The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-01
POLICE STATISTICS FOR 1875.

The Board of Metropolitan Police adopted
an Annual Report January 5.h, 1876. The
police force for 1875 consisted of 8 captains,
Is sergeants, % corporals, 407 patrolmen, Is
clerks and operators, and IL doormen, making
the total force 47S
The estimate ofexpenses for 1875 was 5000,
SO0O of which S5S7, 545 was for the city of New
$3.50 tor the town of Kenner, s435O for st.
Bernard. The expenses fall short Of this es-
innate about $50, 900. The amount received
during the year from police tax was $407, 463,
all but $500 Of which was from the city OF
New Orleans.
poses in and for the city of New Orleans
were $685. $50.
Total force employing 444 men. The new
appointments number 124 men; promoted
70; dismissed 81; resigned A; died Is;
force al thu end Of the year 344.
Complaints against the police for neglect
of duty are $50; for absence without leave
1928; for unbecoming conduct 81; disobedi-
encs Of orders 76; drunkenness A; making
illegal arrests 2; coward,cs l.
There we're punished BY dismissal 113; by
to ten days 32l; suspended from duty from
two TO ten days z; fined SIS /; charges dis
missed l59; resigned under charges II.
In their report the board express their opin-
ion that the prompt payment of the police tax
which would enable them to cash pay-rolls
when due, would command q superior class
of men for police service.
The total number of arrests during the year
1876 was 20, $50, Of which IL, 1913 were males
H.
arrests in any one month (September) being
1888; the highest number being in December,
1890; the largest number of arrests in any one
precinct was IN the First being 6816
Toe most frequent offenses during the
wear were drunkenness, 1878 cases, of which
1889 were females The disturbers Of the
peace numbered 1880, about one-third being
females. Drunken disturbers Of the peace,
1896. Of whom 973 were females. Assaults
and batteries l412. of whom 329 were females.
Dangerous and suspicious characters to the
There were 523 fights, 1872 of the gladistors
being females. There were 1893 cases of
assault with dangerous weapons or with intent
to kill; So Of these assaults were made upon
policemen.
For gambling, 81 were arrested. For in
suit and abuse, 1910, COS being females
showing that the tongue is . dangerous
weapon. For interfering with officers, l55
were arrested. For larceny, or attempt or
suspicion OF lsrceny. 1888 were arrested, the
female kieptomaniacs numbering 400. The
malicious mischiefmakers were 1876, only -
being females, showing that they are more
.mischievous than malicious.
For having. stolen goods in their possession,
216 were arrested. The gay swindlers mum.
bered 108 Migrants 874-257 females. Ar
rests for violations of city ordinances, 1907 -
1155 being females. Arrests for violations
OF State laws, 26l Arrests for carrying con-
.cealed weapons. 276.
The persons arrested followed lat different
occupations Bakers 122, bar-keapers 1872,
butchers 2l8, carpenters 202. clerks COZ, cooks
l25, draymen l02. houseskeepers 1348, labor
ers G7l3, mechanics merchants 122.
painters 116. peddlers 10l. sailors 622, SER
wants 1910, shoemakers I24, steamboatmen
265, thieves 220 and vendors 174--other oc-
equations numbering less than 100 each. In
1855 cases no occupation was given, showing
.sthat Satan finds soma mischief still for idle
hands to do.
OF the arrested persons the nativity Of H.
423 was the United States, 292 were born IN
England, 688 In France, 11I6 in Germany.
3672 in Ireland, 225 in Italy, ls0 in Spain. IS
il scotland, 50 in Holland, Ali Canada, and
81 Ia Sicily.
The 49, a psrsons arrested we're 2740 iron