

•ir>,i**);

lo.uai;

|)0|)ula-

|M)tlUlU-

IKipiila-

|Ki|)lll;i-

|H)|iiila-

|HI|IUlU-

|K)|tll|lV-

tlon.

tlon.

tion.

tinii.

lioii.

tion.

tloii.

!il.7.V),724

ai. r,\n. 2tt3

fi, 127,01)2

.S,177.Wv3

.'..(..■a.3I3

.S.C.70,2.S3

2,.'>27.W«»

Hitail nml lirivinK laws:

N uin l>er of |>ers<ins charged .

4.588.87a

Z821..VW

.•i7.\32fl

3«.\8fi«I

372.303

323,376

130,43.1

H lit- iK-r IIXUKIO

8,867.3

10. >tnu. 7

U. SMI. 1>

7, {M].\ 9

(!, .'jvi. n .

.'.. 70:l. 0

.'.,1.19.8

. rkiii^' \ iiil.itiiiiis'

\iiiiil*r i>f iKMsonsrharRe*!

17,876.612

fi,.«s.l-w 2.fi:«..'il8

2,17«.23S

2, ftl9. 32«

2.t«24.42:i

1,132.9.11

Kiite i«T h«).(i(«)

' "ihertrdJIuaii'l iimlor veliicle

1. .«■■.! ■

34. MS. 7

23. sa2. 8

4:1,014.2

42,029..';

47,217.0

.'.l,.'i74.8

44,818.1

N'uiiili^riif iNTioDiii'hargeti.

1,016.558

4«0.2«e

1«4,.S75

W,3.12

102. 329

12fi.7.W

47. 2M

Knie JUT l»<J.()»il

1.964.3

I.M3.5

2, fiWl. 0

1,648.4

1.810.1

2, 23.1. .5

1, S70. .1

.")(!

IV, CO

ii ^ fl — •

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S^

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7,_-

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58

PERSONS FOUND GUILTY

(PERCENT OF PERSONS CHURGEO-PART I OFFENSES)

CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

CALENDAR YEAR 1956

211 CITIES OVER 25,000 TOTAL POPULATION 25,003,768

MURDER

59.9%

1,340 CHARGED

NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER

41.2%

797 CHARGED

RAPE

61.3%

2,434 CHARGED

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

52.1%

14,1M CHARGED

FBI CHART

59

Persons Foniul Guilty ., 1956

Most persons cliiirjiod hy police arc found jrnilly, iirconlinj; to
jiviiilahli' infoinijilion. In 211 <ities willi over 2'), ()()() inliahilanls
(liirinji: lOf)!), 7 of cadi 10 prisons char^^cd \)\ cily police were found
{guilty.

Tlic pciceiilaiic of piTsons found jiuilty lose slij,'litly in 10.'j<j ulicn
(■(•). 1 pcn-enl of I lie persons <har«2;cd hy police with part 1 (nuijor)
crinu's were found iruilty as contrasted willi ordy (IT. 7 percent found
jruilty in the precedinj^ year, 1955.

The data for 1950 are from the reports of 211 cities with more than
25, ()()() inhal)itants represent inj; a total population of 25,()0;i,7(lS.
For the part I classes of ollenses, table 20 presents the number of
offi'uses known, tlu' nund)er of offenses eleare<l by arrest, the number
of peiNons char<red and tlu' ninnber of such persons found i^uilty.

An analysis in table 20 of the persons found {jcuilty shows the number
foun<l <ruilty as charfjed and the number found guilty of some lesser
offense.

The same 211 cities are re|)i('sented in tables 20 and 21. Table 21
shows the number of pei-sons charjred for the part II classes of offenses,
ihe number of persons found jruilty as charged and the number of
|)ersons foun<l guilty of a lesser offense. The number of offenses
known for the part II classes of offenses is not compiled under this
system.

Table 20 iiulicates that for every 100 crimes, i)olice cleared 27 by
airest and chargefl 19 persons. Of the 19 persons charged, 13 were
foun<l guilty. This demonstrates clearly that arrest data alone can
give little indication of the amount of crime that is occurring.

The following are ap|)ro\imations of the ratios of offenses to convic-
tions: For the part I classes there was 1 conviction for each S offenses.
In the individual classes, there was 1 convi<tion for each 2 murders,
3 negligent manslaughters, 3 rapes, 4 robberies, 4 aggravated assaults,
7 i)urglaries, 7 auto thefts, ami 10 larcenies.

For violations in the j)arl 11 classes, the ratio of offenses to convic-
tions is not available. For all part II cla.sses, 7 of each 10 persons
charged by city police were found guilty and this is the same ratio
:!s noted abov«' for tin* part I classifications.

For all classifications under this systi'in. the highest percentage of
ron\ictions was obtained in "driving whih' intoxicated" cas«>s while
the lowest percentaige of convictions occurred in "lU'gligent man-
slaughter" cases. About 41 pen-ent of the persons chargeil in the
latter cati'gory were fouiul guilty whih* almost S7 percent of those
<harg«'d with driving while iiito\i<!ii«'d were foun<l guilty.

60

PERSONS FOUND GUILTY

(PERCENT OE PERSONS CHARCED-PART 1 OFEENSES)

CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

CALENDAR YEAR 1956

211 CITIES OVER 25,000 TOTAL POPULATION 25,003,768

ROBBERY

MIS CHAMEB

\

BURG

.ARY

72.1%

21^13 CHARGEO

LARCI

:ny

74.5%

45,2S9 CMARCEO

3l

AUTO

THEFT

/.%

63.9%

14,471 CHAKiiEO

"if

i

FBI (

:HAirT

Ki^

t'ijitirv 6.

61

'I":il»l<- 20. — Ojffnsrs Kmnvii, Clvnrvd hy .irrt'sl, itinl \iimhrr ttf Prrsoiis Ftniiitl
i^iiillY. /V.T6,- 211 Citifn itvvr 25JMtO in I'ninilatitm

tTutiil iMtpululioii 2A,003,7W bosi'd on IMO ditviinial wnaus]

Offense (Part I classes)

TOTAL

Criminikl homlcWlt-:

(lO MiinltTund iiuiinoKli-

Ki'Mt IIIilll.slilUfEbUT.

(b) Miii)sliiii)!litor by nog-

liKfiice

Raw

Koi.Ury

Appniviito*! nssitiilt

Hiirvlary— brwiklnjt or enter-

Inp

L.irrttiy— thoft (except auto

UiWt)

Aut« theft

Numl>er of offenses

Known
U> the
IM>IJce

i58. Ml

1.432

1.017

3.979

21.370

2«i,622

112,461

326,951
6i729

rieare.1
by iirrr;;!

iM.ftei

1,328

8.M
S, 002

8. r.7:<

20. .'i92

33. 377

64. .371
10.3A4

Number of persons

Charc.d

(held fur

pro seen-

tiun)

10«,70e

1.340

7ft7
2. 434
(5.91.5
14. IM)

21.313

4.V289
14.471

Found (lullty

Total
Ruilty

73.719

803

310
1.491
.^386
7.385

l.\343

3.3.754
9.241

OfTiiiS4'
chiirRt'd

64,411

616

2.W
1.0.')9
4.235
5.261

12,879

31.841
a 26.')

Lessor
offcnw

9,308

187

f.l
432

1. 151

2. 124

2,464

1.913
976

riTocnt-

;ll'c fiilllld

Viiilly

69.1

59.9

41.2

61.3
77. '.)
52.1

7^0

74. .'.
63.9

02

PERSONS FOUND GUILTY

(PERCENT OF PERSONS CHARGED-PART II OFFENSES)

CALENDAR YEAR 1956

211 CITIES OVER 25.000 TOTAL POPULATION 25,003,768

OTHER ASSAULTS

FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

VBEZZLEMENT AND FRAUD

57.6%|

77.6%|
669%|

STOLEN PROPERTY;
BUYING, RECEIVING. ETC.

57.8%|

,',EAPONS; CARRYING. POSSESSING, ETC

^EX OFFENSES (INCLUDING PROSTI-
TUTION AND COMMERCIALIZED VICE)

OFFENSES AGAINST
FAMILY AND CHILDREN

•.ARCOTIC DRUG LAWS

LIQUOR LAWS

DRUNKENNESS; DISORDERLY
CONDUCT; VAGRANCY

GAMBLING

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED

TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS

ALL OTHER OFFENSES

FBI CHART

I'iiinre 7.

()3

Tahh- 21. — \iiinh<-r of I'rrsttns C.hariU'il (lliUI l\tr l'rn>r< u ll,ni) ami \unilnr
Ftntiul t^nilly, I'/.itt; 211 i'.ilns Our 2.'},l>0() in l'n{nilnlnni

(TotHl |H>|iu)ati<)n 2'>,00:<.7(>S bit.>«<l on Iti'iO ilr(«niiial i'Ciimik]

Offense (I'Hrt II cla"is*s)

TOTAL

OtluT llSSllllllS

Koriiery ami coiinterfellintj-

KnilK>//k'nu'iit mill fraiiil

StoU'ii pmiHTly: biiyiiin. rereivirn;, elc... .
WeaiHuis; carryint:. |Mis,«*,ssin|{, etc

Sei offenses (inclinlini; i>rostitution and i^oin-

nierriali/eil vii*)

Offcns«'s acainsl family and children .

Nan'Dtic ilrui; laws

I.ii|in>r laws

Orunkenness: disorderly conduct; vaiirancy.

< !:lllll)lill|;. - .-.-..
DriviiiK while inl<>xicate<l..
TrartU- and motor vehicle laws.. .
\11 other offenses..

Niinibcr "f iiersons chnrKcd (held for
prostH'iition)

TOTAL
CHARGED

11.447,937

«.27l
i. I'M
St. 7 10
2. IM
«,077

2.'>. 4h7

l.\410

■S fl.SS

21,7.12

70(1, 38«

Mi, 4fifi

:>\. 17(>

10. los. Ml

114,747

Found ituilty

TOTAI
GDILTY

8,001,188

24. <JS5
X 2.V3
fi,.M.1
1,222
(1,709

18. I7«
It, 212
4,2tlO

16, 973

.M2,2:.7

20, 1117

41, 4>«f.

, 2fi(t, sT'.t

<'ffrnso
charKcd

7,953.076

2:1, 9.53
2.H91
rt, 119
I, IH2
•1, 402

17. .'<)«
H.9()9
4,177

16,4.1S

.110. h:^

20,091

41. IWi

,222.314

70, \^-i

l4»s,ser
offense

49. 113

9KJ
3(12
3<lf.
<N)
307

3«;{
113
.'.15

l.(V.(9

ion

3, MM)

3.H, .v.."!

1.G99

I'rrccnt-

a»!('

foiind

I'lnli V

«» 9

lifl. 9
.17. H

73.9

71.3

.Ml. H

72.0
7K.0

72. .1
»Wl. 3
Hfi. 9

fflt, H

(•.2. »

l'*'isitns RvU'asetl — .\o/ llflil for Prt>scriitiiHi, 1956

111 :i(l(litioii to listing inloinuilioii roncorniiij; tlu' nnnilxT of |)oi'sons
cliiirp'd, city police also tabulate separately the nuinber of persons
Mirested or cited for various violations hut who are released prior to
lilin^ of a formal char«;e.

hiforniation eoiiceriiin<r persons released does not include persons
who are charged hut who are found "not iruilly" or whose charsxe is
di>^inissed for some reason.

'Pablo 22 consists of information from 1,02.5 cities with a total
|)o|iulati<ui of :i9, 000,472 showin<x the number of persons arrested for
violations that occurred within tin* reportinix jurisdictions but who
were released without a formal char<;e havinjr been filetl ajrainst them.
.Simihir infornnif ion for the trafiic catej;ories other than drivin<r while
intoxicated is available f<«i- i". i '. .iii.v :md i^ ixi^ininl in inblc 2.S.

G4

Taldi- 22. — /'«rs(.fis Kthasnl Hlllnnit Itrirm 1 1, hi for l'r,,srrii f ioii . I'f'tft: ill
(fljrnsfs lixiritt I'rujjn-, .\iiniln'r iintl Kiili- I't-r KKtJKXt liilnthiluni s, hy
I'lt/iii hi I l(Hi f.'ri»(//».s

|l'o|iiihitii>n flKurc's from lUM) dfcvnnlal ci-nsus)

TOTAL

Oroup

Oroup

Group

Oroup

Group

Oroup

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1.02.5

20 cities

26 cities.

73 cities.

129 cities.

313 Cities.

4.58 Cities

Offense charged

cities;

over

IOO,(KM)to

.50,000 to

25.000 to

10.000 to

under

total

2.S0,(KKI;

2.'.0.(KKI:

100,(K)ll;

,50.(KK):

25.000;

10.0(10;

|M)pula-

popula-

popula-

popula-

|>opula-

popula-

(joiiula-

tion

tion.

tion.

tion.

tlon.

tion.

tlon.

39.090,472

18,807.537

3.659,082

5.107.292

4.662.858

4,727.902

2,065.801

GRAND TOTAL..

264. 601

118.525

40.662

22.430

28.128

28.199

26.657

RATE PER 100.000

666.7

630.2

1,111.3

434.1

603.2

596.4

1.000.0

(ritiiirKil lioriii(i<ie:

(a) Murder ami nonneuli-

Kent riianslaiiulilpr:

Number of persons re-

leased .

262

IMi

12

38

21

23

15

Hate per KKJ.CMX)

.7

.S

.:i

.7

.5

.5

.0

(1)) Manslaughter by negli-

gence:

Number of persons re-

leased

120

24

8

43

24

8

13

Hate per 100.000..

.3

.1

. 2

.K

.5

.2

.5

Robbery:

Number of riersons released.

2,393

1,393

371

17(1

1H5

210

64

Hate per 100.000

6.0

7.4

10. 1

3.3

4.0

4.4

2.4

.\ggravaled n.ssault:

Number of i)ersons released.

2.304

1.202

4:u

192

191

2-22

66

Hate iier 100,(K)0

5.8

6.4

11.8

3.7

4. 1

4.7

2.5

C)ther a-ssaults:

Number of persons relea.'^ed.

5,590

2,603

785

208

.592

881

.521

Hate per 1(K),(MK)

14.1

y.i.H

21.5

4.0

12.7

18.6

19.5

Hiirglary, breaking or entering:

Number of persons released.

6.672

2,324

784

,526

954

1.324

760

Hate per 100,000

16.8

12. 4

21.4

10.2

20.5

28.0

28.5

Larc-eny, theft:

Number of persons released.

14.731

,5, 349

1,798

827

2.224

3.032

1,501

Hate per 100,000

37.1

28.4

49.1

16.0

47.7

64.1

56.3

Auto theft:

Number of persons released.

2,972

9.W

320

206

585

5.59

292

Hate per 1(H).(XM)

7.6

.1.1

S. 7

5.1

12.5

ll.S

11.0

Embezzlement and fraud:

Number of persons relea.sed.

1,127

.119

124

55

159

1,53

117

Hale per 100.000. . .

2.8

2.8

:«. 4

1. 1

3.4

3.2

4.4

Stolen i)roperty: buying, re-

ceiving, possessing:

Number of persons released.

448

136

62

17

84

93

56

Hale per HH).(KK).

1.1

•"

1.7

.3

1.8

2.0

2. 1

Forgery and counterfeiting:

Number of i)ersons released.

902

ISO

95

101

180

211

135

Hate per 100,000

2.3
580

111
239

2.6

82

2.0
44

3.9
46

4.5
111

5. 1

Hape:

Number of persons released.

58

Hate per KKI.OOO

1.5

1.3

2.2

.9

1.0

2.3

2.2

I'roslitution and commercial-

ize! 1 vice:

Number of persons released.

3,398

2, 99.".

164

12

77

65

85

Hate per 1(H),(KH)

8.6

l.l.O

4.5

.2

1.7

1.4

3.2

Sex olTense-s (except rape and

prostitution):

N u m ber of persons released .

1.216

332

146

SO

251

2S8

113

Hale per 1(K),(HK1

3.1

l.N

4.0

1.7

5.4

6. 1

4.2

Narcotic ilrug laws:

Number of persons relea.Hed.

935

,'•.26

IM

80

32

8:1

33

Hate per IIM1,(MMI

2.4

2.8

4.9

1.5

. 7

1.8

1.2

weapons; carrying, possessing.

el c. :
Number of persons relea.sed.

1.183

477

178

68

172

175

113

Hate per I(M|,(HHI..

3.0

2. f.

4.9

1.3

3.7

3.7

4.2

(•Ileuses against family an<l

children:

Number of persons released.

1.690

.'.44

213

139

214

3.54

226

Hale per KXt.tKKI

4.3

2.9

5.8

2.7

4.0

7.5

8.5

Lirpior laws:

Number of persons relea-sed.

8,311

720

195

96

447

529

324

Hate per lOO.tMMl

5.8

3.8

6.3

1.9

9.6

11.2

12.2

(M

Talilr 2:2. — Pt-rsons Ui-lrasi-tl If illi, ml Uriiii: llvUI fitr l'rt>s,;uliini. /'>.T6.- HI
Olfi'iisrs h'.xiffil iraXlif. \ttinhvr anil linlc I'tr IIHtJKIO /m/kWm/mm/ >, /»•
I'l'imltil ion (^rtni/ts — < !<tiitiiiiic«l

|I'()|iiil;itliin lUnirt'S from \W*) <lc(-<'niii:il ixhsu."-)

TOTAI

Group

Group

Group

Group

Group

Group

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1,02.'5

airitlr.'i

2« rltlp.i,

73 cit li«s.

120 rltlt'!».

313 rltlcii,

4.'>8 ritles

0(T»ns«< d>:»rpc<l

cities;

over

inii.nooio

.'lO.dtiO to

2.'.,000(o

lO.CItNl to

uinlt-r

total

2.''<i.(Kl<);

a.Mi.ODO;

i(i(i,(i(Ni:

.MI.IXXI;

2.'.,<I«HI;

IH.OOO;

|M)pill:i-

popiila-

IMipillll-

IMipula-

|Mipul:i-

popula-

popula-

tlon

lion.

tion.

lion.

tlon,

tion.

tion.

39.f.WI.472

18,807,:J7

3,ti.W.(l82

.'i,ir.7,2l»2

4.r,<i2,8.'>8

4,727,1t«2

•i,lW).Httl

Driving while iii(oxic-iito<l:

Niinibor of ix'rsoiis r«'lenso<1

1.940

71

)M-..t

113

22.')

3 Hi

2411

Kiil«- ixr Itm.WiO

4.9

.1

2»i. 3

2. 2

4.8

(1.7

'J 3

Oisorilcrly coikIucI:

Niiinln'r of persons rolt'tistHl

9.436

2. 2".iS

7(X!

7.M

1.741

2.C40

l.'.NIII

Hiito per ico.oai

23.8

12. 2

ni.3

14. .1

37.3

43. 1

71.3

l>riinki'iiiii->-s:

\iitii»)»T of iMTS<»ns rclwiso*!

60.018

14.'.»2S

2.'<. 27f,

3. 1177

3. .'.!tl

3, 47'.l

8. 7<.7

Kiili> |M>r l(X).(il>0

151. 2

7".t. 1

(«M). ^^

77.0

77.0

73. (i

328. '1

\ ^k-Diiicy:

.\uiiif>«r of jHTsons rfl«iM'<l

6.117

tut

I..W.

42r,

l\H2

•••OO

2.0<-..'i

Kiit«> |nr lrt).oiiO .

15.4

2. 1

41. 1

><. 2

14.0

20.'.)

77. .'i

(.ininlilini::

NuiiiImt of i^rsons rt'lrnsoil.

1,829

1, t12

(U

I'.t

W

148

f.l

Uiitr per I(X),»«)

4.6

7. 7

1.7

.4

2.1

3.1

2.3

Suspicion:

Nimilirr of jMTSons rel«i»>d.

111.274

C.'.i, 7i.'l

4. r,7C

12. 4M

•J, 7;t3

8.407

11.214

Hiito pir Hii,«!«l

280.4

H71.0

127. ti

24 1..'!

2t>8. 7

177.8

2:«. 1

All otlur olTtiis..v:

NiiiiiImt of |M'rson.« n'loa.«^Hl.

23,153

8, wn)

l,:sM)

\.im

\ r.22

4.4JtS

2.'.H»

Rnio iH-r 100,000

63.4

47.3

41. S

32. S

12a 0

M. 1

lOU. 1

T;«l>l«- 2.?. — I'lrsims Iii-lrns4-il II ilhnni Itrin:: llrlil fur I'rnsmtlioii, TriiJJi''
I it>l)ili<>n>. t-xtfjil lirhinu M hilr In Inxiralt'tl, 1956; .\tiinb4'r antl Rnlf fwr
KHIJMHI Inhahilnnfs, h\ I'ltpitUtlinn C.ritnps

ll'opulation f^guri'.s from IIKM) decennial census]

TOTAI

Group I

<irou|> II

(iroup Ml

• iroup IV'

Group V

Group VI

Oil. nx ill ,r..-.-.|

I

•'.13 cities;

Uitil

I>opula-

tion,
2l,irj7,2in2

14 cities
over

2.''iO,ii«i«i;
|M)piila-

tion.
9.562,»>27

11 cities,
1(NI,IIINIf>
2.'iO,Uiil;
|M>pula-

tion,
1,ft7.Sft43

.XUitie.s.
.■-10,111111 t >

lui.uio:
l>oiiula-

lion.
2,:J23,3.'W

8.'l<ilies,

2.1,000 to

."iO.llOO;

jiopilla-

tion,
3,003,.'i9.'i

100 cities,

lO.IKIO to

2.\ooo;
IKHiiila-

tion.
2,870.029

281) cities

under
10,000;

IMtpula-
tion.

I,«m,tkS8

Kotiil and drivini: laws:

NupiNt of iMrMins re-
leim.-.!

83,188
S»4.3

7M.S06
1. 575. 4

ao.0M

tST.6

7. KV.
82.0

l.-a.-li.'.

i,na).o

2l,0h0

23ao

)'.. Mil
;ls2.0

7-2. 2.M
4,31-2.0

7, 243
4.TZ3

.•.. .MK)
240. ft

n7, HK
2.WW.U

l,.'O0
iUl.4

1.124.2

20.'.. .'^4
»l, M2. 0

«Vl«87
232.A

13. 728
478.3

I.'rfs842
.'...'a4..'i

7.a'<9

277.3

!.•>, S4'J

Kate iM-r \(o,nt\. ..

iVCx. 4

ParkinK violations:

NunitxT of iMTiions re-

U-:i.s«><l

Rate pn- 100,001)

ODmy iramc and nioinr vphiciv
laws:

Number of iMY»uns rr-
lenwd

«ii. 743
\ WO. 0

.'.,.107

Kate per 100,000 .

