Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-16
DECREASE In CRIME.
Difference Between the Past
and Present.
THE ACTIVITY OF THE POLICE
Under the Able Direction Of Ckscfs
Cuddy, Thieves and Burglars
Driven Away.

tho AONthb NCcici1s0 III tltt DNAifAuul va
crimes which startled the community a5
frequently prior to the appointment OF
Chief Cudiy four months ago, hasr
created in the hearts OF the ctixcnS
and merchants OF Los Angeles feeling
OF surety which they have never ex-
perienced before. Prior to the Times
when Chief Cuddy took hold of the pa.-
lice department aud commenced the
management OF its affairs in Systematic
manner, there was scarcely day that
some safe was. not robbed or boaNe
broken into, or man knocked over thss
head and robbed. 1t was not SO very
long prior TO February that dianou1a
we're stolen almost in broad daylight onc
the main thoroughfares, and SAFES wens
broken open in the very center OF town.
Now none Of these things happan. Dor
has single burglary or crime of any
magnitude happened since Chief CuGdy
has taken hold of the helm.
Yesterday evening reporter Of tKse
Herald called upon Chief Cuddy AND
asked him why it is that there is snch a,
difference between the present and tbs
past. ~
Chief Cuddy said that the reason wss
because the thieves and robbers had
been driven out of town. When he taolr
hold he found the Police Department in u
chaotic state, but after he had systemS-
tized affairs the disreputable element
thought it would be best to seek 'tnew
fields and pastures green"
"The fact that there have been more
arrests during the past four months t1zw
there were in the nine months Just pridv
shows how active the Police Department.
has been in suppressing crime OF nif'
kinds; but it is not a sign that there iG
more crime. 1t indicates that when q
crime is reported to US we find tho crIiNi-
nal and place him where he won't offend
again, which was not done befere-
Most OF these arrests have been
for minor offenses 29r the reason
that our active policy agaSrst criminals
made those who came here lxfeRt UPON
living upon their spoils afraid TO Operatev
and they fed. II is true that few hesr-
garies have been reported on the our
skirts of the city, but these have beeas
very few, and in many cases outside ct
the city limits. With small police f,ccc
it is not to be expected that every inch
of ground of the city, which coyerS aa
much territory as San Francisco, can be-
patrolled perfectly, and yet we have
managed to keep crime down pretty
we'll even in outside districts. The fAcf
is there never was time when there waa
less crime in the city than there is as
present. have not had one important
crime reported to me since came inku
ofilce, anu the records will show it
"But does not the fact that there havss
been so many gamblers arrested help 10
make the list of arrests IargeY" asked
the reporter.
eyes, it does. We have kept up a,
systematic warfare upon the gamblers
| ever since came into Office, first under
the State law and then under the city
ordinance, and in this way the arrests OK
the past four months have been increased
to over 3,700. In this month alone, uy
to date, their have been ninety-one ay-
rests of gamblers, and the number has
been large right along. In looking over
the records [ find that my predecessors
in Office during the whole year of ISSz
only arrested 270 persons for gambling,
while in the four months l have been in
office the total has reached already 81
larger figure. In looking over the books
find that the city has been benefited
S4,150 since / came into Office. 7ifig
amount was derived only from those
gamblers who were arrested under tFna
city ordinances. Those who wers
arrested under the State law axxs
still out on bail, and when TIE
fines are paid the money will GO to tbs
county. The records show that the raida
on gamblers since have been in office
j have been constant. As long as tl,srs-
were games running they were rsideh.
and when prosecuted under the State Iasr
they stopped. When the prosecutsass
was commenced under the city oraiin-
ances the games became more frequezlt..
but the raids kept up. Now there are
no games either in Chinatown or alss-
where, and gambling Of all kinds will not
be permitted to be carried on under auv
circumstances. The following, takes
,from the records, will show tic raids
made since / have been in office, and tHnss
money derived therefrom -