New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-17
semi-AnnuaI Report of the Chief Of Police


The following Report from the Chief to the Mayor
embraces review of the Police Department for the
lStt ak months Of 1852, with suggestions for re-
fmm, &c.
Hon. JACOB A. WEsrERyEIT Mayor &C.:
The statistical tables accompanying this report win
hl to your Honor the opsstons and condition Of the Pc
Ice Del nom the let day OF July the St day of
December, 1852 You will perceive that during the
one tso persons arrested tor the different offences
neIsted being thousand four hundred and
u4lS more than were arrested during the corresponding
period ct 55 have caused tabular statement TO be
made showing the number Of made each osuss
DUNG corresponding mouths Of 1851 and 1882 that you
nay Be cole 10 the operation. of the Department In
comparison with the previous year.
Will seeu that the increase OF arrests consists mainly
OHeIsss the person. and o4euses grow ont OF
the too fee Of intoxicating liquors. During the st
at vi the wear < oenses against the person
came OF such frequent occurrence that peecesbe csn5
became alarmed and afraid venture beyond their
eCm'cs sfer certain hour IN the evening, While i
evstntthst many OF Tie policemen were careless, # not
where they were likely 10 get hard ard but little
L9Lor than 10 interfere viii sueh EVIL dsposd pers0ns
10 remedy this evil your HonCTs predecessor directed
the whole police force TO be placed duty during the day
ara night Winch had IN part, the deslred elect. IL
soon that there was increased watchfulnes sDd
c.e tLe Ps o. he force. and the order was then
yoked The Consequence has been that the short spscs
o. ia months We Ind that there two thousand aod
t9hytve t<iS5j more arrests made for these ofenses
Iot$ tn ouTCs he corresponding peTod OF time in 1851
ara loz-rdng but little 70 that both the persons
sid pToT ery Of the citizens Cfths Cty en- oy al this time
ireAter protection ttsa those Of almost auy oter city o
thv Cont'rent.
II appears from the statement showing the number ofoE
hbs committed against property, that they amounted 10
Two thousdnn oIe hundred and sixteen O. l6 while during
the period Of time in 1851 they amounted %
oe tran curing the previous year notwithstanding the
sfge ineiesse Of population AID the thousand or fifteen
Luncsed ADDITIONAL bcuses 20 u watched
have fet Il 20 be my duty 20 call attention at this
Ike paItcu1y, 70 the internal condition and feguiaticns
q Tie Pocc Department cards IL efficiency in
pstpe q great eIds for winch orgsnIed, and 70
40 aAel 7 Is tasy capable properly adminstered and
eceOuF1thed eenLOt be denied, while il IL freely admitted
80 az lsiilatns q Dc done CONSIDERING me extent
q re large ard constantly incres>lng popn loE,
tLo the variety characters Of which that
y eLIes, eiDbfsc1g Den Of al nations from the most
i.LeI 70 the ran OF esrningt 10 not surprising that Of
eIss asAinst the peron should b. frequently committed
Ners tpoable tor the Police force 10 wholly proven.
The tleee ozDses are often committed under c.cuna.
Stances wholly precluding Police interferenee.
CheLses sEanst the persOn almost always result fou
eve Incidental 70 The social and moral eondton Of the
complete moral reformation these ofenses cannot
urty prevented Ou they nay be greatly dirnsaed and
uose dsossd TO commit them kept ID cheeE, BY strict
and iIcItas,rg Police surSeiis.ce.
To tiliain th;s tuIvesIee Necessary pscs the
wLee foce iorce on eetvs duty % restrict tie mense
% the perform ce Of service connected with the criminal
tBsrefs Of TIE CITY and 10 sdly ero.ee lie rules ana
rsgulauons Of The Department.
BY referring TO the daily reports rsde TO ycu Of the cor
cl0H OF the POceDepsrtotnt YOU WI perceive tsSt oct
o. - oncsnen eon the entire force Of the C IIS
re de etd 10 90 recIsl duty the various CiT COab
70 e ColIt leurt ofseszors Tel tovers se Ass D%t
% ren 70 watch and guard the entire Coonty ~ New
lcik and Beng about average Of 81 nen - each DIS
iiei Duilns tie nst bot one hai Ct ths HinoeT-,sy
Ic-lre q cuty while tie ctieE hsf seeptss IN tue
Staten Hou,e that hes % r9t from Mae D
Bich Hos according the size Of the Dtiric Should
tly cf Ken he taken Srk then The sLe OF the beat Il
aeftasec 60 that u Is bic for the nen 20 prevent
eTire OF ceieet ofsn6eE they should De- oash they
t1erciEsd unwonted vigilance.
Tie Estem Of DstGeEt has grown 20 De Al evil OF great
end increasing magnitude alike unjust the citizens aud
e tie usmeer e the Police Department AID unless