323.3

66

Classification of OfTenses

( iilfnrin ('rhuf l{r[nnl}nfi Program

Kcndcrs not entirely f;imili:if with the iiniroriii ciiiiic i-c|)(irt iiit;
pioLTram inny he interested in a brief e.\|)lan!it ion of the contents of
(lime reports included in this htilletin:

1. These ciinie fi<j:iii-es iiic called "police statistics" to distingjuisli
them from judicial or- penal statistics in the ci-iminal field. (Protjr-aiu
is Noltmtarv. Inter-national Association of Chiefs of Police started it
January 19;{(l. The FBI has acted as the c(Mitr-al clearinghouse since
Sei)lernl)er 19."U), hy an Act of Congress.)

2. Climes that ar-e exclusively Federal are i\ot included.

3. Each r-eportiiig ageruy counts ordy those crimes or arrests for
crimes committed irr its jurisdiction. A sherifY reports only for his
rural ai-eas outside the city or town limits of aii}^ urban places in his
county. This feature avoids duplication.

4. "Ofl'enses known to the police" (the part I ofTenses below) are
limited to seven classes of grave ofl'enses shown b}' experience to be
those most generally and completely reported to the police.

'). OfTenses (ciimes) for the part I classes are reported as they
become known. The [)olice may learn of the occurrence of crime in a
number- of ways: reports of police officers; citizens' complaints;
notification from pr'osecuting or court officials; or otherwise.

(1. OU'enses ai-e included without regard to: (a) age of the otrender;
{h) value of |)r()perty involved; {c) recovery of stolen property;
{(I) ar-r-ests; or- {() [)i-osecutive action. The pur-pose is to show the
amount of crime that has occurred as distinguished fi'om arrests and
the classifying is based strictly on the facts in possession of the police.

7. Complaints that ai'c fourul by j)olice investigation to be gi'our d-
less ar-e not inclirded in crime tables in this bulletin, and returns that
ap[)<'ar incomplete or- defective are excluded.

5. Arr-ests are not included in "offenses known" information but
arr-est data are collected separately for tlu^ entire crime classification,
[)arts I and II. So, the onl}' information foi- |)art II offenses is that
based on ar-rests.

In publishing the data sent in by chiefs of police in dilfci-i'iit cities,
the FBI does not vouch for their accuracy. They are given out as
(urrent information which may throw some light on problems of
crime and criminal-law enforcement.

The complete classification of crimes is shown below with brit'f
definit ions for- each:

07

I'll r I I <tjj'4-ns«'s

1. ( 'r'nii'iiKil Itoiit'nUli . i<i) M mWcr luul iiouiic^'li^ciil manshiii^lilci
includes nil wilful frlonious lioniicith's as (listin«riiislKMl from di'jillis
cniiscd hy iu'<:liir('nc('. \){)v^ iiol iiH-Iiidc iil lciii|)(s (o kill, nssaidts to
kill, suicides, accidentjd deaths, or juslilialde homicides. .lustilialde
hoinicid(>s exelud»'<l from lliis chissilieation are limited to the followinir
types of eas(>s: (1) The killinf; of a felon hy a jjcace ollicer in line of
duty; (2) the killiii«; of a holdu|) man hy a j)rivate citizen, (b) Man-
slan<rhtor by iiofrlijroiice inciutles any death which the police investif^a-
tion estahlishes was piimaiily at t lihutahle to gross n('<r!i<;ence on the
part of som«' individual other than the victim.

2. AV//>^.- Includes forril)lo rape, statutory lape (no force used
victim under a«re of consent), assault to rajx', and attemj^tecl ia|)e.

A. Nobbtnj. Includes stealin*; or takinj; anythiiit!: of value from the
pel-son by force or violence or by putting: in fear, such as strong-arm
robbery. stieku]is, robbery aimed. Includes assault to rob a?id
attempt to rob.

4. Ayyraratfd (i'<.'<aiiit. — Includes assault with intent to kill; assault
by shooting, cutting, stabbing, maiming, poisoning, scalding, or by
the use of acids. Does not include simple assault, assault and
battery, fighting, etc.

'). Hunjliini — bnak'nuj or t nit ring- \\\v\yn\v:^ burglary, bousebn^ak-
ing, safecracking, or any unlawful entry to commit a felony or a theft,
even though no force was used to gain entrance. Includes attempts.
Burglary followed by larceny is included in this classification and not
counted again as larceny.

(). Laramj — tlujt (except auto theft). — {a) Fifty dollars and over in
value; {b) under S.'jO in value inchnles in one of the above subclassi-
fnations, depending upon the value of the property stolen, thefts of
bicycles, automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket picking, or any
stttding of property or article of value whi<'h is not taken by fone
and violence or by fraud. Does not include embezzlement, "con"'
games, forgery, worthless <lu*cks, etc.

7. Aut<> tfuft.- Includes all cases where a motor vehicle is stoKn or
ilriven away and abandoned, incbuling the so-called joy-riding thefts.
Doi»8 not iiK'lude taking for temporary use when actually returned i)y
the taker, or unauthoriz«'d use by those having lawful access to the
\ ehi<le.

I'ltrt II (fjjcttsca

5. Other assaults. — Includes all assaults and attempted assaults
wlii<b are not of an aggravat«'d jialure and which do iu)t belong in
class 4.

9. Forgtry ami countftftiting.— lurhulvs ofTenses dealing with tin*
making, altering, uttering, or possessing, with intent to defraud,
.uiythiiig false which is nuule to appear true. In<Iuil«'s attempts.

68

10. I'Jnbt zzlniK lit itiid fnin(l.— \n{\\u\{'<. nil ofFcnsos of fraudiilciit
coil version, ('inlx'zzlciiK'iit, rtiul oI)hiiiiiM<x iiioiicy or property 1)3' fiilse
preteiiSi'S.

11. Sfolni propf/fi/; biii/ind, rcairiiuj, possfssinff. — Iiichides Imyiuij.
i('ceiviii<!;. and jiossessiiij; stolen property as well as attempts to coni-
init any of those ofTonses.

12. \\'t(i])o7is; carrip'nf/, possfsfiinf/, ffc. — Tiu'hides all violations of
regulations or statutes eontrollin*; the carryin<;, iisinfj:, possessin*;,
furnishing, aiul iiianufiuturing of deadly weapons or silencers and all
attempts to violate such statutes or re<:;ulations.

\'.\. Prasfihifinti and cotmiK rcinlized rice. — Includes sex offenses of a
comnierciali/.cd nature, or attemi)ts to commit the same, such as
piostitution, keepin*:; hawdy house, procuring, transporting, or de-
taining wonu'n for immoral piu'poses.

14. Sex ((ffenf<es (except rape and prostitution and commercialized
vice). — Includes ofTenses against chastity, common decency, morals,
and the like. Includes attempts.

15. Offenses against the family and children. — Includes offenses of
ii()nsui)port, neglect, desertion, or abuse of family and childicn.

IG. A^arcotic drug laws. — Includes offenses relating to luircotic drugs,
such as unlawful possession, sale, or use. Excludes Federal offenses.

17. Liquor laws. — With the exception of *'di"unkeniu'ss" (class 18)
and "driving while intoxicated" (class 22), liquor law violations,
State or local, are placed in this class. Excludes Federal violations.

18. Drunkenness. — Ijicludes all offenses of druidvcimess or intoxi-
cation,

19. Disorderly conduct. — Includes all charges of committing a
breach of the peace.

20. Vagrancy. — Includes such oll'enso ;is vagal)()U<lag(', begging,
loitering, etc.

21. ^^a/z/ft/Z/zr/.— Includes olfi'uses of piomoting. permitting, or
engaging in gambling.

22. Driving while intoficated. — Inchules driving or (>|)erating any
motor vehicle while drunk or under the inlluence of li(|Uor or narcotics.

2'.\. Violation of road and (hiring laws. — Includes violations of regu-
lations with respect to the pro])er hai\dling of a motor vehicle to
|)revent accidents.

24. Parking riolations. — Includes violations of parking ordinances.

25. Other riolations of traffic and motor vehicle laws. — Includes viola-
tions of State laws and municipal ordinai\ces with regard to traffic and
motor vehicles not otherwise jjiovided for in classes 22-24.

2(). All other offenses. — Includes all violations of State or local laws
for which no |)rovision has been made above in classes 1-25.

27. Susj)icion. — This classilication includes all persons arrested as
susi)icious characters, but not in coimection with any s|)eci(ic offense,
who ai'e released without formal chargt's being i)laced against them.

UNIFORM

CRIME
REPORTS

FOR THE UNITED STATES

FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY, P. M., APR. 23, 1958

ISSUED BY THE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D. C

Volume XXVIII

ANNUAL BULLETIN

Number 2
1957

UNIFORM
CRIME REPORTS

FOR THE UNITED STATES

Volume XXVIII— Number 2
ANNUAL BULLETIN, 1957

Issued by the

Federal Bureau of Investigation

United States Department of Justice

Washington, D. C.

AI)VIS(tl(V

International Association of Chiefs of Police

UXITF.I) STAI i:S

GOVERNMENT l'KINTIN(; OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1938

Boston Public Library
Superintcndont of Documents

MAY 5 - 1958

(]<)lU<MllS

PaKO

Suinni!n\ ol noIhiiic XX\ 111, No. 2 OD-TO

Criin(> trends:

EsliiiiiihMl luiiuIxT of iiiiijor criiiics (hihic 2t) .... 71-74

C'il\ IriMuls (t-il)l(<s 2.") 27) 75-85

Kiiral tiviuls (tiihlr 2S) S6-87

Monthly Viiri;i(ions (lal)lo 2«)) 88-90

Crime latcs:

City rates (tal)l(>s ;i()-;};i) 91-95

Rural rates (table o4) 96

ClVeiises in individual areas:

Cities over 2r).()()() (tal)le i^.')) 07-107

.lurisdietions outsid(> tli(> I'nitiMl Stales (tal)le ;')()) . . . 108

Sn|)|)leniental eiinie data:

()irens(^ analysis trends (table ;i7) 109-110

\alne of propcM'ty stol(>n by type of ciinie ((al)le ilS). . Ill
\ able of property stolen and \ able of pro|).Mty rcM'overtMl

(table :^9) Ill

Ago, sex, and rac(> of piM'sons a i rested:

Trends (tabl(> 40) 112-11;^

A<,M> distribution (tables 41-42) 114-llt>

S(>.\ distribution (table 4:i) 117

i{aee distribution (table 44) MS

l\(>i)ortin<; area, (table 45) 11!) 120

Classilieation of olVenses 121-12/5

Index to volume XXVllI 12ti-127

(II)

UNIFORINI CRIME REPORTS

.1. rdjjar H«>ov»'r. Dircrtor, Fcdi-ral Ilurrau of lnv»'sli>jali«tn, {'. S. n«>par(mi-n(
of Justice, \\ ashin^loii, I). ('.

Voluim- XXVIII JANUARY I95S Numbir 2

Simiinary

I rituv Irriuls

Estitiiutod Major Crimes. Kstimatcs of the nunilxr of offonsos
known to j)()li(c in l!l")7 total 2,70(1,400. This estimate inclndcs tlic
so-called pait 1 crimes from minor larceny to murder. The 1057
figrure is hi<;her than evi>r before; 0.1 percent ahove 1956 and 2.'i.0
|)erceiit over an averaije of the previous five years.

Chancres from 105G to 1057 amont; the eijrht categories ranged
from a decreikse of less than one percent for murder to an increase
of 12.2 percent for hurglarv.

Murders totaling 6,020 were down 0.7 peicent fiom 1056 and
compared with the average for the previous five years 1057 showed
a 1.1 percent decline. Negligent manslaughters were up 1.6 percent
in 1057, and the total of 5.740 was 2.5 percent above the average for
the previous five years. Ha|)e, including statutory ofTenses, increased
3.8 percent in 1057 to mimher 21,080 or 13.0 percent ahove the
previous five-year average. The estimated 100,110 aggravated
as.saults in 1057 were .3.8 percent above 1056 and 8.1 percent higher
tlf.:in the average for 1052-56.

Robberies, armed and unarmed, numbered 61,410 in 1057, an
increase of 8.2 percent for the year and an increase of 1.4 percent
above the average for the previous five years.

Other property crimes (l)urglary, auto iheft and other larcenies)
increased 12.2 percent, 0.0 percent, and 8.4 percent, respectively, in
1057 and, when compared with averages for 1052-56. these classes
were up 20 percent. 26.2 percent, and 27.3 percent, in that order.

About 470 millio?! dollai-s was lost to robbers, burglar's and thieves,
but police recoveries reduce<l the loss to about 212 million dollars.

In terms of volume alone, crime at 56.2 percent above the 1050
level is rising four times as fast as the total population — up 13 percent
-ince 1050.

Cily Crimes. Part I ofTenses known to the police in 2.585 cities
increased 8.9 percent, the total being influenced substantially by gains

(60)

70

i]i (lie niinicroiis properly crimes of l)iir<rljii y aiid (liefl. In iiidix idiial
odViiso classes, percent aj^e chaiij^es ranj^ed iVoiii (lie one decrease of
0.0 in nejjiigent. inanslan^hter to ati inciciise of 12.2 in l)in-<j:lanes.
Cities under this |)r(\<j:rani i::enei;ill\ iire incorporaled pl;ices with at
least 2,.')()0 iidial>il.ants.

Hiiral (Iriiiios. Tart I oOenses known lo I lie police (includinfi;
sheriffs and other aj2:cncies) in ar(>as outside cities increased 1 1.1 per-
cent, here apiin as a result of increases in the numerous proj)erty
crimes of burglary jind theft. Percentage changes in individind
offense classes ranged from the only decrease, minus 4.o percent in
murders, to a plus 12.:^ percent in huigliiri(>s.

Mftnthly \ ariatioiis

Crimes of nun'der, rap(> and aggravated assault tend to occur more
frequently in the warmer months, ^segligent manslaughter does not
follow this tendency of the other crimes against the person but follows
a curve similar to that for property crimes, tending to increase in the
cool(>r months of the year.

Properly Kecovered

I'olice in a limited nund)ei' of cities reportcul rei-overy of oS cents
tor every dollar's worth of property stolen. Over 9o percent of the
stolen cars wei"e recovered.

Persons .irrt'sN'tl

Arrests for all ( lime classilical ions by polic(^ in 1 .220 citic^s inci'eased
4.;> percent in 19")7 as (•onii)ai(Ml with 1 '.)")(). In these same cities,
arrests of pei-sons undcn- the age of IS increased !).S percent. Pei;-
(•(Mitage changes from year to year indicate that arrests of persons
under IS have increascMl .").") i)ercent sinc(> 10r)2, I he fii-st year com-
parabl(> figures were available. During the same period, 19r)2-r)7,
the I'nited Stat(>s population in the 10 17 age group has increased 22
|)ercenl. Assuming that tiie icporting cities have experiiMiced a
similar population growth, it api)ears that the percentage increase in
arrests of young peo|)le is two aiul one-half times the percentage
growth of their population grouj).

Persons under IS years of age were arrested in 10.3 percent of all
arrests for the crimes against the person of murder, negligent man-
slaughter, rape and aggravated assault. For the crimes against
property (robbery, bm-glary, auto theft and other larcenies) young
people under IS represt'uted 'h].\ percent of all arrests. 'Their greatest
participation in part 1 offenses as evidenced by arrests, was in thefts
of autos. In that category they representiMl 07. (> percent of all arrests.

c

rime

ThmkIs

Miijin- Crime I itlnis, 19,^7

Troiul. A (•(nitiiiucd upswing raised 1057 major crimes al)Ove
oilier years. I'liited States estimates total 2,790,400 major crimes,
'i'liis is '.).l i)ercent above 195G, the previous lii^li year. Also, it is
'2'.\.\) [)ereeiit lii<rhei' lliaii the avera<;e of the previoiis 5 years.
Based on police reports, these trends i-ef)reseMt 011I3" part I offense
( hissifications.

Police do not count offenses known for all ciime classes. In 1920,
tliey selected a group of classifications to meet their administrative
needs. Police called these g:rave offenses and the ones most generally
and completely repoiMed to them by the public. These are the part I
or major crime classes. They are identified in table 24 with a com-
parison of the estimates for 1056 and 1057.

Table 24. — Criniv Trviuls, ('.ily ami liitnil

[Estimated number of major crlmrs in tlic rnitcl Stiifis, 19,56-1957]

Olfciise

TOTAL

Murder and nonnoRlifrcnt manslaughter

Manslaughter by negligence

Hull?

Hoblxry

.Vceravated assault

Hir.-.:l.iry— breaking or entering

L.ito'nv— theft

.\uto theft- .

Number of olTi'M-.

1956

2, 563, 150

6,970

5,650

20.300

5fi. 770

9f.. 430

525, 720

I.,'<87, 590

2i':i. 7'3I

8.796,400

6,920

6,740

21,080

Gl.ltO

100,110

.590. 020

1.721, 170

Change

Number Percent

+833,850

-50
+90

+780
+4. MO

+3.680

+64,300

+ 133,580

+ 2^.. 230

+9.1

-0.7
+1.6
+3.8

+8.2

+3.8

+ 12.2

+8 4

+9.9

Increases occurred in all pari 1 crime classes except one. Offenses
of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased; but this decrease
was less than one (0.7) percent. From high to low, the percentage
increases are: burglary, 12.2; auto theft, 0.0; larceny, 8.4; robbery,
8.2; rape, 3.8; aggravated as.sault, 'A.H; and manslaughter by negli-
gence, 1.6. Crimes of burglary, larceny and auto theft represented
O.i percent of the part I crimes in 1057. As a group, these three
increased 9.4 percent. Because of lh<ir bulk they controlled the
over-all increase of 0.1 percent.

(711

72

Po])iiIali(»ii iiuil Crime. In Iciins of volinno alone, crime at 56.2

percent jil)OVc (lie l!)')fl level is risin<r four times as fast as the total
population (up ]'.i percent since 19o0).

Measured a^jainst each 100,000 inhabitants, there were 1,642 crimes
in 1057, as compared with 1,188 in 1950. Had the crime increase
corresponded to the population growth, the part I crime rate would
remain 1,188, the same as the 1950 fig:ure. Source of population
fig:ures for 1950 and 1957: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census; Current Population Reports, Series P-25.

Crimes Against the Person. Victims of killings, rapes, and aggra-
vated assaults totaled 133,850. They immbered 4,500 or 3.5 percent
nioi-e than 1956 victims.

Only one 1957 count decreased. Murdei- and nonnegligent man-
slaughter declined, but only 0.7 percent. Such killings totaled 6,920
or 1.1 percent below the previous five-year average.

Negligent manslaughters increased from 5,650 in 1956 to 5,740 in
1957. These 90 additional ofTenses caused a 1.6 percent increase in
this classification and brought it to 2.5 percent above the average of
the previous five years. This classification for the most part reflects
those trafTic deaths due to the gross negligence of some person other
than the victims.

Offenses of rape increased 3.8 percent in 1957. Such offenses num-
bered 21,080 or 13.9 percent above the average of the previous five
years. Information on page 110 reflects that 56.6 percent of the rapes
in a limited number of cities were forcible in character. Beginning
with January, 1958, statutory rape will not be reported in the ofTenses
known data; this classification will be limited to forcible rapes.

Aggravated assaults increased 3.8 percent, to 100,110. This 3.8
])ercent rise })rought the 1957 figure to 8.1 percent above the average
for the previous five years. Aggi-avated assaults gcnerall}- are those
assaults accompanied by the use of a deadly weapon.

Crimes Against Property. Over 95 percent of the 1957 part I
crimes had pi-operty as their object. Together, they increased 9.4
percent, and this is representative of the generally substantial increases
in the individual classes. Even robbery reversed its two-3'ear down-
ward trend to inci-ease 8.2 percent.

If the 1957 experience of a limited number of cities is typical, page
1 1 1 , robbers, burglars and other thieves grossed about 479 million
dollars. Police reduced this to about 212 million dollars by recover-
ing stolen property valued at about 267 million dollars.

]{obbers, armed and strong-armed, personally confronted their
victims to take 12 million dollars. Their 61,410 attacks in 1957
topped their 1956 figure by 8.2 percent. This placed robberies 1.4
jxrcent al)ov(> an average of 1952-56.

73

CRIME TREND--U.S.

BASED ON THE ESTIMATED
NUMBER OF MAJOR CRIMES

if-

1956-1957 PERCENT CHANGE

+12.2

TOTAL HUBOER lEElieUT RAPE ROBBERY t66R*VtTE0 BURSURT URCdY AUTO THEFT
HAISUUGHTER A^UULT

FBI CHART

Finitrt' 8.

74

Binjrlaiy-brcaking; or mtoring reflected the sharpest rise of any
major eriine (lass. A 12.2 percent rise l)roiiy;ht the 1957 total of such
olfenses to ')90,02(). Losses totaled about 101 million dollars. Com-
l)are(l with the previous five-year average, burglaries are up 20
jiereent.

A 9.0 percent rise in auto thefts brought tlie 1957 total to 289,950.
These crimes in 1957 were 26.2 percent above an average of the
])revious five years. Over 55 percent of part 1 property loss occurs
in this classification. Autos valued at around 249 million dollars
were stolen in 1957. This high loss rate was offset by recoveries
1 (Staling about 232 million dollars.

Larcenies (except autos) increased 8.4 percent with losses of about
117 million dollars. These crimes arc now 27.3 percent above their
five-year average. In the total of 1,721,170 are all types of larcenies
other than auto. Purse-snatchings, very similar to robberies, num-
bered about 28,000. Other thefts, not so serious from the standpoint
of personal encounter with the criminal, are nevertheless important
to the police administrator who cannot consider a current market
value as an index to ci'iminal intent.

Estimated Crime Totals. Estimates consist of actual counts for
83 percent of the population and the assumption that the reported
areas were representative of those not reported. Populations covered
were 91 percent city and 70 percent rural.

Compilation by police of offenses known data is basically a measm'c
of the police problem in a selected area of crime activity. Limitation
of such (lata to part I ofl'enses is discussed on page 122.

75

City C.ritur Tn'inls

III I'.t")7. cilv police icporlcd I lull |)ini I oUciiscs inciciiscd S.*) pcr-
cciil. 'PlioiiiLrli siihsliiiilijil, (his clinnjjo is loss lliiiii llir \'2.7 pncciil
iiicicasc ill (licsc criiucs in lO")!; over 1055. In (he past five ycm-
I licrc have Ixmmi iiicrcjiscs in I licsc cil \- ci-imcs foi- cjicli year cxccpl I!).")';
when !i niiiins O.S pcicciil cliaiiirc was ro^islcicd. Increases in llie
|)asl live years have ranp'd from 4.0 perceiil lo 12.7 percent.

('i(y police r(>porl(Ml increases in all hiil one of (he |)art I od'eiises.
Maiisl!iii,uhl(>r hy ne*:Ii.ireiice decreased less than one (0.9) j)ercenl.
I'ercen(a<:e increases for ol hei- (•lassi(ica(.ioiis, in descending oi'der, are:
hurirlary-hreakini; or enleriii<]:, 12.2; aiilo (lief(, 9.1); rohhery, S.l;
larceiiN -diefi. S.O; rape, .'^.7; ajr^ravatod assauH, ''i.7; and ninrder and
iioniiei:litren( manslaiiirlder, 1.4.

