New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-16
STATISTICS OF CRIME.
Rcport of the Operations Of the Police forthe
Quarter ending sept. 30, 1890.
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Report of the Operations Of the Ponce torthe
Quarter ending Sept. 80, 1890.
M,YoR's OFFICE, NoT. IS, 1851.
To he Honorable the Common Council: .
GENTLEMEN In compliance WIN section 91Ai'
Art. 3. of the act of 1914, for the establishment
and regulation Of the police, herewith submit to
ven A report for the quarter ending September
}0th of the state of the police, and embracing
statistical account OF the operations OF the depart
rnent. This information 10 contained 10 a report
made to me by the Chief OF Police which hereby
submit for your examination
would call your attention to the Improvement
in discipline and efficiency, which has been made
III this department. From report to the Com
mon Council, made Immediately preceding my
entrance on the duties of this Office 1t appears
that the number OF men absent from duty Dy rea-
son of sickness amounted to an average OF sixty
three men per day,
This number by a careful discrimination IN the
selection of candidates for appointment and the
observance of strict accountability IN cases OF ao
sence or neglect of duty, has been constantly
undergoing diminution, until, for the last quar-
ter the average number OF absentees, by reason
of sickness and all other causes has been reduced
to seventeen men per day, OF whom some are
permanently disabled.
would also suggest the proprety OF adopting
the suggestion of the accompanying report, III
relation to the lighting OF piers and wharves,
especially such as in the actua! occupation OF
shipping The darkness not only AIDS III the COM
mission Of thetts and renders it more difficult for
the notice to detect and apprehend the offender
but often leads to serious accidents, and not IN
frequently 'i' '''' u 'i'''N- c. S. Woodruff.
IEa. ClLEB s. WooAuLt, Mayor:
SIR: herewith transmit to YOU a report, show
ing the condition OF the Police Department tor the
quarter ending on the 30th OF September, 4c'V'
from which it appears that there have been ten
Il. I orraqtp1 bL- the
bers of this department for oltenses against the
laws of the State showing an increase over the
number OF arrest during the previous quarter OF
one thousand seven hundred and elghty-slx 1nls
large increase of arrests were mainly tor SUCH OF
lenses as Assault and Battery, Disorderly Con-
duct Intoxication and Nagrancy, while there has
been proportionate increase IN the number OF ar
rests for the higher grades OF crime The Cap
tains of the several Districts have reported to me
eight hundred and eighty-five Burglaries, Grand
Larcenies and Petit Larcenies as having Deen
committed in the City during the quarter, and one
thousand and thirty persons as having been arrest
ed for the commission OF similar offences. IL does
not however follow that all the parties VINO nave
committed such olenses have been arrested, al
though the number of arrests exceed the number
of ofenses committed. 1t frequently occurs that
two three and sometimes four persons are en-
gagged in the commission OF single oifense, hence
the seeming disparity between the number OF OF
lenses committed and the number OF persons ar
rested for the commission OF these ottehses-
While therefore, it is not claimed THAT every OF
fender is oYertaken in his msdeeds, yet it is evil
dent that but small proportion OF them escape
detection
The report for the present quarter embraces
two additional tables-One showing the amount
of property lost and the amount recovered; the
other showing the number of otienses against
property in the several Patrol Districts.
From the table in regard to DrDDertV lost IL AD-
pears that the amount ofproperty stolen by burg ars
amounts to three thousand one hundred and five
dollars and seventy three cents, OF which five
hundred and fifty eight dollars and twenty cents
has been recovered Grand Larcenies, fourteen
thousand seven hundred and twelve dollars and
tbirty.hve cents, Of which nine thousand and
fourteen dollars and two cents has been recov-
cred. Petit Larcemies, two thousand SIX hun
dred and eighty-fve dollars and twenty eight
cents, Of which fifteen hundred and eiGhty-seven
dollars and sixty-onc cents has been recovered:
making total loss of nine thousand three hun
bred and iorty-tbree dollars and fifty three cents
while there has been property to the amount OF
twenty one thousand five hundred and nine dol
lars recovered by the members OF this Depart
ment, which had been stolen in other Counties or
States
have deemed it proper to lay this table before
YOUR Honor that you may the more perfectly an
derstand the workings Of the Department, al
though | cannot youch for its entire correctness,
OWING 10 Lnc occasional CHTtlcSSUC5S Vi p9thOua
upon whose property depredations have been
committed, in not reporting their loss at the Dis
trict Station House at this Office arising from
an erroneous impression that but n small proper
ton of property stolen Is ever recovered.
Thieves are frequently arrested with stolen pro-
perty III their possession but which IS necessarily
returned to them, from the simple fact that the
persons from whom it stolen neglected to
leave description OF their property at the proper
place, and the notices in the newspapers are not
seen by them.
In connection with this subject it may not be
improper to add that large part of the Grand
and Petit Larcenes have been committed under
such circumstances as render it utterly impossible
for the Policemen to prevent their commission
such as thefts committed in Boarding Houses, Ho-
tells and other places which cannot be under
close surveillance of the Police.
From the table nrelatiOn to otienses committed
against property, it appears there have been one
thousand and forty eight offenses OF that descrip.
tion committed during the quarter.
Three hundred and eighty three violations OF the
Corporation Ordinances were reported to the Cor
poration Attorney.
During the quarter there were seven thousand
five hundred and eightynin persons accommo
dated with Lodgings twelve hundred and tour
lost children restored to their parents or guar!
dans two hundred and four sick or injured per.
sons aided; thirty-iye persons rescued from
drowning forty four fires extlngulshed; three
hundred and seventy-six stores and dwelling
houses found open and secured ninety four cattle
and seventy-ive horses found astray and restored
to their owners, by members of the Department,
and ten thousand FIVE hundred and thirty.six dol
lars and twenty,one cents taken from drunken
persons and dodgers and restored to them again
Fifteen hundred and ninety days were
lost BIZ members of the Department IN conse
quence of sickness or other disability making an
average of seventeen and one third men per day
showing gratifying decrease, when compared
with the previous quarter, of eight men per day
In the report made to Your Honor for the quar-
ter ending with the seth Of June, omitted to
direct your special attention to the urgent neces-
sity Of LIGHTING the piers Of this city. consider