Tahles 2.') and 2(i re(le<'t suniiiiaries of ofTonsos known (la(a received
from 2,'»sr) ci(i(>s represent in*; a po|)iila(.ion of over SO million under (he
\\)'A) decennial census. Kepor(s from iden(ical ci(ies were used for
10.")(') and 19')7 in preseiilinjj: (i-end information in (ahles 2") and 2(i.
Citii's, under (his |)ro*rram, are mostly incorpora(ed places with a min-
imum of 2.r)0() popuhUion accor(lin>i- (o the latest decennial census.

Tahle 2") presents information with cities <rroiipe(l hy size. In
table 20, these same cities are arransrcd hy *:-eoLMaphic divisions and
states.

Cities by Size. City tj:roups in tahle 25 include a special analysis of
cities in «:roup 1. those over 250,000 in population. An examination ol
all city pouj)s. iiicliidin<r th(> hreakdown for the lar<rest cities, reflects
that increases in part I crimes ian<red from a liiirh of 15.4 percent in
cities uiid(>r 10,000 to a low of 4.:i percenl in cities with 750,000 to one
million inhahitants.

Kohhery, hiir^dary, larceny and auto theft increased in cities of all
sizes. .Murder. ne«rli^''ent iiianslaujjfhter, rape and a,i:,trrava(<'d assault
redected decreases scattered throuirhout the city jxroujjs with the
exception of cities over one million. Cities over one million reported
no decreases in individual crime classes.

An examination of the iiidivi«lual classifications and all city ^'rou[)s
rellecis <-han<res ran<rin«r from minus IS. 7 percent to plus Ki.li percent.
The extreme of the decreases occurred in ne^dijrent manslau«rhter in
cities under 10.000. The liij^li of (he increases was in the next lar«rer
^'roup, 10.000 to 25.000, and was a I (>.('» percent change in the auto
theft classilication.

4.V(n2R' — 5R-

76

Cities by Location. Increases in crime in all f^eo^rapliic divisions
iire sliown in lahlc 2(1. Incroasos i-anfrod from a hi<j:li of 12.0 percent in
both the West South Central and (lie Pacific States to a low of 6.4 per-
cent in the Middle Atlantic States. However, the Middle Atlantic
States had an experience similai- to tliat in the Pacific States in that no
decreases occui-red in the individual crime classes. Burglary and
larceny were the oidy classes to show increases in all geog:raphic divi-
sions. Murd(>r and nonnegligent manslaughter and negligent man-
slaughter each reflected decreases in four divisions; rape and aggra-
vated assault each decreased in three divisions; and robbery and auto
theft each decreased in one division.

77

Tnhlf 2'i.—City Crime Trviuls, I'/.'ift-.'iT, hy I'ttpiilarum (Irtmpn

(Offonsos known to tln' polUv in '.'..'Vs.') citit's, tni:il |ii>|iiil:iti<>ti Kii,:Hi!»,(iii, iciscM on v.tM .licrnnlal ocnsiisl

Popiilntinn Orniip

TOTAL:
1956

1957

Percent change

• '.roup I Totiil: 41 cities
over 2.".0.(HK); iM)pulii-
tion, .•M,W2,!).'>,'"i:

19.Vi

1«.^7

IVrt-ent chancp

Ti cities over 1,000,000;
popiihition, 17,404,-
4M):

19.V>

19.'>7

I'orc«>nt chnnRe. . .
C cities, 7.10.000 to
1,000.000; poplll:ition,
MOO.atl:

I9.V.

1957

IVrcvnt chnnKo

7 cities, Mm.OOO to
7.10.000; population,
4,0f«>.f>.'l4:

19.V.

19.17

Perci'iit chanitp

23 cities. 2.V).noo to .100.-
000; popiilution. 8,-
341..1«):

lav.

19.17

I'eroi'nt chanjrp

'iroiip 11: tvi cities, 100.-
n«(i to 2.'.<i.nii<i; popula-
tion. 9.449,704:

195«

1957

Percpnt chaiiRp

'".roup III: 124 cities. 50,-
IXm to KMl.tXNI; |>opula-
tlon. 8,837,545:

195«

1«57

Percpni chanitp

firoup IV: 2r,2 cities, 2.1.-
iNV) to .lo.ma): (mpula-
llon. U.242.r.24:

195fi

1957

Percent rhnnite

'iroup V: <i«;7 cities, 10,-
UK) to '2.1.IMIU: |)opula-
tlon, 10,274.700:

lft16

IB57

Percent ehnnire

' iroup \' I: l.427cltles. un-
• ler lO.liai; (mpulation,
7.032.1183:

IMfi

lflS7

pprcspot chansp

TOTAL

1.672.972
1.821.248
-f8.9

802. 283

852. 809

+6.3

363. 153

382.116

+5.2

136,540

142.478

+4.3

83.048

87. 749

+6.0

220. 542

240. 466

+9.0

229.653

254.704

+10.9

184,073

301.194

+8.8

181.874

201. 779

+10.9

176. 213

107.669

+ 13.8

97.978
11S.0M
+ 15.4

Criminal
homicide

Murder
and
non-
nepll-
Rcnt
man-

sIuurIi
ter

4.003
4.061

+1.4

2. 2fi5

2.270

+.2

iMfi

lis:?

+:?. ii

.392
390
-.5

2S.T

291

+2.8

r>44

noo

-5.9

554

575

+3.8

3A4
374

+2.7

329
3.32
+.«

302

3.19

+ 12.3

180

171

-9.5

Man-
slaiif! li-
ter hy
nepll-
penee

3.841
3.815
-0.9

1..120
+ 1.S

.1.35
5.14

+:$. f.

240

245

+2.1

247
-4. 5

498

513

+3.0

490

402

-18.0

288

329

+ 14.2

2r«

292

+8.6

151

144

-4.0

123

Kill

-18.7

Rape

7,907
8. 2S2
+4.7

4,f)99
4.9.1('.
+.1. 5

l.llf)
1.0<)7
-1.7

f.72

"■.\

+ 1.1.0

1.420
1,4.1<".
+2.5

l.lll
1.130
+ 1.7

8r>g

821
-5.5

7on

7(M
-.3

719

8ai

+ 12.0

son

517
+12

Roh-
l)ery

3.1. IM
■M. 7.31

+7.2

20. 240

20. KUi
+2.9

5. f.79
0.000
+ lf..2

2. f.7l
2.914
+9.1

r.. 593

7. .^Hl

+ 12.0

4.8ai

5. 473
+ 13.9

2.084
3. Z19
+9.2

2. 315
2.5A1
+ 10.6

I.Olfl
2.002
+9.2

1.194
1.307
+1.1

Arrhi-
vate<l
!i.s.sault

44.204

45, (194
+3.4

25. f.25

27. 425

+7.0

8. fi.19
9. 379

+8.3

2.340
2.0S4
-10.9

7. .180
»■>. 800
- 10. 2

7.900
8. 016
+9.1

fi.80A
0,941
+2.0

4.7.18
4.5.18
-4.2

4.104
4.5.14
+11.0

Z3B8
2,371
-1.1

Hiir-

Klary -
hreuk-
liiK or
enler-
ln(?

1W..172

200. K34

+9.4

89,708

97, 171

+8.3

24. 021

25.849

+5.0

19.172
21.3.18
+11.4

50.071
.Vi. 4.10
+ 12.8

.12.015
60.251
+ 15.8

36,021
41,944
+ 14.5

34.938
39.593
+ 13.3

34.408
39.795
+ 15.7

30.4n0
23.700
+ 1S.8

Lar-
ceny-
theft

986,448

1,065,038

+8.0

417,843

438, 743

+.1.0

182,3.^■^

187. 940

+3.1

70. 820

73.840

+4.3

41.309

43. 700

+5.6

123.321

133. 257

+8.1

138,707

150,748

+8.0

iiao.19

127,470
+7.2

123, .112
130. 4.s,S
+ 10.0

121
131

-i

CITY CRIME TRENDS

A

OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE

1956 •■ 1957 PERCENT CHANGE

Sj'.i^'ttfSah .ftrt. ^-aowA^ f'-i ^f •»,.As-Ar//vv«v ^-K^fihAf*

1957

DECREASE

FROM 1956

TOTAL

MURDER

NEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER

RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

AUTO THEFT

1957

INCREASE

FROM 1956

.9:

+ 8.9

t + 1.4

= + 3.7

+ 8.1

+ 3.7

+ 12.2

+ 8.0

9.9

2^85 CITIES TOTAL POPULATION 80,369,611

FBI CHART

I'ifiure 'J.

79

Talilc '2(t. — i'ily i'.riinr Irvmls. I'K'tft-HT, hy C.nttirttpliir IHiisiitns ttnil Sitttrs

[UlTitiso known lo ihi- jiulliv la 2,58.') rlties, total poixiliilioii 8(),30g,)ill, husv^X on lUAO dou-nnlitl cciihusJ

Divisions and States

TOTAI

TOTAL:

1946 1.672.978

1957 1.821. 248

Percent change > -|-8.9

New EnKland, 183 cities;
|:(i|>iil:ilion.(>,404,884:

1950

19,17

IVrwnt change

< ■onnc'C'ticut. 27 cities,
liopuliktion, 1,272,577:
IU.V5

iit:.7

.Maine, 19 cities; popula-
tion, 330.032:

1956

I9.'>7

MiissHchiisotts, 96 cities;
[>i>l>iil:ition, 3,780,88»:

Ui.V.

iy:.7

.New iiampshire, l.") cities;
IHipuliition, 252,028:

l«.Vi

1«.'.7

Rhode Island, 17 cities;
population, 673,758:

1956

1957

Vorinont. 9 cities; popula-
(ioti. U-l.tiOO:

lU.Vi

Middle AtUntic, 580citics;
population, 21,305,536:

1956

1957

Percent change

N"cw Jersey, 167 cities;
(Kiptiiation, 3,562,703:

l'J.Vl

lU-W

X. tt York. 186 dtlcs;
l-M»il:ttlon. 11,776.416:

IViinsylvanla, 227 cities;
{mpulutlon, 5,967,417:

IttSfi

l'.<.'.7

East North Central. fia'>
cities; population,
l».6r)3.955:

1956

1957

Percent change

Illinois. i57citles:poptito-
'•■-•■■. '..022.287:

InilUii:t, 74 cities; popula-
tion. I.H)<u,Z76:

19.V,

19.S7

86, m

93. m
+8.i

16.710
18. 086

3.944
4.670

51.419
55.002

8,012
8,354

11,867
18,317

790
975

310, UB
390, W

53.034
60.404

183,684
187,815

73. 731
82.888

S7t,7l8
+S.7

88. 674
87.178

48.81*

46.700

Criminal
homicide

Murder
and
non-
negli-
gent
mail-

slatich-

tlT

4,003
4.061
+ 1.4

100
-H.O

es8
+t.s

374
371

li^
188

005

880

-i.6

3.M
363

Man-
slaugh-
ter ny
negli-
gence

2.841

2.815

-.9

Rape

m

184
-9.ti

125
114

633

639

+1.1

123
124

212
240

631

sot

-S.7

180
100

11.818
12.259
+3.7

45/

467
+S.S

74
IDS

275
291

3,387
3,450
+1.9

373
403

2,106
2,013

908
1,004

t,SSH

t.S57

(')

778
748

153
IM

Rob-
bery

48. 397

52.323

+8.1

Aggra-
vated
assault

Bur-
glary-
hreak-
Ing or
enter-
ing

Lar-
ceny-
theft

Auto
theft

1.174
I.SS5
+7.8

215
244

811
8Sf

94
100

10, 831
10, 707

+.r

1,418
1. 769

5,797
5,423

3,416
3.515

n,S08

6.949
7.494

905
958

70.170 362.023 986.448 187.272
72.734 406.117 1.065.038 205.901
+3.7 +12.2 ; +8.0 +9.9

/. 435
1,410
-1.0

482
501

734
701

176
170

18,160
17. 940
+11.1

2,012
2,307

10,306
11,345

3.832
4.288

13.843

13.30$

-S.»

4.804
4.7S

m

974

4.587
4,718

731
745

11,9.58
11,935

400
457

2,716
3,041

129
144

78,850

83,451

+8.9

13.9.%4
16,789

44. 375
44.984

18.331
31.678

87,496

73. its

+18

19.843
30.734

9,188
9.381

61,311

54, 6h3

+8.3

9,373
10, 235

2,680
3.413

29,981
30, 938

1,401
1,660

7,2«7
7,594

609
723

188,884

175,411

+5.1

28,100
30,613

101,264
103.205

37,600
41.508

tl4,3«9
tli.SOl

43.033
44.899

35.456
38,607

10. 9i6
14.373
+31.3

1,899
2,200

426
418

7,485
10.091

168
204

917
1,3.53

51
101

36,690

S8,t91

+7.8

6.883
8.249

19.339
19.730

9. 358
10.323

36,188

38, m

+8.8

7.7»4
8.047

5.581
Sb50O

Se« footnote nt end of inbh

80

TaliN- 26. — Cily Crhnr Tri-iids, /'A)6-.»r. hy Cvitiinipliii- l)ii isiims nml
Slatt's — < .<iiiliiiiH-(i

MTcn.scs known to the polioe in 2,5S5 cities, total population 80,369,611, based on 1950 decennial census]

TOTAL ,

1

Criminal
homicide

Rape

Rob-
bery

Aggra-
vated
assault

Bur-
glary-
break -
ing or
enter-
ing

Lar-
ceny-
theft

Divisions and States

Murder
and
non-
ncpli-
gent
man-
slaugh-
ter

Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence

Auto
theft

MiihiKan, 111 cities: pop-
iilulion, 3,896,126:

i'.)r.fi

I!t.'i7

Oliio, 177 cities; popula-
tion, 5,097,033:

19.16

106,456
110,149

90,377
100,322

26,477
29,374

127,913

137, m

+7.4

151
161

276
252

24
30

?39

2?9

-4.2

92
72

178
191

,34
26

173

184

+6.4

823
816

441
451

164
178

64s

751

+1«.4

4,038
3,748

2,452
3,092

164

188

S,iSl
3,800
+15.8

5,399
5,247

2,472
2,032

393
321

3,078
3,431
+11.5

18,508
20,882

16,741
19, 177

3,217
3,349

24,1 fO
27,625
+I4.S

66,879
67,774

58,741
64,630

20,260
22,594

82,877

87.755

+5.9

10,566
11,449

9,076

19,57

10, 497

Wisconsin, 86 cities; pop-
ulation, 1,759,223:

law

2,221

1957

West North Central, 293
citii's; population,
6,.115,7ti7:

1956

2,688
13.500

1957

13.632

Percent change

+1.0

Ii>\v:i, 62 cities; popula-
tion, 1,070,362:
19.16

16. 228
19, 100

19,377
20,634

29,256
28,839

48, 951
54,489

9,292
8,950

2,676
2,975

2.133
2,420

m. m

e08, 56S
+7.1

10

1:5

38
35

17
15

160
148

12
15

2

3'

7i9

796

+6.S

14

18

24
26

63
65

46
54

25
18

i

1
2

sss

570
+18

49
75

104
122

109
126

354
394

18
25

9
»')

2
3

l.lSt
l,07t
-6.9

120
164

358
334

.598
586

2,039
2,592

145
96

17

14
11

4,sn8

4,808

+11.4

100
95

-480
501

115
133

2,209
2,522

160
166

6
V.i

8

1

15,347

15,407

+.4

2,622
3,698

3,751
4,227

6,207
6,100

9,470
11,610

1,388
1,334

366
324

316
332

42,888
47,967
+11.8

12, 171
13, 775

13,391
14,208

19,186
18,966

27, 772
30,325

6,556
6,222

2,094
2,320

1,707
1,939

107.866

116.471

+8.0

1,142

19.17

1,262

l\un.sa,s. .53 cities; popula-
tion, 844,505:

la.Ki

1,231

1957

1.181

M iiine.sota, 72 cities; pop-
iil;vtion, 1,514,923:

1956

2.961

1957

2,848

Missouii, ,52 cities; popu-
lation, 2,012,898:

19.56

6,901

19.57

6,844

Nobfiiska, 28 cities; pop-
ulation, .540,483:

988

19.57

North Dakota, 11 cities;
population, 1.54,441:
19,V)

1,074

192

19,57

294

population, 178,155:

S5

l'.l.57

129

South Atlantic,' 244 cities;
lii.pulation, 7,781,560:
19.56

22,091

19,57

21,612

-2.2

lation. 121,758:

19.56

3,252
3,301

49,387
56,208

19. 469

1 22, 998

13
11

ICC
171

142
129

4

9

61
73

34
40

2

125
130

87
118

71
71

994
1,305

309
437

25
35

1,.5.59
1,625

1,207
1,191

718
737

13,403
16,053

4,409
5, 510

2,032
2,117

28,945
32,347

11,267
13,062

382

19,57

319

Florida, ,^3 cities; populn-
lion. 1.449.022:
19.5«;

4,131

1957

4, .504

OporRia, 25 cities; popu-
lation. 9-J9..557:
19,5«l
19.57

2,014
2,502

Sec lixiiiiiiti- :ii cihI of i.-ilih'.

81

Tahlr 2h. — City Crimr Tnntis, /'>.76-.7r. hy Crnuniitlilt Dltishms ami
Slatfa — ( ioiiliiiii«'4l

(OfTensi's known to the police in 2,585 cities, total population 80,369.nil, based on 1950 docennlal rensas)

Divisions ami Slates

Marvlanil, IScilies; pop-
ula'llon, 1,133.8S7:

IO.V>

1957

N'orlh Ciirolina, 55 cities;
p«piiiatioB, 1,109,571:

1956

1957

South Carolina, 23 cities:
population, 429,703:

1950

1957

Vircinia, 44 cities; popu-
lation. 1.346,»i2:

ig-Sfi

1957

West VirKinia. 22 cities;
population, 458,942:
IH-V)

ly."

Eait South Central, 105
cities; population,

3,045,164:

1956

1957

Percent change

Alabama, M cities; popu-
lation, 912,915:

1956

1957

Kentucky, 28 cities; pop-
ulation, 763,138:

1956

1957

MLssLssippi, 18 cities;
population, 391,885:

1956

1957

Tennessee, 29 cities; pop-
ulation, 947,246:

I9.V5

1957. . ...

West South C«ntr«l, 184
cities; i>opulation, 5,-
9»6,9I7:

19VJ

1957

Terccnt change

Arkan.<ia.<i, 25 cities; pop-
ulation. 375,929:

1958

1957

Ix>ui.<iana, 23 cities; pop-
ulation, l.(»H.42H:

1956

1957

Oklahoma, 34 cities; pop-
ulation, 822,894:

1958

1957

Texas. 102 cities; popula-
tion. 3.680,886:

1958

1957

TOTAL

28,133
26,344

23,525
26, 221

9.767
11.274

39,823
40,245

4.859
5.618

67, 9H
+9.G

15.287
18,602

21.534
20.522

5.042
5,970

16,058
18,361

JSl9tS

+it.e

6,363
7,838

>6.saa

n,770

18.728
as. 393

104.461
116. 8M

Criminal
liomlcldc

Murder
and Man-
lion- ! slauKli

negli-
gent
man-
slaugh-
ter

113
135

124

124

S7e
388

136
157

142
117

6SS
-1.9

106
103

389

ter hy
negli-
gence

let

It!
-ti.7

tss

909
+8.i

184

ao4

Hape

227
222

128
122

27f>
232

(98
-III

Uoh-
bery

HI I

H54

271
319

148
145

921

865

I,i7l
1, 358
-7.7

Aggru-
vatc<l
assault

123
72

775

8tt

+8.5

241
258

80
108

416
442

293
362

710
.554

391
3.58

s.ats

3, Its
+10. «

168
131

821
884

212
290

1.624
I.H40

2.277
2,451

3, 977
3,942

481
412

2, 9.52
2,762

248

281

3. .509
3, iv;
-t.l

Bur-
glary-
break-
ing or
enter-
ing

1.161
1,207

1,018
973

360
384

070
872

6,tS^
+/.7

457
514

1.267
1.043

347
338

4.063
4.341

.1.010
4, 475

4,230
5. 433

2,320
2,748

8, 405
8,708

1,171
1,245

tlirrr,

17, US
+16.8

Lar-
ceny-
theft

4,172
5,126

4,687
4,930

1,218
1,508

4.599
5.584

3e.7SS

+n.»

1.59H
1.760

s.ao9

5,037

3,900
5.430

35.979
2H.831

13.219
13, 133

12.816
14,128

5,783
7,037

22.9(4
23. .506

2,760
3.315

t9.90i
3t,t83
+10.6

7,657
9,555

10. 571
9,800

2,948
3,490

8,030
0,429

S9,&7l
100.901
+l»6

3.555
4.347

12.043
12.018

1Z37I
14.090

81.803
6H.848

82

Talilr 26. — City Cr'itnv Trrruls. l'f.ift-57^ Ity Geofiraphic Divixions and
Slalvs — Coil till lift]

[ (Offenses known to the police in 2,685 cities, total population 80,309,611, based on 1050 decennial census]

TOTAl

Criminal
homicide

Rape

Rob-
bery

Aggra-
vated
assault

Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
enter-
ing

Lar-
ceny-
theft

Divisions and States

Murder
and
non-
negli-
gent
man-
slaugh-
ter

Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence

Auto
theft

Mountain, 132 cities; pop-
iilalion, 2,166,150:
iy.5»;

7t 68S
81, 704

84

101

+g0.ll

78

6S

-SO. 6

384
+19.3

1,366

1.669

+22.3

1,093
1,195
+9.3

12,956
15,412
+ 19.0

49,205
64, 159
+10.1

7.605

1957

Percent change

8.722
+14.7

Arizona, 14 cities; popu-
lation. 226,454:
lo.se

1957

13, 300

14, 571

23, 637
25, 125

5.670
5,761

8.337
6,579

2,305
2.460

9.409
13, 182

9,554
11.100

2.471
2.926

318,948
359, 147

+je.6

18
32

26
28

8

8

5
5

3
2

8
18

10
4

6
4

347
363

+4.e

32
22

15
16

4
3

4
3

1
1

8
7

13
9

1
1

Bti

644

+4.«

46
87

130
153

13
19

21
10

8
8

24

45

42
40

13
22

i,4S7
t,700
+9.9

244
260

718
869

44

39

75
66

51
66

S3
117

118
196

32
56

8,774
10,061
+li-6

341
421

380
344

36
31

87
60

27
24

129
160

74
130

19
25

9. 58/
10,367
+8.2

2.323
2, 679

4,915
5,855

681

811

777
772

523
.507

1.786
2,343

1,531
1,943

420
502

65,961
78,075
+18.4

8,838
9,198

14,581
14, 874

4,565
4,533

4,825
5,106

1, 517
1,624

6.088
8,778

6,981
7.957

1,810
2,089

196,091

214,991

+10.2

1.458
1,872

Colorado. 28 cities; popu-
lation. 715,678:
1956

2,872

1957

2,986

Maho, 20 cities; popula-
tion. 195,332:

1956

319

1957

317

Montana. 18 cities; popu-
lation. 218,428:

1956

543

1957

657

Nevada. 3 cities; popula-
tion, 46,093:

1956

175

1957

228

New Mexico, 14 cities;
imputation, 260,215:
1956

1,283

1957

1,714

It ah, 19 cities; popula-
tion, 369,469:

1956

785

1957.

WyominR, 16 cities; pop-
ulation, 134,481:

1956

821
170

1957

227

Pacific, 259 cities; popula-
lion. 8,699,678:
1956

36,115

1957

42.056

Percent change

+16.1

California, 186 cities; pop-
ulation, 6,841,003:
1956 . . ..

265. 581
299, 864

18. 248
19,711

35.119
39, 572

301
304

16
24

30
35

466
486

24
31

32
27

2.190
2,465

84
71

183
164

7. 865
8. 952

369
375

.540
724

8,997
9.897

263
236

321
234

.56, 344
66,806

2,987
3,697

6,630
7,572

158,304
175, 125

13, 170
13,511

23,617
26,355

31,114

1957

35,829

OrcKon. 36 cities; popula-
tion, 677,692:

1956 ..

1957

1.335
1,766

Washington, 37 cities;
population, 1,180,983:
19.'J6

3,766

1957

4,461

> Dccrcasi' (if li'ss than onclciilli iif 1 percenl.
' Includes I lie District of Coluinhia.

83

CITY CRIME TRENDS

V jAj 1940-57 TREND VERSUS 1937-39 AVERAGE

1 >S»-1 353 Cities -Total Population 42,719.693

OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE

CRIMES AGAINST
THE PERSON

PERCENT CHANGE

IS40 '41 '42 '43 '44 '45 "46 "47 '48 '49 "50 "51 '52 "ii '54 '55 '56 '57

CRIMES AGAINST
PROPERTY

PERCENT CHANGE

' I ; 1 1 1

KET

:n mtUIT UKUT

NIMir . UTI TWI

•100- . 1 1 1

.80

yf^'

*M-

^

^

.40 '

M 1

^

"

*^

-^

,^

^

,^^

^

><

^

-''

Wa-

b-^

l>t_

y

-^

^

^

^

'

—

^

-«-

1 !•;''■! I 1 1 1

FBI CHART

tiuiirf lU.

4 .V.t'.»28 •—.">?

84

l.nii'^-lrrm City Trends

Crime Conn I. For each 100 city crimos on the average in the
part I classifications immediately before World War II there were 177
in 1057.

A study of long-range data for selected cities, as presented in talde
27 and figure 10, reflects increases in all part I crime classes. For
eacli 100 of the respective crimes averaged for 1937-39, in 1957 there
were: 111 murders; 111 negligent manslaughters; 219 rapes; 128
robberies; 207 aggravated assaults; 176 burglaries; 182 larcenies; and
IGS auto tliefts.

Popiilulion Changes. Population counts for the 353 cities repre-
sented in table 27 are available from the decennial counts in 1940
and 1950. During the period 1940-50, population increased 17
percent in these cities while crime increased only 11 percent.

There was no 1957 population count for these cities. However,
assuming that the population increases since 1950 as estimated b\'' the
Bureau of the Census are characteristic of the population changes
in these selected cities, then 1957 population was 13 percent above
that for 1950.

For the same period, 1950-57, total part I crimes rose 48.8.

Based on the above percentage change figures, population was
growing faster than crime from 1940-50, but this trend reversed
sharply from 1950-57 and the gi-owth in crime far outstripped that
of population.

Cilies Used. To present a proper continuity in crime figures for
examination of long-range changes, selection of cities was limited to
those whose method of reporting has been consistent over the years.
Tliis determination was made by an examination of reports and from
available information concerning major changes in reporting
procedures.

This study is limited to 353 cities having over 25,000 inhabitants.
Their total population was 42,719,693 in 1950. The identical 353
cities arc represented for each year, 1937-57.

85

Tul.U- 27.— Cily Criino Tnmls, 1937-57

[OfTrnsos known to tlu' polUv in 3A3 ellli'S with ovit 2'>.(i<t() lnhu»)lliints, total population <2,710,003 buac'<l on

19.V) <li>oonniikl ct-nsus]

Ycnr

11*37
IU38
IU39
MHO

llMl
1<.M2
11)43
UM4

I'.M.I

im;

I'XS
l<»9

IWI

1952

19.53
19M
1955
1956
1957

TOTAL

605,447

eis.oes

637. 514
661.988

661. 132
619. 165
604.554
621. 925

702. 720
745. 282
708. 014
704. 410

734. 925
736. 721
779. 458
809,267

845,208

876. 275

884.682

1,003.641

1,096,337

Mur-

dlT,

Mnn-

non-

slmicli-

ARRta-

ni'Kll-

tcr liy

Rape

Uot).

vutol

K»'nl

nmll-

biTy

assault

iimn-

Kcniv

slitUKh-

tor

2,479

1.978

3.047

2<'.. rm

19,841

2. 13.)

1.428

2,9«17

27.83*1

18. 70.5

2.223

1.229

3.235

2»i. 347

19.003

2,21)8

l,4tW

3.207

25, 2(i9

20.312

2. ao.-i

1.8.52

3, .513

24.212

20, 7;{0

2.278

l.tiUS

3.1103

22. 903

22.914

2,030

1.428

4.349

22. »a(i

22. 120

2,141

1.424

4. .592

22, 301

25. 698

2, 3<;i

1.723

5. (M2

27,(171

28.020

2, r.2i>

1.724

5. 225

31,028

30.228

2.535

1.481

5.2«8

29. 395

31.004

2.. 533

1,4.50

4.987

27.8.50

31,014

2.332

1.308

5. 137

29. 093

32. 144

2.370

1.544

4.994

25.909

32.3.50

2.302

1..557

5. 3«5

20.086

31.884

2,471

l.(°>88

5.302

28.044

30. 130

2.439

1.599

5.449

31.813

38.004

2,3.52

1.573

,5.339

34. 139

37, 97f.

2.410

l.fV43

5.910

30.075

38.78.5

2.502

1. ~m

ft. .502

31.471

39, 439

2.533

1.722

0.752

34,041

39.833

DurRla-
ry-

nrcuklnK

or cntor-

InR

137.7,57
I38.1»;J9
14.5.208
140.301

i:j8.013
\Zi.W2
127,3<i8
132. 7ti8

1.50. 83.5
171.029
IM, 709
103, Wi.5

173.312
170, 708
109, 209
181,210

191,339
206, 4»>
202, o«;o
218, 248
247, 845

Liir-

wny—

theft

32.5, 074
346, 178
309, 442
391,812

.39.3.015
372, t«V4
342. 337
346, 000

375. 488
40.5, 829
39»i, 798
402. 543

422.583
425. 325
457. 977
460,921

470,771
497,201
505. 01 1
586.9<i9
632,215

Auto
theft

87, 075
74,816
70, 767
71,350

76,866
69, l(i3
82,280
86.941

105, 574
97, .590
70. 824
70, 008

68.416
73,521
85,137
92,889

97,734
91. 269
97,588
110,744
130,706

8(5

RURAL CRIME TRENDS

OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE

1956 - 1957 PERCENT CHANGE

1957

DECREASE

TOTAL
MURDER -4.5

NEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER

RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

AUTO THEFT

REPORTING AREA

INCREASE

FROM 1956

FBI CHART

+ 11.1

: + 4.4

+ 4.0

+ 8.5

+ 4.2

+ 12.3

+ 11.6
+ 11.6

Sheriffs' Offices -1,394
Rural Villages -153

State Police - 12

Rural Population - 38,823,058

liuun' II.

87

r/ r

r,

th

III arras outside llu' liiiiils of citii'S 1057 pnit T criiucs were 11.1
pcrcMMit above the IOTjO level. Areas (lesit^nated as rural under census
pnxt'dures have in many areas assumed eity-like proportions in tlieii
crnne problem. The contimied <ri'o\vth of nonfnnn |)opuhition in
ai\d near tiie I'ity eenters in all probability has been a ])otent factor
in the steady growth in "rural" crime in recent years. Reports ol
-hei-ill's cover those areas in counties which are outside the hniits of
I ities. (Cities are incorporated places with at least 2,500 inhabitants
according to the hxtest decennial census.) Acconhngly, reports for
"rural" ari'as in some instances include not only farming areas but
also city-like communities which lie just outside the limits of a city.

The 1957 rise of 11.1 percent in rural crime, though substantial,
was not as marked as the 1950 increase of 15.5 percent. In 1957,
oidy one crime classification rellected a decrease outside cities.
Murders declined 4.5 percent. Increases in the other classifications
ranged from a high of 12.;^ percent in burglary to a low of 4.0 percent
in rape. Percentage increases in descending order are: burglary,
12. S; larceny, 11.6; auto theft, 11.6; robbery, 8.5; manslaughter by
negligence, 4.4; aggravated assault, 4.2; and rape, 4.0.

Source and Area. Reports for rural areas, those outside the limits
of cities, are received from sheriffs, State police, and village officers.
Sheriffs report only those part I offenses which occur outside cities
in their counties. This is true even when the sheriff investigates crimes
which occur in a city within his county. State police in some instances
report in place of sheriffs. Reports from village officers are included
in the tabulations only when the villages are not covered in the re-
porting by sheriffs or State police.

Data from identical reporting agencies were available for 1956 and
1957 for comparison, as shown in table 28. The 1950 population
represented by this reporting totals ;i8,82.'i,058.

Table 2S.— Rural Criinr Trriids. l^rUt-HT

|Iiasc><l on reports of 1,3W sheriffs, 153 rural vlllace olllwrs and 12 State police; total rural population
38,823,058, based on the 1050 decennial census]

Offense

TOTAL

'turder an'l nonncKllci-nt manslaughter

■ lanslauuhter by ni-KliK<-nce...

HaiK"

Koobery

\ ' Lv<iault

I aking or entering

I ft.

.\in<> iri'ii

Number of offenses

1056

1957

310.892 313. SOS

1.:
2. i-

6,(»S7
6,737

U,577
00,031
1M.780
30,788

7,300

V,. ISM

III. im

172,743
29,843

I'ero-nt
chimKe

4-111

-4.5
+4.4
+4.0
+&5

+4.2
+ IZ3
+ 11.6
+ 11.6

88

MONTHLY VARIATIONS

;l

mi^

OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE, 1957
2,781 CITY POLICE AGENCIES
TOTAL POPULATION 81,761,726

OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

NEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER

tr *■ «->

5 ^ =i S £

^^

».l

AGGRAVATED

:l

ASSAULT

30-,. ^

A(fhAC£ f

2K

► — — .^^^

^

IK

mi

9%

FBI CHART

/:'.

89

M<nillily larlnlunis

Kiir\\ of the pint I crinic.^ follows a sonsoiinl fiirvc which is fniily
lOMslaiit ill its Miiinliotis ymv after year. Crimes with property as
the object occur in the cooler luontlis of llio year wiiich are also the
iiKMiths with more darkness. Crimes ajjainst the person, except for
manshniLrhter hy negli*;eii('e, seem to increase with the heal of the
year. These patterns are not. piccise within the individii.-il chissidca-
lions hut tend to follow some characteristics of the indicated seasonal
\ ariatioiis.

One crime apiinst the j)erson, manslaughter by negligence, follows
the general curve of projjerty crimes. That is, it declines in (he
warmer months of the year and increases in the colder months with
its high in December. This similarity to the property crimes is in
the seasonal curve only. Deaths in the manslaughter by negligence
classification are for the most part those of traffic victims who die as
the result of gross negligence on the ])art of some other ])erson. The
hazardous driving months aj)pear to have a strong influence on the
incidence of this crime. It should be observed that not all traflic
deaths are rei)resente(l by the actual offenses entered in this negligeni
manslaughter category.

Data in table 29 are limited to the reports of 2,781 cities which
\\ni\ a total |)opulation of 81,761,726 in IQoO. The accompanying
charts, figures 12 and \'^. were derived from the data in table 29.

TahK- 29. — Monlhly t'arinlUms, 1957

(Dally average, offenses known to the police in 2,7.si citiis. total jjojjulation 81,761,726, based on 1950

decennial census)

Criminal homicide

Rape

Rob-
bery

Aggra-
vated
as.snult

Bur-
glary-
breaking
or enter-
ing

Larceny-
theft

Month

Murder,
nonneg-
ligent
man-
slaugh-
ter

Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence

Auto
theft

JanuAry-December

11.4

7.8

33.0

144.1

SOl.O

1. 126. 6

S. 951. 0

470.5

Jan uurv -March

10.4
11.7
11.7
11.7

7.5
7.7
7.0
8.0

33.1
35.2
36.3
31.1

155.5
126.0
131.8
162.3

170.9
214.6
224.5
188.4

1.105.6
1,053.8
1.072.2
1.214.8

2.826.1
2.014.8
2.051.0
3,111.7

581.3

.\prll-June. .

July-.'^optember

OctohiT- December

' - ■

January ..................

9.4
1L6

las

11.4

1X3
11.3
IZO
II. 1

13.0
9.8
11. «
13.5

8.0
7.3
7.3
7.8

7.1
8.1
0.1
7.3

7.7
7.6
0.2
10.0

32.5
32.8
33.0
34.0

35.0
3A. 5
35.0
37.3

35.0
31.2
32.3
30.0

158.5
164.3
144.6
143.1

110.0
118.8
135.5
131.4

138.7
130.7
198.7
108.1

160.4
180.4
100.0

aoi. 1

213.0
220.8
226.4
238.8

218.2
180.4
102.6
102.4

1.120.3
1. 234. 6
1.148.7
1, 123. 8

1.021.4
1,017.3
1.061*. 9
1.075.7

1.071.8
1.04H.3
1, 105. 1
1,400.3

2. 543. 7
2. 9.S5. 8
2.991.3
3,030.5

2.893.6
2.H2I. 1
2. 90«V r.
3.036.7

2.011.1
Z045.6
3.061.6
3.336.2

February......................

.March

: '1 '.

April

57 i. 5

May

.'.29 9

June ..

■"1 •>

July

■ ; ' :

.\UKUSt

'.<• 1

September....................

561.3

October ...............

.S77. 3

.November

640.(1

December

650.11

00

MONTHLY VARIATIONS

1

^-^i

A

L ■'.

Ik_7*^

4:

Wi

-^/fli

f / '

OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE, 1957
2,781 CITY POLICE AGENCIES
TOTAL POPULATION 81,761,726

OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

FBI CHART

I'ifiitre 13.

Cj'iiiK* Kates

( ilv Kates

rnil I Climes icpoi-tcd l)y 2,7S1 city poller depMitiiieiils are pie-
denied ill Inhles lU), '.U, and 32, togclher with nii expression of ihr
niiinl)er of eriines |)er 100,000 injiahitants neeordini; to the \\).'A\
di'eeiiiujd census. C'<)ni|)iirisons between an-as should he made with
ciiution. I'opulation in the Uiiitod States increased 13 perceni
hetween \\)'A) and l'.»")7. Tlie lO')? rates are hased on IDoO popula-
tion li<«;ui'es of cit ies because no later data are available on a iial ion wide
basis.

Elimination of |)opulation dilferences by convert in<2, raw crime
liirnn-s to crime rates reflects variations in crime experience in dif-
ferent areas. It should be observed that a high crime rate in one area
does not in itself demonstrate that other areas, with lower crime rates,
have incomplete reporting. It is recommended that the user of these
data consider the factoi*s affecting crime listed on page 97. It is also
recommended that the user be familiar with the background informa-
tion on j)ages 121-123 concerning offenses known to the police.

Crimes per unit of population seem to increase with the size of the
city, but this gradation in all crime classes is not so clear above the
level of 50,000 iidiabitants. For example, table 30 reflects that in the
cities with population ranging from 750,000 to one million there were
more robberies (pvr 100.000 inhabitants) than in the cities with one
million or more inhabitants.

Crime rates of states and geographic divisions^ table 31, reflect
difrer<>nces in crime rates among the various areas. Again reference
should be made to page 97 regarding the factors aflecting crime.
Also, note table 33 which shows the number of cities of each group by
si/e included for each geograi)hic division and state. Those areas
with no big cities may be expected to have fewer crimes per capita in
lint' with the remarks above concerning the differences in crime rate-
by size of city. However, the size of the cities in the various area
does not account for all the variations found in the rates. Note tin
grouping of the rates in table 32 by size of cities within geographic
areas.

Similar difFerenees may be observed even if the rates are adjusted
on the basis of population changes since 1950. Estimates of popula-
tion changes for individual states are available. These estimates
combine populations in cities with populations outside of cities and
are therefore not strictly applicable to changes in populations for the
cities represented in tables 30-33.

451»»28*— 58 1 (91)

02

TaliK' 'M).-—Cily Crime Rates, 1957, by PopiiUilian Groups

[OlTensos known lo tlu- pollcv and rate \wt 100,000 Inhabitants. Population lljiuns l)a.«<'il on 1950 decennial

census]

l'()|iulatlon group

TOT.VL, QHOUP.S I-VI

2,761 cities; total population
81,761,726:
Number of offenses known...
Rate per 100,000

ORorp I

41 cities over 250,000; population
M.932,9.V.:
Number of offenses known..

Rate per 100.000

.'i cities over 1.000,000; population
17.4(M,4.50:
Number of oiTenses known..

Rate per 100.000

»i cities, 7.'iO.O(«) to 1,000,000; popu
lation, .M00,2'.il:

Number of ulTen.ses known..

Kate per ino.ooo

.ties. .'lOn.dOO to 7.M),000; popu
1 it ion. 4,0M;,r.."ii:
Number of offenses known..

Rate per 100,000

23 cities, J.'iO.OtM) to .iO0,0O0; popu
lation. K..341..V)0:
Number of olfense.^; known..
Rate per lOO.OOfl

r.Korr II

ai cities, 100,000 to 2,iO,000; popu
lation, <1,.574,473:
Number of offenses known..
Rate per 100,000

liROVP III

124 citie.x, .50,000 to 100,000; popu
lation, S,k:{7..">45:
Nuiiiber of offenses known..
Rate per 100,000

r.noiT IV

2«5 eities, 2.'>,000 to ,50,000; popu
lation, !t.:{42.t'),il:
Number of offenses known..
Rate per 100,000

• iROip V

003 cities, 10,000 to 25,000; popu
latiop, 10,(M4,044:
Number of olfenses known..
Rate per KMI.OOO

r.Rofp VI

.:•'(■% cities under 10,(K)0; popu
lation, K,4.30,0.5S:
Number of oifen.<ses known..
Rate per 100,(MM1

Criminal

homicide

Mur-

der,

Man-

non-

slauph-

nepll-

ter by

pent

negli-

man-

gence

slauRli-

ter

4, 150 2, 842
5. 1 3. 5

2,270

983

5.6

390

291
7.1

006
7.3

0.1

374
4.2

338
3.6

353
3.3

229
2.7

1,548
4.4

554
3.2

245
4.8

236
5.8

513
6.1

404
4.2

329
3.7

293
3.1

1.55
1.5

113
1.3

Rai)c

12, 384
15.1

8, 2S2
23,7

4, 956

28,5

1,097
21.5

773
18.9

1,4,56
17.5

1,139
11.9

821
9,3

713
7.0

836
7.9

693
7.0

Rob-
bery

52, 589
64.3

37. 731
108.0

20, 836
119,7

6, 600
129.4

2,914
71.3

7,381
88.5

5. 515
57.6

3. 2.59
36.9

2, 571
27. 5

2,134
20.0

1.379
16.4

Bur-
Aggra- glary—
vated break-

assault

Ingor
entering

73,709 411,201 1,077,442
90.2 502.9 1,317.8

Lar-
ceny—
theft

45, 694
130.8

200,834
574.9

27, 425
1.57,6

97, 171
5.58.3

9,379
183.9

25, 849
50C>.8

2,084
51.0

21.358
522.6

6,806
81.6

.56. 4,56
676. 8

8,828
92.2

61.002
637.1

6,941
78.5

■11.914
•174, 6

4,671
.50.0

40. 145
42t).7

4,711
44.3

40. 866
383.9

2,864
34.0

26,410
313.3

438, 743
1,256.0

1S7, 946
1,079.9

73,840
1, 447. 8

43,700
1, 069, 3

133, 257
1, 597. 5

152,214
1, 589. 8

127,470
1,442.4

137,532
1,472.1

137,847
1,295.1

83, 636
992.1

93

Tublf Ul. — i'.ily ('.rinu- liitlrs, l'}'i7 . (ty l^vanrnphlc Diiislaiis uiul Slulvs

(Ollciises known per 1(K),(m»o iiihubitaiits. Poiiulution biusod on 1950 dccennliil census]

DIvLslon and State

Murder,
notuiegll-

gent

man-
slaughter

Robbery
64.3

Aggra-
vated
a.ssault

Bur-
glary-
breaking

or
entering

Larceny
-theft

Auto

theft

TOTAL

6.1

90.3

602.9

1,317.8

S64. 7

New EnKland .

1.4

ie.6

21.9

329.6

849.3

922 '

CoiiiKvtieut

2.1
1.2
1.3

.4
1.2

.9

3.1

19.2
9.1

22.9
2.8

14.8
2.8

40.9

39.4
12.4
18.2
2.8
25.2

370. 7
22.'.. 7
318.7
1S1.3
451.3
138.9

389.4

804.3
1.034.1

«I7.0

f,M. 7
1,127.1

678.7

818.7

17.'J '■'.

Maine

J 26 7

Ml\.>iS;»<'linS0tl8

2tW 1

Nt w IIuin|>shire

80

RIuhJo Island ...

20(1

Vorniont

96.;

Middle Atlantic

83.4

178 7

Now Jersey

2.7
3.2
3.1

4.7

49.1
45.9
57.9

82.3

63.9
96.1
70.6

70.7

467.9
381.4
3.'i8.2

392.5

855. 4
874.7
688.7

1, 221. 5

23(1 '

167 1

17(1 :

Ea.st North Central

204

IllinoU

6.0
3.9
4.1

4.9
1.7

3.8

123. 6
49. K
95.1
60.4
10.6

59.6

78.1
50.7
132.9
39.7
18.3

53.9

343.7
486. 5
.'i34.6
375. 3
190.1

435.6

746. 1
1, 496. 1
1, 735. 4
1, 263. 6
1,281.1

1,381.5

I3:i

Indiana

291

29'.'

Ohio

2or,

Wl.sconsln

152

West North Central

214 0

1 owa

1.2
4.1
1.0
7.3
2.7

15.0
39.5
38.7
121-.. 5
17.6
11.0
6.6

61.4

9.0

59.3

8.8

123.1

3t).5

8.4

.6

197.7

342.0
500.5
402.7
572.1
247.9
209.8
184.4

613.7

1. 278. 6
1, 682. 4
1.251.9
1, 487. 5
1.153.7
1..502.2
1,067.2

1,484.2

\\r> ^

Kansas

131'

18>>

Missouri .

33t

Nebraska

197 1

190.4

South Dakota

1.7
10.2

71.5

South Atlantic '

273.7

Dt'laware

8.4
11.6
13.9
8.1
12.3
9.1
9.2
3.7

12.6

56.2
87.5
44.5
75.3
28.7
32.8
63.5
33.3

42.6

27.4
113.6
137.0
216.2
354. 7
104. 6
203. 6

60.4

113.8

607.3
1, 093. 9
590.4
394.7
487.2
613.5
642.6
269. 0

649.2

1.694.8
2. 198. 5
1.366.4
l,l.'i8.2
1, 2t'>6. 1
1, 612. 4
1, 731. 1
713.4

1,037.6

252 3

Florida

303.4

257 3

445 5

186 8

South Carolina...

19.S. 9

Virginia

292.7

West Virginia

126. 4

East South Central

280.0

16.2
8.6
12.9
12.2

9.2

36.6
70.2
20.6
3<i.9

51.2

125. 2
124. 5
103.9

99.8

102.7

518.7
642.7
365.9
584.9

690.0

975.9
1,267.9

851.6
1,002.7

1.668.1

2«KI. 1

Kentucky .

520. 1

MLsslsslppl

107.6

Tennessee

240.6

West South Central

SS4.6

Arkansas

7.6
9.6
3.6
10.6

4.7

33.3
7H.3
34.5
49.0

76.4

131. 6
94.5
40.0

116.4

65.4

4.'>3.9
.539.9
644.1
769.0

704.8

1,111.6
1,171.7
1. 773. 3
1.830.5

2, 488. 9

133.4

Ix>uLslana

507.2

Oklahoma.. ...

251.5

Texas

324.4

Mountain.. .

403. S

Arizona

13.9
3.9
3.7
2.6
7.5
7.0
1.1
2.9

4.9

114.6
120.7
18.8
29.2
142. 0
49.0
52. H
43.7

llft.O

182. 5
47.7
14.7
2.V8
67.3
66. 2
34.5
21.8

118.6

1. 162. 7
813.7
4(V>.3
33,V3

1. 107. 9
920.4
.S24. 3
371.3

896.0

3.935.0
2, 076. 4
2,284.4
2.221.9
3, 674. 8
3, 426. 1
2,149.5
1. 536. 9

9.468.1

811.3

410.4

Idaho

l.%4.2

2«1. 4

483.9

6M 1

I'talJ

222. 1

17U 4

P.iri- r

489 1

California

4.5
3.6
2.9

130.7
53.0
60.7

144.3
34.2
19.8

976.4
536.3
037.0

2. 561. 5
1.976.4
2,219.0

523. 1

Orpgon .

201.0

Washlnxtoo

376.0

• Includes the District of Columbia.

04

Taldr '.V2. — fUlY Crime Rates, 1957- hy (iennrapliic Ditisitms niul Pttpiihition

(iroiips

lOflcnsos known jirr 100,000 inhabitants. Population based on I9.'iO dfcrnnial census.)

Division and group

Murder,
nonnrpll-
icnt nian-
slaughtir

Robbery

AKCra-
vated
assault

nur-

Rlary—
breaking
or enter-
ing

Lar-
ceny-
theft

Auto
theft

Total

5.1

64.3

90.2

502.0

1.317.8

254.7

New England

1.4

19.5

21.9

329.6

840.3

222.6

2.6

2.0

1.5

.5

.9

.8

3.1

63.3

23.8

14.1

8.3

5.9

4.1

49.9

56. 3
.38.5
10.8
9.8
3.5
6.6

83.4

321.5
442.7
317. 2
28.3.9
2.5.3.7
266.6

380.4

1,018.8
912.2
920.2
817.7
6.37.2
692.0

818.7

6.36.6

255.6

18.3.1

(;roiii> IV

122.9

82.5

78.4

Middle Atlantic

178.7

4.5
1.4
1.5
1.1
1.4
.7

4.7

74.3
33. 1
22.4
14.5
11.1
10.3

82.3

125.6
57.6
38.6
21.7
14.6
14.2

70.7

474.0
357.0
366.1
275. 9
219. 6
216.3

392.5

881.2
86.5.4
751.1
800.8
703.0
599.4

1.221.5

217.7

196.2

Ciroiii) III

16.3. 5

(Jriiiip IV

123.2

97.4

79.5

East North Central

204.3

6.9
6.3
3.1
1.7
2.0
1.4

3.6

137.1
6<i. 2
43.8
27.1
24.1
14.7

59.6

111.0
91.0
62.9
17.2
20.9
8.7

53.9

412.8
517.7
381.5
352. 6
378. 5
279.2

435.6

1,08.3.8
1,64.5.0
1,3.52.6
1,427.7
1,401.0
946.8

1.381.5

242.1

257. 5

Group III

209.1

Group IV ---

166.1

Group V

14.S.4

Group vi

9.5.1

West North Central .-

214.0

6.5
3.6
3.9
1.4
1.5
.3

10.2

128.0
58.9
17.6
11.2
11.8
7.7

61.4

108.8
71.5
22.6

9.8
12.8

6.4

197.7

601.9
666. 5
.381.0
259.1
287.1
21.3.8

613.7

1,5:11.4
1,948.1
1,517.6
1,.397.3
1,21.5.8
75.3.8

1. 484. 2

370.7

216.8

1.38. 7

120.4

98.0

Group VI

74.2

South Atlantic"

273.7

10.7
11.9
9.9
10.3

8.9
8.1

12.6

S.i.9
108.1
42.0
42.5
22.1
16.9

42.6

2tHl. 1

167.2
186. 6
ItW.O
184.3

i.m 0
113.8

467. S
1,000.2
.^8.3. 4
635. 0
517.1
441.0

549.2

1,24.5.1
2, 037. 3
1,498.2
1,721.1
l,.^34.7
94S. 8

1, 037. 6

379. 5

395. 1

Group III

204.8

212.7

1.50.7

119.0

East South Central

280.0

11. I

17.4
10.2
10.3
15.4
10. :■.

9.2

62. 5

5;?. 0

41.2
22. 5
21.0
19.3

61.2

lOH. 1
121.2
147.1
141.3
102.7
74.4

102.7

631.0
765. 6
,505. 9
457. 8
.389. 3
2S.3.4

600.0

1.103.6
1,269.4
1,31.5.4
1,042.5
861.9
4.>v3. 9

1, 658. 1

440.9

.335. 3

236. 1

Group IV

145.8

13.3.2

100.6

West South Central

334.6

14.1
7.0
7.3
8.2
5.1
4.5

4.7

86. 4
46. 6
43. 3
27.8
13.8
17.3

76.4

7H. 1
143. 3
2:J5. 2
9.5.5
79.9
42.9

65.4

yoti. 0

841.1
723.0
601.5
.362. 1
279.1

704.8

1,720.9
2.170.9
2, 259. 1
1,717.8
1,09.5.6
796.7

2,488.9

1 .552. 0

Group III

351.0
242.8

Group IV

193. 5

101.3

83.7

Mountain

403.3

4.6
6.9
3.2
6.7
4.8
3.2

4.2

186.6
91.4
49.6
.59.8
24.0
44.5

115.0

69.0
113.6
29.0
52.9
24.0
49.0

118.6

l.(M2. 1
K(>l.8
801.9
704.2
4(W. 1
491.5

895.0

2. 093. 1
3. 046. 3
.3.281.1
2. 893. 6
2, 304. 1
2.001.9

2. 468. 1

.5.30.1

(Iroup 11

518. 1

742.6

419.3

21.3.6

230.9

Pacific

482.1

5.1
3.8
3.0
3.6
2.7
3.6

IM. 5
76. 7
79.8
69.1
52.0
31.9

181.9
35.5
68.6
66.4
66.4
36.0

l,02:t. 4
64.5. 8
780.7
889.3
799.4
60«>. 6

2. 232. 0
2, 204. 3
2,61.5.9
3. 279. 6
2, 842. 7
2. 463. 1

602. 7

320.0

418.0

405.7

.^37. 3

G rou p VI

264.8

1 Includes the District of Columbia.

95

I'ahlr 'V.\. — "SiintfHT of (Ulivx in I'Airli I'ttfniUiluni Croup, f>foiirnithii- IHvi-
sion, ainl Slalf Hrprvarulvil in thv C.ily i'ritiiv Halt' 'rahiilali«tns {'I'nhh-s
30-32)

TOTAL

Populutlon group

Division iirul State

Over
250,000

100,000

to
250,000

50,000

to
100,000

25,000

to
50,000

10,000

to
25,000

Lcs.s
than
10,000

TOTAL:

I'opiiIatloD, 81,761,720 ...

9,781

41

66

124

266

683

1 593

New England:

ropiiliition, 0,489,921. .

189

1

11

17

36

67

67

Connecticut .

«7
18
101
1&
17
W

810

4

2

1
10

1
3

11
2

17
2
3
1

60

5
7
43
4
0
2

146

1,

Miissiichusetts

1

0

21

New IIiwniKshire .

s

Hho.le Nliui'l

1

t

Middle Atlantic:

Population. 21.536,724

7

2
3
2

9

12

23

37i

New Jersey

172
198
246

631

4

4

4

10

8
0
9

29

19
10
15

63

42
44

00

149

97

New Yorlv

llti

I'etiiisvlvania

l.SO

East North Central:

I'opuliition, is,s4 1,512.

371

Illinois

162
79
120
181

89

307

1
1
1

5

1

5

1
4
2
3

4

10
3
7
6
3

9

14
10
8
19
12

20

40
15
35
43
16

76

90

46

67

Ohio

105

Wisconsin . ..

57

West North Central :

ropul-ition. r..:i<ij.M:i

193

Iowa

67
63
72
69
29
11
16

283

i "

2
2
1

1
2
1

4
1

2"

1

2
3
5

2

1

32

9
20
15
18
7
3
4

62

4ti

28

Minne.sota

51

Missouri.

32

Nel>ni.<kn

2<)

North Dakota

0

South Dakota -.

>
20

10

South Atlantic:

I*o|iuhitinn. 7.989,224

3

8

159

Delaware

6
1
63
36
18
68
31
47
24

130

i'

r

1

1

4

Florida

3

2

3

11
4

2
5
1
6
3

16

11

8

5
18

5
10

5

26

36

20

Marylaad

10

North Carolina

1

5
3

4
3

4

29

South Carolina

2-.'

'

3

24

West N'irKinia

li

East South Central:

Popuhtion. 3.SI4.791

3

6

77

Alabama .

38
35
93
34

912

1
1

2

1
2

1

8

3
3
6
3

15

9
6

7
4

69

•>•>

Kentucky

Zi

Mis.sissippi,...

9

Tennes>:eo

1
5

3
8

2:}

West South Central:

Population. »>. 162,198

117

28
24
43
117

149

i'

4'

1

I
2
2
3

9

s"

3

3
4

3

5

19

4
4
13

3«

96

20

i:<

Dklahomii

25

Texas

M

MountAin :

Population, 2,250.018

105

Arizona

16
99

94

•0
8
17
91
17

270

i'

1

i'

1

1
2
3

1
2
1

1

99

0"

7

4

4"

1
4

BS

M

Colorado

20

15

Montana..............

13

Nevada . ....... .

4

New Mexico

I
1

10

rtah

1

17

\\ yoming .. . ..

12

Paciilc :

Population, 8,7M.S)5

7

6

11

143

California

190
40
40

5
1
1

3

11

15
2
A

03
8
11

v.-*.

Oregon.. ....

29

Washington.......

3

21

96

lilt ml Rates

The ( riino problem in nroiis outside cities is about O!io-bnlf tbnt
iusido cifios per unit of population at'cordint; to an average of the
ratios of city crimes to rural ci-inies for iudivid\ial classifications.

Table '-'A contains available offenses known data from areas outside
cities, which are referred to undei- this j)ro<xram as rural areas. The
data ai'e presented as reported by the ruial law-enforcement agencies
and are expressed in terms of the numbei' of crime per each 100,000
inhabitants. Population figun^s used are from the 1950 decennial
census in the absence of later nationwide figures for these areas.

Kural areas, including the urbanized fringe areas outside cities,
though relatively crime free when compared with all cities, report more
crimes per capita in certain categories than some cities. The rural
areas rc'presented in table 34 reported more murders per 100,000
iidiabitants than city groups with less than 100,000 inhabitants.
Negligent manslaughters, closely allied with traffic mishaps, occurred
with greater frt>quency per unit of population in rui-al areas than in
any city group e.vcept cities in the 2r)0,()00 to 500,000 population
group. Ofl'enses of rape occmTed in rural areas with greater fre-
quency per unit of population than in all city groups under 250,000
inhabitants.

More robberies and aggravated assaults occurred per unit of popu-
lation in rural areas than in the smallest cities, those with less than
10,t)00 population. In burglaries, larcenies, and auto thefts, all city-
group rates were in excess of rural rates.

Information in table 34 is based on the reports from law-enforce-
ment agen<'ies representing 42,()00,5l')7 inhnl)itants (1950 population).

Tabic U.— Rural Crime Rates, 1957

Ulcn.<cs known and rati' por 100.000 lnl)ahitants, a.-; roportt'il by 1,()38 shorilTs, liiT rural village ofTioors, and
13 State poliw; total rural population 42,rjOO,507, baser! on 1950 decennial census]

Offense

Miird'T and nonncirlieent manslaughter

Manslaughter by neglijence

Uaiv

Koblx-ry -

\Bcravated a.ssault

'^iirclary— breaking or entering

wci-nv— theft

\:ito theft _

Offenses known

Number Rate

1,951
2,508
.5,844
S.Of.9

17.3.55
120.412
18«'., 255

32. 918

l.A
.5.9
1.T7
18.9

40.7
282.7
437.2

77.3

Ollcnscs ill Indixidual Areas

The mmilxT of ofFciisi's rcporlcd as liaviiijx Ix'cn cominittcd (luring
the period of rlamuwy-Dcccinhcr, l'.)")7, is shown in tahlr 'A'). The
(•on\pilalion ini-liidcs the i('|)oi"ts received from |)oli('e departments
in cities willi more than '2"),()()() inhal)itants and is limited to selected
( lassilications. I'ohce administrators and other inti-rested individuals
will |)rol)ai)ly lind it (U'siial)le to compare the crime rales of their cities
with the avera«re ratt's shown in tables 'M), 'M, and 'A2 of this publica-
tion. Similarly, they will douhtli'ss desire to make comparisons with
the fijjures for their communities for prior periods, in order to (let<'r-
mine wh(>ther there has been an increase or a decrease in the amount
of crime committed.

Caution should be exercised in comparing crime data for individual

ilies because the differences in the figures may be due to a variety

of factoi-s. Such comparisons are not necessarily significant even

though the figures for individual communities are converted into terms

of number of offenses per 100,000 iiduibitants.

The following is a list of some of the factois which affect the amount
and ty|)e of crime in the conmiunity:

Population of tlie city and metropolitan area adjacent thereto.

The composition of the population with reference particularly to
age, sex, and race.

The economic status and activities of the population.

Kelative stability of population.

C'liniate.

Educational, recreational, and religious facilities.

The nund)er 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 enforcement problems.

The degree of efhciency of the local law enforcement agency.
Tiie figures presented in the following tabulation are those for se-
lected classifications reported by the indivi(hial police departments in
the cities represented without reducing the data to crime rales (num-
ber of ofTenses per 100,000 inhabitants).

In considering the volume of crime committed locally, it is generally
more important lo determine whether tlie figures for a given com-
munity show increases or decreases than to ascertain whether they
cxcfM'd or fall short of those for some other individual comnnmity,
:ind it should be rememberi'd that the amoimt of crime committe<l in a
ommunity is not solely chargeable to the police but is rather a charge
airainst the entir«' community.

In publishing these figures, the FBI acts as a service agency. The
figures published are those submitted by the contributing agencies.

(I'T)

98

Tabic 35. — .\iitnhvr «»/ Srlvrlril I'arl I (tffvnsvs K'rioirri /o tin- I'olirv, 1957,
Cities Over 25,000 in Population

Larceny— theft

ARRra-

Bur-
clary—

Rob-

vat<><I

broak-

bery

assault

liijf or

$50 and

Under

enter-

over

$50

ing

6

15

250

102

1,606

5

1

193

93

181

238

94

1,395

668

3,475

13

4

144

83

550

8

112

291

82

433

23

53

406

112

264

fiO

35

1,118

920

3,332

25

138

252

80

394

37

257

442

268

1,180

29

17

404

238

683

5

34

35

49

126

8

10

159

130

623

4

2

75

24

194

8

3

95

28

422

11

11

146

61

103

39

177

547

383

1.601

22
174

23
56

57
382

10

8

7

12

132

412

825

13

112

168

151

354

4

104

46

.975

18

15

391

104

561

2

1

49

25

145

2,5

83

448

493

1,423

21

128

201

205

391

Abilene, Tex...
Ablnpton, Ta..

Akron, Olilo

AhimtMla. Calif.
Albany, Qa

Albany, N.Y

Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Alexandria, I,a..

Alexandria, Va

Alhambra, Calif

Allqulppa, Pa.,
.\llcnto\vn. Pa.
Alliancr, Ohio.

Alton, 111

Altoona, Pa

Amarillo, Tex

Amsterdam, N. Y.

Anderwn, Ind

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Anniston, Ala

Apple ton. Wis...
Arcadia, Calif....
Arlington, Mass.

Arlington, Va

Asheville, N. C

Ashland, Ky

Athens, Oa

AtlantJi, Oa

AllanticCity, N. J.
.\ubuni, N. Y

Augusta, Qa

Aurora, 111

Austin, Tex

Bakersficld, Calif.
Baltimore, Md

Bangor, Maine

Harbcrton, Ohio

Baton Hotipp, La

Biittif Crerk. Mich.
Bay City, Mich

Bayonne, N. J

Beaumont, Tex

Belleville, 111

B.llcvlllc, N.J

Belllngham, Wash.

Belmont, Mass.
Belolt, Wis . ..
Berkeley, Calif..

Berwyn, HI

Be.'isemer, Ala..

Bethlehem, Pa

Beverly, \Ia.ss

Beverly Hills, Calif.

Billings, Mont

Hiloxi, M1.SS

Binghamton, N. Y.
Blrminghnm. Ala..
Bloomllfld. .\. J...
Blooniington, III...
Bloomington, Ind..

10

Only 4 months received

1

78

344

655

45

107

1

1

12

167

19

16

44

342

46

48

813

2,403

2

4

5

8

27

129

14

17

4

9

5

24

31

331

6

4

3

2

3

4

2

K.i

59

25

4

18

145

4

5

1

2

13

6

2

16

76

7

3

l.W

307

4

3

6

4

7

79

55

123

3,312

1,919

6.730

730

325

331

12

24

88

315

114

440

112

125

497

772

231

2,757

443

394

1,596

3,842

3,543

7, 165

60

99

199

110

64

351

670

483

1,184

245

111

831

216

65

836

168

156

310

697

380

1,412

153

49

184

63

10

62

78

96

300

58

36

151

74

48

381

577

178

1.538

120

83

186

133

54

207

131

117

412

51

53

228

81

35

75

126

165

1,108

180

107

225

126

98

525

1,696

1,065

2,658

72

89

232

129

78

387

120

99

475

99

lal.lf ;{.-).-

yinnhfr «>/ St'levtetl I'url I ifjfriisrs Kittmri la tin- I'ttliiv.
Cities Over 25^000 in Population — (Continued

1957,

City

Hol.st>, Idaho

Moston, Miuss

Uri'iiicrtoii, Wash.
Hri>lt:i (Hirt. Conn.
Uristol. Conn

Hrockton, Mass..
HrooklliU'. Mass .
Urowii.-vlllc. Tex.
HiiII:ilo, N. \ ....
Hurluiik, Calif...

HiirlinRton, Iowa..

liurllncton, Vt

Hutti". Mont

Canibrlilpi'. Mass.
Camden. .\. J

Canton. Ohio

Ca.si)or. Wyo

C«><l:ir Uapld«, Iowa.
Chanipalpn. Ill . ...
Ch:>rl»ston. S. C

Churlo.ston, W«Va..

Charlotto, N'. C

Ch;irlottf.'ivmo. Va..
Chitt;i!i(toc;i. Tenn.
Ch<'ls«>:i, .Mass

Chplt<'nhani, Pa

Che.stPF, Pa

Cheyenne. Wyo ,

Chlfripo. Ill

Chicago HelRhts, 111.

Chlcopco. Mass

Cicrro. Ill

Cincinnati, Ohio...
Clark shun?. W. Va
Cleveland. Ohio ...

Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

ClWton. N.J

Clinton. Iowa

Colorado Springs, Colo...
Coltinihla. .Mo

Columhla. S. C.
Columbus, Oa...
Cohimhns, Ohio
Compton, Calif..
Concwd, Calif...

Concord. N. H

Corpus Chrbtl. Tex..
Council BlulTs, Iowa.

Covlnifton. Ky.

Cranston, R. I

Culver City. Calif

CuinNrliii.l. Md

C lis. Ohio X.

I> _

1> ' .llf

Danville. Ill ,

I>tiii-. ll!.. V:i ,

I> ^ra.. .,

I> .. ...

I) h, Fto.

Mur-
der,
non-
nepll-
Kent
man-
slaugh-
ter

Rob-
bery

14

507

5

27

2
296

10

9

4

174

40

3
25
42
139

66
8
10
23
74

58
70
2
65
17

Aggra-
VBte<l
assault

3

451

3

74

5

1

31

250

42

32

19

329

6
9
3
12

75

123

641

66

177

1

Bur-
glary-
break -
lug or
enter-
ing

142

2,577

72

551

54

ISO
163

2yo

1.0S4
456

51
63
93

228
825

521
137
246
82
695

199

999

89

1,200

119

138

Larceny— theft

$50 and
over

171

2,781

71

419

33

146

80

78

431

342

12

71

111

206

450

404
29
194
104
311

(I)
313

60
112

56

Under
$50

486
5,384
610
917
121

540
392
638
1,212
812

318
359
489
297
957

1.337

46

1,142

519

1.414

743
1.812

231

1.267

95

219

Only 7 months received

16

4

146

no

660

6,461

3.942

12,681

9,114

9.675

34

79

226

172

273

1

4

46

86

248

56

26

237

258

310

230

283

1,476

1.068

3.993

28

1

117

29

98

1.185

479

2.644

1.088

12,783

11

139

32

290

9

5

147

108

384

4

86

55

4.52

17

22

324

246

845

1

9

105

48

319

20

66

485

352

1.458

21

.59

362

114

436

287

369

2.364

1. .S93

4.561

82

105

1,110

68.1

1.4.'i6

5

3

117

39

397

1

1

39

37

125

52

683

1,171

354

1.859

7

»

142

131

550

40

20

2«0

171

564

13

8

220

218

433

37

17

290

213

478

3

1

62

45

189

6

1

168

113

295

373

446

3,330

815

8.<t22

11

2

143

121

164

10

1

161

75

2.58

7

64

111

103

463

11

510

203

1,170

156

341

1.330

404

2,109

30

78

361

237

736

58
47
156
fl07
79

See footnote at end of table.

ion

'laiItU- .■{.">. — .\iiinln-r nj Si-lfilrtl I'nrI I (PJfriisfs hiinun In tin- I'alirc, 1957 f
Cities Over 25,0(M) in I'apttUition — (i«>iitiiiued

City

Mur-
der,
non-
nrKll-
RPnt
tnan-
slaufsh-
ter

Rob-
bery

AdRra-
vatod
assault

Bur-
(slary—
break-
liiR or
enler-
Ihr

Larceny— theft

$.V) and
over

Under
$50

Di-arborn, Mich...

Decitiir, 111

Dnivfr, Colo

Dfs Molni'S, Iowa.
Di'S I'i lines, 111....

netroit, Mlth...

Doth:in, Ala

I)iitiii(|ui', Iowa.
Duhiili, Minn..
Durluini, N. C.

East Chicago, Ind

Kast riivrlan<l, Ohio.
East H;irtf(»rd, Conn..

Ea.st Oraimo, .\. J

East Providence, R. I.

East St. Louis, 111.

Easton, Pa

Eau Claire. Wis...
El Cajon, Calif....
El Paso, Tex

Elgin, 111

Elizabeth, X.J.
Elkhart, Ind...
Elnihurst, 111...
Elmira, .\. Y...

Elyria, Ohio. .
Enid, Okla....

Erie, Pa

Euclid, Ohio..
Eupenc, Oreg.

Eureka, Calif .

Evanston, III

Evansville, Ind.
Everett, Mass...
Everett, Wash..

Fairmont, W. Va..
Fall River. Mass...

FarKo, X. Dak

Favelteville. -X. O.
Ferndale. .Mich....

FitcliburK, Mass

Flint. .Mich

Fond du Lac, Wis

Fort Dodpe. Iowa

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Fort Smith. Ark

Fort Wayne. Ind

Fort Worth. Tex

Frandtighani. Mass.
Freeport. Ill

F"ree|Mirt, X. Y..
Fresno. Calif. ..
Fullerton, Calif,
tladsden, .Ma...
<>iiinesville, Fla.

liidesburi;. 111.,
lialveston. Tex.
Ciardena. Calif.
Oarneld, X. J..
Oary, Ind

lilt
1

41

23

77fi

7.")

.■)

:i,011

1

4

24

23

39
IS

2
29

3

201
2

If)
3

287
38

4,084
3

7
34f.

132

4

1

17

3

141
1

2

114

21
72

.542

4,333

\,7SW,

G8

11.. WK

4

f>l

337

21)0

2.^0

73

92

4r.9

123

392

82

38

108

1.756

87
371
133

43
123

110
58

433
5C>

164

79
106
8(V)
126
129

347

105

2.209

679

35

3,388

9

85

300

141

3.10
34
60
151
116

189
46
45
36

W7

50
470
115
62
90

49
40

198
23

235

81

304

485

50

72

Xo reiwrts received

Only 1 month received

2.303

843

6.494

2.387

204

2.5. 405

47

391

1,347

634

861
351
166
600
313

391
219
274
322
3,734

283
980
258
190
396

232
456
1,082
4,54
793

564

819

1,541

189

868

21

358

246

729

2

65

1 1

556

167

301

6

741

3

136

114

297

7

201

123

422

471

1, 026

1,199

2.901

3

52

33

368

41

36

526

358

1,259

17

71

265

128

510

38

6

416

428

1.938

228

163

2.343

2.007

3,384

6

1

.50

60

52

1

3

50

40

168

5

1

107

94

233

84

46

773

730

1.897

10

21

155

128

347

/

72

195

86

28;i

0

25

221

109

400

3

7

75

29

311

49

342

.549

4.59

780

35

28

277

305

542

2

1

64

35

189

177

344

977

863

1.821

101

Tublu 35. — .\iiiii(n'r of >«•/«'<•/<•«/ /'»ir/ / (tjfni.sfs Kinmii In llu- I'ulice, 1937
Cities Over 25,01)0 in I'nimlation — Clonlinucd

City

Mur-
der,
non-
nopll-
Rent
man-

ti'r

Larceny— theft

ARKra-

Biir-

Rlary—

Rol>-

vutcl

l>rouk-

bcry

ossuult

tiiR or

IfiOati'l

Under

entcr-

over

$50

Int?

43

12

638

412

1,624

1

OU

54

114

8

72

45

688

79

70

861

517

2,696

13

1

113

18

409

7

5

128

116

735

3

1

112

104

251

20

80

407

210

994

2

120

122

77

367

2g

10

518

310

777

1

67

56

121

10

14

122

76

159

14

137

79

408

4

5

114

119

353

SO

61

378

163

641

69

42

RW

488

1,438

16

48

368

318

866

SS

21

17S

158

184

44

36

687

240

712

120

220

1,064

595

1,253

2

27

155

65

195

2

75

75

228

6

143

69

178

21

10

350

138

414

26

11

167

168

626

3

2

68

28

99

11

18

144

156

159

11

9

235

134

389

6

48

98

61

279

(llcndiile. Calif

Oloiic«»itor, Miiss .
Cirand Koiks. \. Dak
Oraiul Hahids. MUli..
Onmlte City. Ill

Croat Falls, Mont.
(Jrwn Hay, Wis....
(Irt-j-nslmro, \. C.
(Irwiiville, Miss...
(ir<H'iivilU«, S. C...

(•roenwieh. Conn.
Hack<'iu<nck, .N'.J.
IlaRcrstown, .VId..

Iluniilton, .\. J

Huinilton, Ohio ..

Flanimond, Ind

nani|iton, Va

llanitramok, .Mich.

HarrUbiirK, Fa

Hartford, Conn

natti«<slnirR, Miss.

Huvi-rford, Pa

Haverhill, Mass...
Hawthorne. Calif.
Hayward, Calif...

Hazlrton, Pa

HemiKstoiid, N'. Y

Hialeah, Kla

HiEh Point. .\. C

Highland Park, Mich.

HoN-ik.n. \. J

H.

11' . ilawaU.

H. • \rk

llOll-tMll. T-'V

HuntltiRton, W. Va .
HuntlnRtnn Park, Calif.

Htint.<!vHk>. .\bi

Hiitchliison. Kans

In<lependencc, Mo

Indl.in.r..II=. Ind..
In:' ■ !if...
I... ,...
Ir. ..Y.
Irvlr,i:t"il. N.J

Ithaci. V. Y

Ja. ■ I...

Ja.
Ja. .
Jack^>inille, Kla.

Jnn!t;t.v.vn. N". Y...
J." I' Mo..
U< I ...
Joi I'cnn.
Johi;>t'.\iu, I'a

Jollet. in

Joplin. Sfo

KalnninrcK), Mich..

KanknkM>, 111

KannapolU, \. C..

1
1
8
3
136

Only 3 months received

18

44

187

as

72

1

146

107

640

39

42

2,015

864

4.024

14

22

126

108

261

467

160

7.020

2,304

7.803

36

120

314

216

416

62

20

400

377

824

1

7

9r>

55

38

6

3

102

50

371

7

5

123

137

333

380

258

2,364

1.767

4.169

50

19

775

482

998

4

2

34

51

212

1

1

89

35

184

10

1

233

93

370

1

64

79

230

4

38

78

166

432

13

53

426

108

969

4

9

170

82

3as

405

274

3.084

1.699

2.090

3

5

47

29

84

2

81

43

147

106

194

862

303

862

6

13

186

41

216

9

2

130

112

357

25

20

167

74

577

7

4

172

113

4H5

8

29

307

206

1.229

7

9

93

35

230

5

102

73

28

186

102

Tiil)l«- ;?.">. — \iiniln-r o/" Srirrlcd Part I Offrnsrs Knniin In l}ii- Vntiii-
Cilii'.-' (her 25,(K)(t in I'ttptilul'um — < '.oiM IiummI

1057,

City

Mur-
der,
non-
negll-
ccnt
man-
slaueh-
ler

Rob-
bery

Anpra-
vatc*!
assault

Bur-

Klary—
brt'ak-
inR or
cutcr-
intr

Larceny— theft

$50 and
over

Under
$50

Kansas City, Kans.
Kansas City, Mo...

Kearny, X. J ,

Kenosha, Wis

Ketterlnp, Ohio

Key West. Fla...
Kingston, X. Y..
Knoxvillc, Tenn.
Kokomo, In<i . ..
La Crosse, Wis...

La Fayette, Ind

La Ctninee, Oa

Lackawanna, X'^. Y.

Lafayette, La

Lake" Charles, La...

Lakeland, Fla —
Lakewood, Ohio.
Lanc;ister, I'a —
Lansinp, Mich...
Laredo, Tex

Laurel, Miss

Lawrence, Mass..

Lawton, Okla

Lebanon, Pa

Lowiston, Maine.

Le.vinpton, Ky

Lima, Ohio

Lincoln, X'^ebr

Lincoln Park, Mich.
Linden, X. J...

Little Kock, .\rk...

Lockp'irt, X. Y

Loop Heach, Calif.

Lorain, Ohio

Los .\nBPles, Calif.

Louisville, Ky

Lowell, Mass

Lower Merion, Pa.

Lubbock, Tex

Lynchburp, Va

Lynn, Mass

Lynwood, Calif.

Macon, Oa

Madison, Wis...
Maldin, Mass..

Manchester, X. IT

Manhatt;»n Beach, Calif.

Manitowoc, Wis

Mansfield, Ohio

Maplewood, X. J

Marion, Ind

Marion, Ohio

Mason City, Iowa.
Massillon, Ohio....
Maywo<.d. Ill

McKeesport, Pa

Medford, Mass

Melrose, Mass

Memi)hi.s, Tonn

Menio Park. Calif ..

10

6

1
119

137

314

2

7

2

7

1

42

7

73

2

400

25

4,269

372
16
2
45
11

25
24
30
13

157
2

95

138

5

19

10

212

10

2

9
3
22
42
55

28
2
43
15
20

4
11

23

624

1,202

53

127

109

41
101
751
192

94

211
48
97
111
1%

178
107
203
173
152

225

240

21

72

110

843

76

53

25

44
39
292
119
67

136
26
53
48

111

74
43
79
M2
118

18
46
61
14
66

496
249
270
Onlv 1 month received

258
17
60

185

2

279

43

5,786

404

3
93
37

15
42
22
16
3

469
6

1,681

2.698

183

560

179

125
91
1,174
564
496

732
187
159
69
213

368
356
659
966
353

68
250
761
371
360

1.095

720

1.547

136

66

374

790

502

1,642

72

30

179

2. 532

(')

4,579

251

61

.538

26.887

19. 349

30.824

2.929

1,726

3. .371

239

94

581

166

125

309

812

448

2, 145

146

43

399

614

322

1,230

3.33

227

491

568

189

749

195

221

1,007

80

43

340

105

uni

426

212

106

334

80

36

277

240

1.50

437

44

31

36

.59

39

357

129

129

485

70

.52

205

99

13

3.54

!»2

66

134

190

103

3.55

129

120

400

,56

25

211

2.260

1.019

2.193

37

37

213

See fOdtllnte :ll end of fjlblc.

103

Tahlr .{."J. — .\ii mhrr of Srlfctril I'lirl I itjfvusvs Kntntn la lltv I'nlivr, 1957 ^
i'.ilirs ifivr 'J.'),()0(t iit I'ttptiUttion — Cuiitiiiui'd

City

Mur-
der,
non-

inaii-
Icr

Roli-
Iwry

Apprii-
vntod
luy^tuilt

Hiir-
k'hiry-
hrciik-
liiK or
piitcr-
lllR

Larceny— theft

SAOand
over

Under
$.10

Merwxl. Calif

Merldcn, Conn

Mrridian, Miss

Miiuni. V\x\

Miami Beach, Fla..

MlehlRan City. Ind.
^!l^l<il^•to\vn, Conn
Mlddlitown. Ohio..
Milwaukee. Wis ...
MlnneaiK)lls, Minn.

^f Ishawaka, Ind.

Mobile, Ala

Mo.lesto. Calif...

Moline, III

Monroe, La

Monrovia. Calif

Montclalr. N. J

Mont.tHllo. Calif

Montpoinery, .\la

MofKantown, W. Va...

Mount I/Ohanon, Pa ..
Mount Vernon, N. Y..
Mountain View, Calif.

Munele. Ind

.Muskegon, Mich

Ma<'koReo, Okla

Nashua, N. H

Nashville. Tenn

National City. Calif.
New Albany, Ind

New Be<lforil, Mass...
New Britain, Conn...
New Brunswick, N. J.

New Ca«tle, fa

New Haven, Conn

New Kensington, Pa.
New Lon<lon, Conn .

New Orleans. La

New Hoehelle. N'. Y..
New York, N. Y

Newark, N. J

Newark, Ohio

Ncwliurgh. N. Y...

Newixjrt, Ky

Newport, K. I

Newport Ni'w'", Va. ..

N.u ••

Ni. N-.Y...
N.M

Nortii.iti, < >ki;» ....

NorTt''?"wn, Pa

Ncf V.J

N. < k. Ark.

N(.' Mas*

Norw .lU, ' "iiti

Norwich. Conn...

Norwoon, Ohio

Nutley, N.J

Oak Park, III

Oak Kldge, Tcnn.

18

1

48

1

314

19
1
4

408
.'i.'i

7
112
334

.1

m

25
8
5

l.S

2

20

47

1

113
12

7

17
4

2.5
2

29

730

16

4,849

885
1

e

10
9

42

9

30

229

1

8
6

20
3

.18

204

0

1

0

10

206

71

2

1.13

16

31
11

8
162

1

1
13
7
1
1

2

5

103

ai

4

26
10
46

66

5

10

474

44

10,467

736
1
5
11

8

103

7

57

743

90

1.12

149

3.797

1.105

.15

75

131

908

2.975

123
1.178
391
128
1.16

189

79

336

811

.12

49
134
113
319
219

103

54

1,156

230

95

421
256
199
118
606

15

103

3,910

186

35,6.14

5,158
63

123
96

143

310

3.19

376

2,223

70

23

140

71

].<i()8

744

85

06

187

2,198

1,034

92

372

327

53

81

31

.15

89

351

25

.14
204
71
23
179

77
47
890
121
95

281

103

41

65

255

20
90

2.494
192

43,319

2,.'<22
99
114

84
78

433

.mi

1.229
114

6 to 4:

9 151 95
Only 1 month rcadved

419
200

300
,1, 4',0
1,695

2.35

115

.104

0. 403

4.678

413

1.299

1.513

324

710

354
1.12
.185
762
136

78
381
4(M
903
730

538
285
1.931
578
422

1,036
482
424
1.10

1.015

96

290

4.378

302

31. 752

4.177
439
271
135
478

890
500
717
3.440
266

106
119

1

29

35

57

6

3«

194

159

361

4

8

53

42

129

9

1

82

86

217

1

1

75

52

143

17

3

195

82

190

1

19

55

24

ao«

104

Tal»It' 'i't. — .\uiiilnr of Svlvitcd I'nrl I itjji-iiscti Kiuniii In lliv I'ttlicv, 1937y
Cities Over 25,0(Kt in l'opiilalion—(.Mnlinuet\

City

Mur-
(Ipr,
noii-

nppll-

KOIlt

man-

slniidh

tor

Rob-
bory

ApKrn-
vate<l
assault

Dur-
plary—
break -
Inc or
ontcr-
Ine

Larceny— theft

$50 and
over

Under

Oakland, Calif

0(less;i,Tcx

Oedcii, I'fali

Okliilidina rity, Okla.
Oriiulia, Xcbr. .

Ontario. Calif -.

OrariL'i', N'. J

Orlando. Fla

Oshkosh, Wis ..
Ottiiniwa, Iowa.

Owcnsboro, Ky

Oxnard, Calif

'a<liicah. Kv

'alo Alt f), Calif...

'anartia City, Fla.

ark Forest, 111

ark Ridpc, 111

arkcrsburp, W. Va.

Parma, Ohio ,

isadena, Calif

assaic, N'. J

'aterson. X. J...
awtiickpt, R. I.

Vkin. Ill

'onsacola, Fla...

'coria. 111

'crtli Amboy, N. J.

'I'tcrstiurp, Va

Iilhuiolphia, Pa

iiocnix, Ariz

inc HlulT, Ark.
iltsl)iirKh, Pa..
iltslicM, Mass..
laiiificld, X. J.,
ocatello, Idaho.

omona, Calif

ontiac. Mich

ort Arthur, 'I'ex..
ort Huron, Mich,
ort land, Maine...

orlland, OrcK

Orl.srnouth, Ohio...

orl.^inouth, Va

ou^likcepsic, X. Y.
ricliard, Ala

•rovidence. R. I.

'rovo, I'tali

'U(d)l(i, Colo

^ilncy. III

Juincy, Mass

{acinc, Wis

{aU'ich. .\.C

{apid City, S. Dak.

{I'adliiK, Pa

{.••Hands. Calif

{(■don<lo Beach, Calif,
{(•dwood City, Calif...

{cno, Xev

{(•vere. Mass

{ichniond, Calif

4
1
fi
135
10

4
25

522

ir.

33
118

78

f.
12
27

2

5

18
73
10
4
28

80

f>

24

2, 210

127

13

867
2
12
9

30.

48

it
14

327
3(1

(a

1

12

002
33
24

110

87

17
23
210

48

153

5

1

135

90

21

117

3,14C

234

31

580

3

G

5

20
80
20
6
24

179

0

295

25

144
1
4
1
4

18
330

75

2,037
303
302

2, .537
711

243
101
072
152

84

253
180
207
117

92

15

22

71

123

926

257
808
107
07
424

590

128

160

10, 381

1,193

141

3, 985
102
137
157

411
500
136
121
240

2, .500
341
448
127
100

1. 002
38

325
5<l

279

243
341
29
275
127

495
137
415
1.57
521

5.50
226
217
1,779
199

170
97

398
79
70

178
199

75
205

94

27
12
41
35
642

142

113

94

34

218

320

156

28

.5,358

1,183

20
2.103
79
89
101

271

176

78

59

251

1. 852
221
331

98
39

915
16
271
104
121

94
210

84
205

99

258
202
273
61
179

7,358
936
1, 262
4,070
1, 6.55

686
191
935
802
348

.533
517
357
949
198

310

6

207

166

1,988

194
019
517
150
1,014

1,961

365

238

9,762

2.743

338
3,017
261
388
456

725
818
422
601
1,110

5,488

719

909

371

35

2, 461
505

1.138
304
572

1,002
849
346
819
398

925
.508
893
243
1, 570

105

T;il>l.

,5."). — \iinilxi i>( Si-h-»l<il I'm I I ttjj'ritsfs himuti lu the I'
('ilirs thrr '2'tJKM in I'ninilnl inn — < iontiliucd

,li.r. l>f.->7.

Mm-

.ItT,

non-
nck'll-
tn'nt
inan-
Nlauch-

tlT

a

31

5

ft

1
1
1
3

1
3

Kol>-
liory

A).'Kia-
vatol
as.saiilt

Hur-
diary
hn-ak-
IriK or
outer-

int!

Lurcvny— theft

City

$.'iOan.l
over

Coder
$.50

Auto
theft

liicliinoixl, Ind

KiclltllOIKl. \'ll

I<l\ri>lili\ Ciilif

II

273

24

'l

41

22
21

1
1!

10

37A
37
103

ti2
24
42

1.972
4.'.2
3N.'.

.Vt

1, 135

1S2

288

115

82

41

95

.111

i.2<;2

191

18ft
194
128
1.212
311

3, 2ta

821)
1.83ft
5. 730

749

330
■XI2
ft3

rm

297

182
317
732
539
151

28«>
4.4S1

188
67
3ft

95
33:)
283
121
117

287
.544
557
35
183

759
239
715
3AI
217

53

log

7.908
755

2.53

8.54

401

288

53

ft5l
198

208
73
3ft

f>5
111

89

1,32ft

123

53
138

.52
7a3
150

1,020

581

2, 352

2.25»i

881

222
389
91
lft7
19ft

128
•234

1,004
732
159

91
2. 089
79
53
«5

71
2'.t7
181
122
223

26.5
414
.501
43
127

428
100
112
146
110

58

S8

3. 870

7\iO

327

348
3,973
1,487

1, 132
343

3,043
543
751
37«
193

212

407

890

3,557

1,4.53

281
744
842
3.914
589

5,9«)4
1,527
5,182
11.213
3.243

834
1.305

338
1.120

916

303

610

1,580

1.019

196

ft(U
8,511
320
437
203

448

1,393

1,327

682

3t)8

ftlO
1.560
872
307
012

2. <Vi7
807
1155
ft22
630

908

335

I.V931

4.120

1,337

70

1,213

1<'>5

Koailokf, \ :i

194

KiH-lii'sti'i, Minn

81

U.mIm-sI.t. N. Y

K.H-k Islaii.l, III

525
80

K.M-kfDnl. Ill

118

Hocky M..III11. N. O

Koine, liii

37

55

Home. N. Y

43

Raswcll, V. Mi'X

2«')
210

1
<i
1
137
7

177

47

2S()

1.227

SI

24

Hi
a

l.^

ID

II)

73
12»i

9
41.2
7
(i
2

18

77

KW

4
21
97
ft4

.VI4

129

279

1.072

3.".

9
17

;«

20
4.'-.

14
4ft

3S7
9

11
92
<•)

8
7

31

Roviil Oak, Mich

188

Siicniiiunio, Calif

Saplnaw, Mkli

8uh-rii, Muss

9

(5

943
139

35

Safc'iii, OroR

72

2

1

3r.
.1
0

33

1

1

1
1

1

I

I

1

13

1
'l

49

Salt Lake (Mty, Utah

San Anprlo, 1 i«x

San Antonio, lex

Siui ni>niar<linu, CiM

471

87

2.04ft
302

1, 493

Sun Kniiu-ist'o, ("allf

San Jose, Calif.. .

San l.<>;in<lro, Calif

San Mau-o. Calif..

San<lii>kv, Ohio

5,444
645

94
193
35

Santa Ana, Calif

Santa HarUini, Calif

Santa CUiru. Calif

Santa Kc, \. Mfx

Santa Monli-a, Calif

133
94

41
202
447

Savannah, tJa.'

■ .nivtady, N. V

424
102

137

Solnia, Ma

2,698
15

•Sluik.r lliluht-s Ohio

Slbirun, I'a

55
44

ShrN)ycan, Wbt

53

18

33
12
4
17

2.1
31
43
4
0

Kl
22
ft
lA
10

3

ZIMI
IIM

48

58
ft

1
12

5
31
30

2i

3.'>
46
3A
14
18

1

7

Z3r,fl

4«

45

288

Sloii\ ( Ity, Iowa

310

Slou\ KalLs, S. Dak...

I
1

.55

Skokl.-. Ill

30

r><»rTrr\ illf, M-i!W

316

.1

6

182

243

rbco, Calif

80

0

6
3
1
3

1

7
93

6
12

73

, k-mr. Wih

394

Iftl

S| . ^,S...

403

S|M

71

Sprliut' M, otilo

86

St. Clnri-», \!tnn

30
70

5,252

066

I-. t. r-|.iirv. KLi

148

footnote at end of tabic.

106

Tiildr ;?.". — \iiiiiln'r Iff Srlrrt4-il I'lirl 1 (Pffcnsrs hmntn to ifir I'olirr, I957y
V.iliv.s ihrr H.'t.OOO in I'lt/niltilitin — ( !<>i)tiiiiH-<l

City

Sl:inif(ir(l, Conn

Sti'iibciullU', r>hl...

Stdcktoii, Calif

St nit ford. Conn

Sunnyvale, Calif...

Supirior, Wis

Syracuse, \. Y. .
Ta«)ina, Wash...
Tallahiissoo, Fla.
Tarnpu, Fla

Taunton, Moss...

'rcaiicck, X. J

Teniplf. Tex

Terrc Haute, Ind.
Toledo, Ohio

TofK'ka, Kuns

Torrance, Calif

'I'orrinpton, Conn.

Trenton, N'. J

Troy, X. Y

Tucson, Ariz

Tulsa, Okla

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Tvler, Tex

Union, X. J

Union City. X.J

University City, Mo.

l'|)IM'r l)arl>y, Fa

Utica, X. Y

Vallejo. Calif

\allcy Stream, X. Y.

\ancouver. Wash

\'entura, Calif

\'icksl)urp. Miss

Waco, Tex

Waltliain, Mass

Warreti, Oliio

Warwick, K. I

Warwick, \'a.

Washinpton, D. C.

Wasiiinpton, Pa

Water tiury, Conn

Waterloo, Iowa

Watertown, Mass

Watertown, X. Y

Waukepan, III

Wausau, Wis

Wauwatosa, Wis

West Allls. Wis

West Hartford, Conn.

West Haven, Conn

West Mimin, Pa

West New York, \. J..

West Oraiipe, \. J

W est Palm Heach, Fla.

Wevinoutli, Mass -.

WluH'linp, W. Va

White I'lains, X. Y

Whiltier, Calif

Widilta, Kuns

Mur-
der,
non-
neeli-
pent
man-
slauph-
ter

Hob-
bery

21

2»)

14«

4

5

5
01
70

8
145

1
4

13
27

270

43

79
10

73

105

2

3

12

6
10
4
0
21

4
10
3
2
41

U
32

Appra-
vated
as.'tault

33
32

59
4
3

2

3S

30

51

330

9

1

47

19

115

47

25

3

118

19

88
131
09
5
10

15
1

42
9

14

1
9
9

97
2,708

Bur-
plar.v—
break-
Inp or
enter-
ing

430
222
704

lOS
107

122
791
747
137
1,786

130
133
14H
30O
1,309

500
484
43
788
224

850

1.057

231

85

125

221
135
191
234
HI

85
98
147
54

598

151
146
281
378
3,058

50
407
1.59
200
KH)

149

00
104

89
96

Larceny— theft

$50 and
over

266
70
741
12i'.
110

39

687

556

53

805

52

104

1,324

185
382

27
242

98

283

1.072

170

14

93

24
174
130

83
221

30
93

154
45

182

97

150

273

207

1,849

39
101
101

69

84

111
43

88
80
51

Under
$50

2 122 M

3 56 2

Complete data not received '

3

10 47

482
461
1,727
275
346

480
2, 020
2, 101

340
3.046

3."V4

159

399

741

3.874

1.289

754

58

941

183

2.527

3, 050

184

302

249

144

381
651

698
082

214
328
254
125
1,418

407

asi

441

.590

5,977

130
511
022
204
251

405
343
327
710

im

113
30

111

72

154

280

144

616

70

62

184

213

141

463

107

276

307

238

30

583

1.611

804

3.997

See footnote nt end of table

Tabic 33. — .\utiiln'r oj Svlvvlftl I'arl I OJJfitsrs Kmmu (o ilu: I'ulivt', l'J57,
Cities Over 25,000 in Population — Continued

City

Wichita Falls, Tex.
Wllkfs-niirri'. Pa. .
Wllklnsbiirp. I'a ..
Wllllainsivjrt. Pa..
WUmliiKton, Del...

WUmlnRton. N. C

Wlnoiiu, Minn

Wlnslon-SaK-ni, N, O.

WcKMU.rl.lpf, N. J

Woon.sofkot, R. I

Worco.stor, Mass. .
Wyaiiilotto. Mich.

Vaklina, Wivsh

Yonkors, N. Y

York, Pa

YounKstown, Ohio.
ZanesvUle, Ohio....

Mur-
tlor,
non-
dckII-
Kpnt
mnn-
slauRh-
tor

17

Rob-
bory

43
8
23
18
14

111
10

Areru-
vutcd
as.iault

101
11

2
34

254

201
S
3

17
3
19
39
37

23
2

Biir-
Klury-
hrcitk-
Inif or
pnicr-

Ine

407
120
129
192

f>»l»J

36«
42
553
132
132

l.OCfl
105
275
230
311

556
181

Larceny— theft

$50 and
over

211

102

40

109

409

\W,
24
187
101
92

450
77
182
115
149

528
114

Under
(50

2,097
234
233
432

1.455

713
10<i
975
197
222

1,472

502

1.908

1, 173

037

1.138
386

Auto
thrft

232
HI
52
51

2H5

134
9
179
37
125

527
143
119
244
122

330
84

' Larwnles not !»parately re|>orte<l. Flpure IliJted includes both major and minor larcenies.

' Some unfounded complaints were Ini-ludcd as ollenses. The department's reporting procedures are
belnp revLse<l.

' The crime reporting for the city indicated does not meet acceptable standards established by the Com.
mitten on I'niform Crime Kecords of tiie International .\ssociation of Chiefs of Police.

108

I\tiniln'r itf Svlfftvd Part / Ojjoikses Kmmn tn tlir Vttlicv in Jiiris-
ilictinns (hitsith- tin- f ttilcd Shtlvs

Police MLrciKirs ill Ahiskii, (liiiiin. Iliiwaii. and the Istlmuis of
I'niuiiiui coiiliibiitcd criiuc fi<rui"('S for llic year li)')7. For selected
|>:ii I I clii'^sinciit ions, (lie ofreiises known to tlie |)olice in these areas are
|)l rseiiteil in taMe iiti.

FiiTures received from law -eiifoiceiiieni ajreneies outside tlie 4S
>tates ar<' not used in the eoini)ilatioii of siiininary data in other tables
of this hiiUetin.

Talilr .'U». — .\iinthrr of SvU'rIvil I'ltrl I (tffi'nsrs hiioivn In the VolUv in Juris-
iliiliitns Oiilsitiv lliv I iiiird Slult'x, 1057

Jurlsiliii 1(111 KiiortliiL'

Mur-
der,
non-
iiopll-
ppnt
man-
slaugh-
ter

Rob-
bery

Apgra-
vated
assault

Bur-
clary—
break-
ing
or
enter-
ing

Larceny— theft

Over
$50

Under
$50

Auto
theft

Alaska:

A ncliorage City

Di'liarlnuMit of Territorial Police .
First judicial division (Juneau)...
Jiiiicau City

'iuuni: Agana.

Hawaii:

Hawaii County...
Honolulu City ...
Honolulu County.

Kauai County

Maui County

Isthmus of Panama: Canal Zone.

172
1%
14
23

135

254

2.015

559

79

162

206

215

368

17

28

35

57
8r>4
219

93

435

295

9

30

166

365

4. 024

1,245

246

391

724

169

386

1

9

25
775
123
23
24

Sn|)|)l('inental Crime Data

Some pail. I ofFrnscs arc annl^'zod in supplemental reports for-
warded l)y poliee in cities with more than 2o,()0() inhabitants, Snj)ple-
inental reports from 44') eilii's are summai-ized in table 37.

Those 445 cities repoited a 2.7 pcr<('nt rise in offenses of ra])o in
1057. This is slightly below the 3.7 percent increase reported by the
2,585 cities rej)resented in tables 25 and 26. Almost 57 percent of
the otrens(>s of rai)e in tlie 445 cities were forcible in character; how-
ever, forcible offenses, as contrasted with statutory offenses (victim
under the age of consent) increased only seven tenths of one percent
while the statutory crimes increased 5.5 percent. Beginning with
the January, 1958, reports, statutory ia])e is excluded from the part I
offenses.

Robberies increased 8.4 percent in the 445 cities and this agrees
with the 8.1 rise reported by 2,585 cities (tables 25 and 26). Busi-
nesses, as a group, were attacked 7.2 percent more times in 1957 than
in 1956. There were seven less bank robberies in 1957 in the 445
reporting cities. Armed and strong-armed rol)beries of victims at
residences increased 8.4 percent while such incidents on the streets
(highway) rose 10.3 jxTcent.

Burglaries in the nighttime and in the daylight hours increased in
1957. Nonresideiice structures, accounting for 60.7 of the burglaries,
in<-reased 13.8 })ercent, while resitlence burglaries rose 6.8 percent.

An analysis of larcenies by types shows decreases in two categories.
Offenses of pocket -picking, comprising less than one jxTcent of the
liirceny problem, declined 3.5 percent while thefts of bicycles, which
make up almost 15 percent of total thefts, decreased 2.6 percent.
Closely related to robberies, pui'se-snatchings rose 9.1 percent. Shop-
liftings increa.sed 13.9 percent and thefts of accessories and other
articles from autos increased 7.7 percent.

Of the 177,165 autos stolen in 445 .•iti.>s. 164.988 or 93.1 percent
were recovered in 1957.

(109)

no

liilih- '.\~. — Offrnsv Aiutlysis, Trends. lOHfy-liT

[u:, clil.s (ivtr 'ii.noo. Total im) population .VJ.UST.Siaj

ClasslflKUIon

|{;.pc:

TOTAL

iM.rcil)!.'

Statutory

KoMmtv:

TOTAL

Ili^'hway

t'onmicrcial house -

Oil station

Chain store - -

Hosidoncv ---

Hank

Mlsci'llancous -

lUirfrlarv— breaking or entering:

TOTAL

Residence (dwelling):

Night

Day

Nonresidence (store, office, etc.):

Night

Day

I/arc»nv— theft (except auto theft, by value):
TOTAL --

$'iO and over ---

$r. to $'.0

rn<k'r$5

l.arcciiv- theft (by type):

TOTAL

rocket -picking -

J'lirsi'-siiatching -

Shoplifting

Thefts from autos (except accessories)

Auto accessories

Bicycles

All others

Auto theft:

Stolen

Recovered

Number of ofTcnses

195f>

1957

10, 395

10, 677

0,004

4. :{9i

44,205

23,504
11.151
2.047
882
3, 544
149
2,928

296, 382

07, 240
53. 791

150.915
18, 43ii

769, 534

201,894
450, 101
111,539

769, 534

8,f)43
12. 270
34,388
127, 277
209. 157
121. 952
250,441

101,992
151, 703

0, 045
4,032

47,902

2.5,921
11.499
2, 370
1.241
3,841
142
2,882

328, 791

71,012
57, f.31

179.841
19, 707

821, 158

219. 982
484. 873
110,303

821, 158

7,700
13. 392
39, 18.i
138, nw>
224,174
118, S05
279, WO

177, 105
104,988

I'erctnt
change

+2.

+.7
+5.5

+8.4

+ 10.3
+3.1
+ 10. I
+40.7
+8.4
-4.7
-1.0

+10.9

+0. 5
+7.1

+14.0
+6.9

+6.7

+9.0
+0.3
+4.3

+6.7

-3.5

+9.1
+13.9
+8. 0
+7.2
-2.0
+9.0

+9.4

+a8

Property Loss, by Crime

An avorage loss of $199 for crimes against properly was reported
by 442 cities as shown in table 38. In the individual classes, average
losses ranged from a low of $68 for larceny-theft to a high of $859
for auto theft. In the other two crimes of this type losses averaged
$202 in robberies and $171 in burglaries.

Losses to auto thieves represented 55.5 percent of the property
loss in tiie reporting cities due to the part I crimes against property.

Ill

Tul)I»' 'Ml. — Itiltti' of I'rofHTty Stttlfti, by Type of Crinw, 1957
(442 cities over 'i'5,000. ToUil lU.IO |X)piilatlon 59,I73,5.^3. Values rouiulwl o/T)

Classlflcntion

Number of
ofTonsefl

Value of

property

stolen

A veraRp
value |¥'r
o(T<-n.s«>

TOTAL

1,364,678

IS71. 833, 974

1199

Hol.U'ry

47. fill
325. (Mtl
81.1. 770
175,fl.')l

9. r.4(). S«7
.'>.'.. .S7tl.'.tlS
.55.fi«l2. 7KI
15().952.ti8H

171

1-iiriviiv — theft .. . . .

TiH

Auto theft

K.')ll

lAtss nml lyrtori'iy I (ihiatiniis, h\ iypo of Property

l'(»Iic(' riH'ovorril stolen jjiopcrt y valued at 58 cenls for every dollar's
worih of property stolen in 1057, according to the reports of 433
rilies. table 30.

Over 03 percent of the valuation of stolen autos was recovered in
1957. Police effected a recovery of 15.2 percent of stolen property other
than automobiles.

"al»l«- .V). — I «i/m«' «•/ I'roporly StiAeti ami 1'iilnt' of Property Recovered, by
Typ*' oj Property, 1957

(433 dtles over 25,000. Total 1950 population

56,622,564. Values rounded off]

Type of property

Value of property

Percent

Stolen

Recovered

recov-
ered

TOTAL

1261. 454. 334

1151, 776. 516

68. 1

Currencv, noii«!, etc

2S. 231. 364

21,423.913

7, 406, 545

11.012.420
143.85*3.569
49, 486, 523

3.01I..V)6

1.9r>4.W)l

4tX). S>s2

1.195.41i>

133. 907. 494

11,236,357

10.7

Jeu-flry iinil prpcloU.S m4*tal8

9.2

Furs '

6.2

Clothlnif

10.9

Locally stolen automobiles

93.1

Miscellaneous

22.7

Aw, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested

AiTcst records of cily police are (lie soui'ce of iiifoi-mat ion in tlii^
section. Ai'i'cst I'ecoi'ds do not refei' to t he innnhei' of offenses known.
Data in the i)recedin<r sections of (his issue relate to olfeiises known
to the police.

Arrest information is re])orted by city police for |)art II as well a-
part I classifications. Offenses known data in pi'cvious sections are
limited to the part I classifications. Each i-eportin^ a<rencv limits
its entries al)out airests to ari'csts for violations occurring within
its jiM'isdiction. Arrests for violations occui-rintr outside its juris-
diction arc excluded from its report.

Trends, 1956-57

Reports from 1,220 cities for 1956 and 1957, when compared, rellect
a 4.3 percent increase in total arrests. In these same cities, arrests
of per.sons under the age of 18 increased 9.8 percent.

A build-up of percentage inereases with 1952 as the base year
indicates that the ])opulation group aged 10-17 has increased 22
percent while in reporting cities arrests of persons under 18 have
increased 55 percent. Assuming that the population increase for
the country is r(>presentatiye of the population change in the reporting
cities, it may be observed that on a ])ercentage basis arrests of young
persons have increased two and one-half times faster than the popu-
lation of young peo])le. Soui-ce of i)opulation figures for 1950 and
1957: U. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; ('urreiit
Population Repoiis, Series P-25.

Arrests of persons imder IS increased 16.0 percent in cities uiuh'r
25,000 and 8.1 percent in cities of 25,000 or more. Arrests in all
age groups increased 5.9 |)ercent in smaller cities and 3.9 percent in
the larger |)opulation centers.

These tr{ lid figures do not represent all arrests in the I niled States
but are limited to the arrests by 1,220 rejwrting police dei)artments
icpresent ing a total city population of 35.97S.S53 (1950 decennial
census figures). Kc|)orts from identical cities were compared for
1956 and f957 to obtain the ti'cnd information.

(112)

ii;i

TuI»I«- U).— Arrest Trrtuls, l95(t-57

H'lipill.lliMll tU'llli'. ftnm l'.l.''() ■ll'CflJIliill ivususj

ToUl Arrests :

1M.'.<1... .

1W.'.7

I'hHnife

Percent rhnnite.

Under IS:

1957

<"himK«?-

I'crccnt change.

ToUl— 1.220

citii-s; loliil
IMpulution

1,782,328

1,8S9,196

+78,868

+4.3

208,690

229,187

+20,497

+9.8

Ovpr Z-S.OOO-
2.10 cit I.-;

|M)|)Ulllli(IIl

27,0IU,M4

1.4:}7,3.5I

I.41»3,«fi3

+5fl, .M2

+3.U

iru1,7.33

177,O.W

+ 13,305

+8.1

2,.V)0 to

WA riti.>.;
IKipllllllioil

8,908,001)

344.977

3fi.% 3;u

+20, 35«1

+5.1»

44, M7

62, 149

+7, 102

+ 16.0

Climber ttf trri'sts. 1937

I'olico ill l,47:i cilics reported total arrests of 2,068,677 for viola-
tions within their jurisdietions in 1957. Traffic violations other than
tlrivin*; while intoxicated are not included in the figures. Data in
tahle 41 do not represent all arrests but arc limited to cities which
had 4(),17(),36n inhabitants at the last decennial census, 1950.

Ajre of Persons Arrested, 1957. An examination of the <listribu-
tion of 2.()()8,()77 arrests in 1,473 cities by age groups, tables 41 and 42,
reflects that 253,817 of these, or 12.3 percent, were of individuals who
had not yet reached their eighteenth birthday at the time of arrest,
and 39.0 percent of these were under the age of 15.

Although youths under 18 account for only 12.3 percent of arrests
for all age groups, they make up 47.2 percent of the arrests for the
part 1 crimes of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, negligent
manslaughter, rape, robbeiy, aggravated assault, burglary-breaking
or entering, laneny-thcft and auto theft. The extent of the participa-
tion of youths in crime for the part I classes is weighted by arrests for

ines against prop'Mty.

Persons under 18 represented 53.1 percent of all arrests for the
part I crimes of robbery, burglary-l)r(>aking or entering, larceny-
theft, and auto theft, but only 10.3 percent of all arrests for the part I
crimes against the person of murder, negligent manslaughter, rape,
and aggravated assault.

The participation of youths under 18 in the part 1 property erimes

uns highest in auto thefts where they represented 67.0 percent of all

arrests. Of all arrests for burglary-breaking or entering, youths

under 18 represented 54. S percent. Similarly, they were subjects of

•'•"St in 51.3 pereent of all arrests for larceny-theft (other than auto).

Miths under 18 accounted for 26.4 percent of the arrests for robbery.

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115

;il»l«' 12. — \itmluT ami I'mriiniiir of Irrpsts of Prrstttis I'tnirr IH. I nilrr
21, ntnl I itiliT '2!i \furs «»/ <y«'. I'fUT: 1,47.1 Cilit's OviT 2.S(Hi in l*t>inilntitni

(Totiil populutiun 40,17i'>,309, biiscd on 1020 doconuial ct'nsus]

OlTcnsc charpod

TOTAL

Criminal homiclile:

(a) Miipirr ami nunnegligcnt man-

slauKhter

(b) Manslaughter by negligence

K()l)lurv

Olt
Buiv

•tilt

iking or entering.

Larct'ny— theft

Auto theft

EmN'ziIement ami fraud

Stolon proixTty; buyinc, receiving, etc.

Korpi-ry and counterfeiting

Ilaix-

Prostitution and conimereiallied vice.
Other sex offenses

Narcotic drug laws

\Vea|K)ns; curyinp, inxsses^'JinR, etc. .
01Tens«'S against family and children.
Liquor laws

Driving while intoxicated.

Disorderly conduct

Drunkenness

Vagrancy

Oambling

Suspicion

All other offenses.

Number of persons arrested

TOTAL

8.068,677

2.007
1.238

11.880
83,266
81. 749
&1, 398

102,476

29. 121

16. 168

3.869

8.288
4.780
12.694

7.277
16,864
28.444
43,347

101.090

241.167

832.268

60,520

SO. 462

84,645

229, 742

Under
18

853. 817

133
74

3.124
2.091
0. 052
28.179

52. 5.50

10.082

4,54

1.249

059

932

122

3.417

219
2.998

289
7,125

0t)5

26.029

0.779

4,705

615
1.5.972
09,703

Under
21

Under
25

390.680 599.551

271
201

.5.287

3.929

12.090

34. 974

03.993

23.472

1.142

1.733

1,478
2.110
1.104
5.256

927

5. 102

1.000

10. 245

4, 470
51.813
28. 450
10.504

499
381

7.»!03

7.030

23, 787

40.217

72. 170

25. r>48

3.095

2.200

2. 744

3. 107
3.744
8,137

2. .508
7. 084
4.918
19, 427

15. 444

8.5,801
80.877
17.017

1.944 .5. 79<-.
30,23.8 I 4.3. it24
91.230 ; 115. 787

Percentage

Un<ler
18

18.3

0.0
0.0

2<V4
9.0
7.4

54.8

51.3

07. 0

2.8

32.3

8.0
19.5

1.0
10. 3

,3.0
17.8

1.3
10. 4

.7

10.8

.8

0.8

1.2
18.9
30.3

Under
21

19.3

13.5
10. 2

44.7

10.9
14.8
68.0

02.4

80. G

7.1

44.8

17.8
44.1

8.7
2.5.1

12.7

30.6

7.4

37.5

4.4

21.5
3.4
15.1

3.9
35.7
39.7

Under
25

89.0

24.9
30.8

04.3
30.2
29. 1
78.2

70.4
88. 1
19.1
5«5.9

33.1

0,5.0
29.5
38.8

34.5
45.0
21.9
44.8

15.3

35.6

9,7

24.5

11.5
51,9
50.4

116

.

PERSONS ARRESTED
UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

PERCENT OF TOTAL ARRESTS
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

1

OFFENSES

CALENDAR YEAR 1957

ARRESTS, PERSONS UNDER
18 YEARS OF AGE

26.4""

TOTAL ARRESTS.
ALL AGES

m

ROBBERY

1 ■

11,820

54.8 "o

BURGLARY

I

^H

51,398

51.3 ""

LARCENY

AUTO THEn

EMBEZZLEMENT
AND ERAUD

RECEIVING
STOLEN PROPERTY

FORGERY AND
COUNTERFEITING

I

^1

1 102,476

67.6 "o

I

29,121

2.8 "o

1

18,188

32.3 ".:

I 1

, 3.369

B.O "„

m

8,288

\,ii73 CITIES TOTAL POPULATION 40,176,369

FBI CHART

t'ifiurv It.

11

Sox «>f Persons Arr«'st«Ml, 1937. Arrests in 1.473 cities by sex of
the oireiiders are sliowii in tnhle 4.i. The tnl)h' shows the imiiiher of
siieh airests rejjorted hy |)oliee together with the percent distrihut ion.
These (igures do not rej)resont. total arrests in the I'niled iStates hut
are limited to cities with a totnl popnlnt ion of 10, 1 Td.i^OO acc(»r(lin;i:
to th<> ]9.'}() thM-etmiiil census.

liii)!.- \.\. — Distrihiilioii •>( trrrsts lt\ Srx. I'f.'tT: IJT.'t Cilirs Ovvr 2,31)0 in

I'opiilalion

ITotal |M)|)iiliiti«n 40,i7it,3tl«, ba.s<'d on 19.'iO downnlal wnsusj

Ofli'ns)' churpoil

Xuiiibor

TOTAL Male Feiiial

TOTAl

iiiinal hoiniciilc:

la) Mur<l<T im<l nuiiiit'Klik'inl inani^laughter.
lb) ManslaiiphttT by ni'Bllgence

Kohb«Ty

Afteravatofi assault

OthiT a.«saiilts

Burglary— breaking or entering.

Larwny— theft

Autotheft

Eaitx'zzlement and fraud.

:^toU-n proiHTty; buying, receiving, etc.

Forgery and counterfeiting

Rape . -

Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Ot her s«'x otT«-n.<t-8

. inp, i)os.sessine, etc...
I family an<l children.

W

Ol'.

Ll<|Uiir 1 lu -■ .

Driving while Intoxicated.

DlsordiTly conduct

Drunkenness

Vagrancy

Oanibllng

Suspicion

All other offensM.

a. 068. 677

2.007
1.238

11,820
23.266
81, 749
M,398

102,476

29,181

16,168

3,869

8,288
4,780
18,694
20,868

7.2n
16.864
22.444
43.347

101.099

241,167

832,268

69,520

SO. 469

84,645

899,748

1, 848, 725

1,634
1,134

11.354
10.201
73.999
50,195

88,898

28,328

13.834

3.5fiO

7, 0^3
4,780
3,90*i
16,064

6.143
15,992
20,433
35.910

96,090
201. ^a
768.849

62,783

45,364
76.612
195,028

219,952

373

104

46*1
4. 0<V5
7,750
1,203

13.578

793

2.334

309

1.225

8,788
4,904

1.134

872
2.011
7,437

5,000
39, t)(),S
63.419

6.737

5,098

8.033

34,714

Percent

TOTAL' Male Female

100.0

.1
.1

.6
1.1
3.9
2.5

5.0
1.4

.8
.2

.4

.8
.6
1.0

.3

.8

1.1

2.1

4.9
11.7
40.2

3.4

2.4
4.1
11.1

100.0

.6
1.0
4.0

Z7

4.8
1.5
.7
.2

.4
.3

.2
.9

.3
.9
1.1
1.9

5.2
10.0
41.6

3.4

^5
4.1
10.6

100.0

(')

.2
1.8
3.5

.5

6.2
.4
1. 1

4.0
2.2

.5

.4

.9

3.4

2.3
18.0
28.8

3.1

2.3
3.7
15.8

' Less than one-tenth of onr ixnint.

118

Kac-o of IVrsoiis Arrested, 1957. Arrests in 1,473 cities by race
of the ofreiulers are shown in tal)h' 44. These figures do not represent
total arrests in the Tnited States hut are limited to reporting cities
which had a total population of 40,170,309 according to the 1950

(Iccciiiiial census.

Talil*- \\.— irnsis hy Han; I'HiT : I.ITH Clllrs Over 2,500 in Population

[Total populution 40,17r>,3<'ig, bused on 1050 decennial census]

Oflcnsc charged

TOTAL

Criminal homicide:

(a) Murder aii<l nonncgligent man

slaugliter

(b) Manslaughter by negligence...

Kobbery .■

.Vpgravati'd assault

OUicr assaults

Hurplary— breaking or entering

Larceny— theft

Auto theft --■

EmlH'zzlemont and fraud

Stolen property; buying, receiving, etc.

I'orpery and counterfeiting

Kapc -

I'rostitution and commercialized vice...
Other sex offenses

Narcotic drug laws

Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc

Offenses against family and children —
Liquor laws

Driving while intoxicated

Disorderly conduct

Drunkenness

Vagrancy

Oaml)ling..-

Suspicion

All other oflenses

TOTAL

2, 068, 677

2.007
1.238

11.820
23. 266
81. 749
51.398

102, 476

29, 121

16, 168

3.869

8,288

4,780

12, 694

20, 968

7.277
16.864
22.444
43.347

101. 099

241. 167

832. 268

69. 520

50. 462

84.645

229. 742

Race

White

1,405,967

7f.l
973

5.517

8.041

44. 740

•■if). 058

70, 701

23,095

13,030

2,572

f). 925
2,(123
7,520
14, 492

3.092

7,814

14.624

26, 8.59

84, 074
14L0.17
610.051

51,679

12,9.53
.53. 789
162. 921

Negro

616,028

1,225
254

6, 158
1.5.045
36.316
14.989

30, 826
5,716
3,037
1,263

1.307
2, 0S7
5,054
6,226

4,108

8, sta

7. 639
16, 000

15.776
97. 628
188. 323
16. 298

37. 102
3(t. 277
64. 5U

Indian

37,715

4
3

66

78
342
189

.561

221

43

19

35
20
82
115

18

89

66

359

864

1.673

30, 026

1,230

11

366
1,235

Chinese

267

Japa-
nese

273

3
2
6

16

20

103

13

27

4

23

All
Others

8,427

77

95

335

153

345

85
48
13

20
47
35
117

46
91
112
115

365

760

3.723

291

323

203

1,005

Report iii^; Area

(!(nil rilnttttrs

Tlu'ic was a ;^2 pcicciit iiiricasf in (lie uuiuhtT »»!' law-t'iitorft'iiicnl
aj:;(»iU'ios wliicli coiiliihiitt'il one or more ciiinc r«'j)orts (lui"in<^ 10.")7.
The 0,505 contrihiitois in 195t) infivascd (o ti.SOS in 1057. Tlicrc
wtTL' :i,S57 city pt)li('(> (l('j)artnitMi(s, '2,0()t) siicriirs. 14 stato police, 250
law-cnforcoincnt aj^encics in rnrai (o\vnsliij)s and villa»;os and 12 ap-n-
cics in tcrritori«'s an<l oilier rctrions adniinist(M"cd l)\ the I'nitcd Stales
whicli contrihHt(>d in 1057 nndei* (he proi^rani. 'I'lie ])oj)Hlations rep-
resented hy llu> 12 agencies outside the forty-oiirhl States are not
iiiehuh'd in the ptMcenta«rc of poj)ulalion coverage mentioned below.
It should i)e nested that increases in the number of conti iI)iitors do
not account for (he inci"ease in crim(>.

Ich'ntical contributors are i'e])resented in each j^eriod in the (Com-
parisons of figures for one or moiT yeais in llie tables rehitiuL'' (<» trends.

(.Il\ am! liiirtil

Cities are for the most pari incorporated phiees with at least 2.500
inhabitants and follow the 1040 rule of the Bureau of thp Census.
Other areas are rural although they include the nonfarm centers near
cities.

Pitfni In I inii Rrpreseti ted

Nincty-seveii percent of the population of the Unite*! States was
represi-nted by one or more crime reports in 1057. However, <lala
avaihd)le for publication are not so comph'le. At least 17 percent of
the population was not represented in the tables of this publication.
In other words, the luaximum coverajre tor a complete period of n>57
for any one type of tabulation was for .S3 percent of (he |)opuhi(ion.

Al)out 09 percent of the city people and 95 percent of the people
residing outside cities were represjMited by at least one <iimi' report
in 1957 umler this voluntary reporting |)rogram.

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Tabic 45. — Reporting Area

Population croup

TOTAl

1. Cities over 250,000

2. Cities Kxt.nno to 2.'ki,(K)0...

3. Cities.SO.CXH) to lOO.IKX)

4. Cities 2.'),()()0 to .SO.fHK)

5. Cities 10,(KK) to 25,000

ft. Cities 2,5(KI to 10,(KH)

Cities or towns

Number

TOTAl

4.031

41

Of.

130

279

814

2,701

Contrib-
utors

3,857

41

GO

130

277

797

2, 54fi

Percer)t
con-
trib-
utors

95.7

100. 0
100. 0
10f).0
99.3
97.9
94.3

Population

Xumljtr

TOTAl

89. 518, 135

34. 932. 9.55
9.r,94. Ill
9, 210. .598
9. 7H0, 890
12,440,475
13. 447. \m

Ucpre-
scntwl by
contrib-
utors

88, 489, 473

34. 932. 9.55
9.094.111
9. 210. .59H
9. 717.3H9
12. 192. 001
12. 7.'i.5. S19

Percoiit
repre-
sente<l

98.9

100. 0
100. 0
100. 0
99.3
9s. 0
94.7

Lniform Crime Tfc^porling Program

lirief liarkiiromul

l*ri(>r to 19.'^0, Inw-cMtforci'iiKMit :ii;«'nci('s in tlio rnilcd States were
inml)!(' to o.\t'liaiii:;(' (•()in|)aral)l(' tal)iilati()ns of report o<l crimes and
ptM'sons nnt'stod. Stumbling blocks were: (1) differences amon^ tin*
states in definitions of crimes; (2) variances in record procednres and
aihninistrative teclmiqnes among law-enforcement agencies; and (:i)
the not nnjustified fear that througii a popnlar misconception an
a<lmission of the existence of crime woidd be a charge against th(^
police.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (lACP) rccognizeil
the need for an interchange of police statistics and evolved a program.
Available })enal and court statistics concerned matters somewhat
removed in time from the immediate police problem. Among other
things, police want to know: (1) how much crime there is; (2) its
geographical distribution; (3) whether it is on the increase or tlecrease;
(4) whether it varies for different types of offenses; and (o) the success
obtained by the police in its investigation.

Loi-ally, such tabulations ai<l the administrator in deploying his
force by hour when and by area where crimes are happening. He
studies means of coping with prol)lems presented. Ilis study may
suggest the need for broail or sp(>cialized training ))rograms. He may
evolve now taeties in response to certain trends. .Vlso, he will keej)
his public informed.

A by-product of such necessary administrative tabulations would
be summary reports to be sent to a national clearinghouse for publica-
tion of information useful to the police and others. As a basis for
reporting for local and mitioiuil use it was emphasized that police
should observe certain standards of record keeping: (1) make a
permanent written record of each pertinent incident as soon as it
comes to tlu* attention of the police; (2) keep this record as an adminis-
trative control device to insure that the operating or field units do
not mislay or otherwise lose the information; (3) place responsibility
for tlu' classification and scoring of crimes and arrests in tin* head-
quarters administrative phase of the police operation.

Clussifiratioiis. National crime reporting categories are tlescribetl
in the following pages. There are 27. Incidents or violations of a
similar character are grouped. These classifications do not neces-
sarily agree with the titles of state statiMes. A handbook is furnished

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to cacli colli lilniliiii,' police a<i:oncy ns a guide lo (he |)ro[)ei' i)i'e[)nrntioii
of rej)orts.

Voluntary rro<.'ram Slarted. The lAC'P collected the first report.
It (Mtiidiicted the progiaiii IVoni .lamiarv 19IU), until legislation pei*-
luilted transforral of the central files and duties to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI). Since September 1930. the FBI has acted
as the national clearinghouse.

Keporting Jurisdiction. A police department is an accounting
unit for crimes which occur within the city limits and related arrests.
A sheriff rejjorts for areas in his county which are outside the limits of
cities. This arrangement is followed even though the sherifY in some
instances conducts all or a part of the investigations within a city.

Folii'c Statistics. This program provides for collecting informa-
tion about crime matters through reports prepared by local law-en-
forcement agencies. The decision as to the classifying and scoring
of a crime or an arrest is that of the reporting police who follow
uniform instructions. This feature distinguishes information avail-
able imder this program from any tabidations jirepared ]>riniarily
from records of prosecutors, courts, penal institutions, and the like.

Oflfcnscs Known to the Police. An auto is stolen. The owner
calls the police. A police employee makes a brief record and assigns
a patrol car by radio. A police officer interviews the owni'r and
takes other appropriate action. This is an offense known to the
police. Police may learn of an offense (crime) in numy ways.
Police count an offense even though they make no arrests or even
though they find that a juvenile committed the offense. Similarly,
none of the following factors affect the scoi'ing of an ofl'ense: the
value of property; the recovery of the property; the failure of a victim
to cooperate in prosecution. In a small percentage of cases police
investigation establishes that a crime did not occur. In such in-
stances, the citizen's complaint is properly excluded from figures
submitted for i)uhh( ation.

For this pi-ogram i)olice limit th(>ir reporting of offenses known to
seven classes, the part I offenses, listed and described on pages \2'A
and 124. The lACP decided that these crimes of criminal homicide,
rape, robbery, aggi'avated assault, burglary, larceny, and auto theft
were grave offenses wiiich e.xjjerience had shown to be most generally
and com])letely reported by (he public.

At the time the program was foi-mulated by the lACP no practical
value was antieii)ated from an extension of the j)art I classes. Some
crimes were exchi(h'(l becjuise only a small and unknown pi-rcentage
could be expected to conu' to the a((en(ion of the police, because some
crimes occurred so infre(|uently that a separate ca(egory in the par( I
classes was not justified, or because a tabulation of (he luunber of

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iirrosts would lolal substnnlinlly (ln' same as a lahulal ion of oH'cnsos
known (lata.

Arrrsi Dala. TIh' nuinlx-r of persons aricstcd l)\- the police is nol
synonymous with the nuniher of oll'enses known. One is a count of
persons, the otluT is a count of criniiiuil acts. Several persons may
c(»nunit one crime or one jxM'son may commit several crimes.

Polic(> i'onnt the nuniher of pei'sons arrested for violations which
occur within tlu' reportiiii; jurisdiction. Police make this count for
all classilications. Since oU'enses known data are not. tabulated
for part II oU'cmiso classes, the only information contributed by
police for them relates to persons arrest(>d. J-'ai't II olfenses ar(>
described on paj^es 124 aiul 125.

riihliralioii. lleturns which obviously are incomplete or defective
are excluded from the |)ublished figures. Imlividual variations from
the standard rt>porting |)rocedures are called to the attention of tlu'
contributor. Failure of a contributing agency within a reasonable
time to correct a demonstrated deficiency of its rei)orling is brought
to the attention of the Committee on Uniform Crime Records of the
lACP which acts in an advisory capacity in this program.

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.

( Ittssijlcatioii of Offenses

The complete classification of crimes is shown below with brief
definitions for each:

I'nri I Offenses

1. Criminal homicide. — (a) Murder and nomu'gligent man.slaughter
inchnles all wilful felonious homicides as distinguished from deaths
caused by negligence. Does not inchulc attempts to kill, assaults to
kill, suicides, accidental deaths, or justifiable homicides. Justifiable
homicides excluded from this classification are limited to the following
types of cases: (1) The killing of a felon by a peace officer in line of
duty; (2) the killing of a holdup man l)v a private citizen, (b) Man-
slaughter by negligenct' inchuh's any death which the police investiga-
tion establishes was primarily attributable to gi'oss negligence on the
part of some individual other than the victim.

2. I!a})e. — Includes forcible rape, statutory rape (no force used —
victim under age of consent), assault to rape, ami attempted rape.

3. liobbrry. — Includes stealing or taking anything of value from the
person by force or violence or by putting in fear, such as strong-arm

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I()I)1k'1'V, sticku|)s, roldx'iy jiiincd. Inchulcs assnnlt to rol) nnd at-
Iciiij)! to rol).

4. A(j{jr(ir(it(<l (iKmull.- I iicliidcs assault uilli intent to kill; assault
by shooting, cutting, stahhing, niainiing, |)oisoniiig, scakling, or by
tlic use of acids. Docs not include simple assault, assault and battery,
lighting, etc.

5. Bur<ilary — hreakiiKj or entcrifui. — Includes burglary, housebreak-
ing, safecracking, or any unlawful entry to commit a felony or a theft,
even though no force was used to gain entrance. Includes attempts.
Burglary followed by larceny is included in this classification and not
counted again as larceny.

6. Larceny — tl^Jt (except auto theft). — {a) Fifty dollars and over in
value; (6) under $50 in value — includes in one of the above subclassi-
fications, depending \\\)0\\ the value of the properly stolen, thefts of
bicycles, autonu^bile accessories, shoplifting, pocket ])icking, or any
stealing of property or article of value which is not taken by force
and violence or by fraud. Does not include embezzlement, "con"
games, forgery, 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 unauthorized use by those having lawful access to the
vehicle.

/'«/•/ // Offenses

8. Other assavlts. — Includes all assaults and attempted assaults
which are not of an aggravated nature and which do not belong in
class 4.

9. Forgery and counterfeitinij. — Inclutles offenses dealing with the
making, altering, uttering, or possessing, with intent to defraud, any-
thing false which is made to appear true. Includes attempts.

10. Kniht zzlenunt and fraud.- hwhidci^ all ofVenses of fraudulent
conversion, embezzlement, and obtaining money or property by false
pretenses.

11. Stolen property; buying, receiring, j^ossessing. Includes buying,
receiving, and possessing stolen property as well as att;>mpls to com-
mit any of those ofTenses.

12. Weajions; carrying, possessing, <7c. Includes all violations of
regulations or statutes controlling the carrying, using, possessing,
furnishing, and nuinufacturing of deadly weapons or silencers and all
attemjjts to violate such statutes or regulations.

\'A. Prostitution and commercialized vice. — Includes sex ofTenses of a
comnu'rciali/.iMl nature, or att;Mnpts to commit the same, such as

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l)i()siitu(i()n. kctpiiijj: hnwdy lionsc. |)i()(iiriiit;, Irnnsport iiifj;, or dc-
tjuiiiiiiZ woiiu'H for iminonil purposes.

14. St J- iifftiisfs (except rape and prostitution and eoiniueiciali/.ed
vice). Includes ofVeiisos n«;ainsl chastity, conuuou decency, morals,
and the like. Includes at tempts.

15. (ffftitsis (niaiiist the hiinihj and c/iih/nn. Includes oU'enscs ol
nonsupport, ne«rlect, desertion, or abuse of famil\ and chihhcu.

10. Xarcotlc tint (J faii'fi. — Includes ofTenses relalin»r to narcotic dru<]js,
such as unlawful possession, sale, or use. Excludes Federal oll'ensos,

17. Liquor laws. — With th(> exception of "drunkenness" (class 18)
and "driving while intoxicated" (class 22), licpior law violations,
State or local, are placed in this class. Excludes Federal violations.

18. Drunkenness. — Includes all ofTenses of drunkenness or intoxi-
cation.

19. Disorderly r(>/((///c/. -Includes all chary;es of committiujj; a
breach of the peace.

20. Vn(jrancy. — Includes such offenses as vagabondage, begging,
loili'ring, etc.

21. Gambling. — Includes offenses of promoting, j)ermitting, or
engaging in gambling.

22. Drivimj ivhilt intoxicated. — Includes driving or operating any
motor vehicle while drunk or under the influence of liquor or narcotics.

23. \'ittlation of road and driving latri^. — Includes violations of regu-
lations with respect to the proper handling of a motor vehicle to
prevent accidents.

21. Parking ritdations. — Includes violations of parking ordinances.

25. Other citdations of traffic aiid motor vehicle laws. — Includes viola-
tions of State laws and municipal ordinances with regard to traffic and
motor vehicles not otherwise provided for in classes 22-24.

26. -1// other ojfcnses. — Inchides all violations of State or local laws
for which no provision has been made above in classes 1-25.

27. Suspicion. — This classification includes all persons arrested as
suspicious characters, but not in connection with any specific offense,
who are released without formal chargi^s being placed against them.

Index to Volume XXVIII, Uniform Crime

Reports 1

(All rcfcrciifcs jirc to page miml)ors)

Age of offenders. (See Arrests.) ''"'"

.Vire, sex and raee of persons arrested, reports from police . . 112-118
Annual crime trends:

City trends 4, 7o-8o

Cities grouped bj^size 77

Cities grouped l\y location 79-82

Estimated total nund)er of major crimes, 1957 . . . 2-4,71-74

Long term trends 84-85

Rural trends 5, 86-87

AiTCSts — based on age, sex and race of persons arrested, reports
from police:

AiTest trends 112-113

Age of offenders llo-llC

Sex of offenders 117

Kace of offenders 118

Automobiles — percentage recovered 109

City Crime Rates 0-10,91-95

Classification of offenses 00-08, 121-125

Cleared by arrest, offenses 47-51

By geographic divisions 51

Crimes. {See Arrests, estimated number, offenses, persons
charged, persons found guilty, and persons released.)

Employees, number of police 21-40

rlurisdictions outside the United States, offenses in 108

Monthly variations, offenses known to tiu- polic(> 88-90

Offenses known to the police:

Annual trends 1-5. 75-87

Cities grouped by location 79-82

Cities grouped by locatioti and size 94

Cities grouped by size 92

Cleared by arrest 47-51

Cleared by arrest, geogra|)lii<- divisions 51

Divided as to time and place and vain;' of i)i()pt'rly

stolen 109-111

Individual cities over 25,()i)() in |)()pulati(»n . . . 12-20,97-107

(12li)

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Otrciises known to tlie police — ( 'oiiliiiiicd y.,^,^^

Montlily viiriiitions 88-90

Rural ureas 11,90

.luiisdit'tions outside (lie Tnitcd Slates lOS

Persons eluirjj:ed (held fo»- prosecution) r)2-r)7

By ^co«rrapliic divisions "jfi-')/

Persons found <;uilty "jS-G^i

Persons released (not li'dd for prosecution) (ili -().")

'(•lice de|)artnient oniplovees 21-40

•(.lice killed 21

Properly, value stolen Ill

Pi()|)erty, value stolen iii\d recovered Ill

Prosi'cution, persons held for. {See Persons char<2;e(l and

persons found guilty.)
Knee of Oll'enders. (See Arrests.)

Keporting area, extent of 119-120

Rural crime data o, 1 1 , 86-87, 90

Sex of ofVenders. [See Arrests.)

.■^herilf's reports. {S<e Kural crime data.)

State crime rates. (See OlTenses known cities grouped by

location.)

State police reports. (See Rural crime data.)
Tiends, annual crime. {See Annual crime trends.)
I'rhan crime rate . (See City.)

\'alue of property stolen Ill

Value of property stolen and recovered Ill

Variations, monthly crime 88-90

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