The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
Negro Criminals.
Dr. George Winston Discusses the Question that Puzzles
the Whole South.

s'tNtir : 80 A'.' 'tt 80 ''-' -,.'
IeNa>. rr3d I paper ~ " y" prevention
Of Crlmc that WIS ihI ~ AseF'"t ant
value. 81 special interest I" ii" Son ,
was ms discussion ~ ta' problem "
negro criminals ne feIi"Wl":s extracts
from the adeI">~ throw llGht on The pro-
blem the South II struggling VIII:
he lroh4,.n "i rrllht among "ur co.,
orea popnlati"h T. iar n"re dlihenit -
dral Wlth. but thc St;tli>ll'r ~ ta" Ill.
ccnSlS throw h=nt "l many OF iiN lAast
Important phases:
"Iiret- IL co.ored element II more
Crinllnal thah any "tHrF ~ "nf FoPIia-
tion. Their ral!" for crime lends al
others in our prlSoaS and r"f"rmat"rlc~.
Second rom 1850 ~ 1880 there WI
IN mcredS" OF - - Ter cent IN the
ratio Of coiortd criminals 10 c"iorcd pop
ulation: in other words. the cc!srcd pop
ulation was "ne-thrl more criminal in
1890 than II 1850.
"Third While - Ter cent Of the coll
ored population aic !!lltcrai", only n
per cent Of colorcd criminals are litter
ate. The coiortd population ihat can
read and Wrto are more criminal than
the illitcrate. Ih.s' !S not true Of ANY
other element 81 onr population.
Fourth The ratio of negro prison
erS and Of negro paupcrS Ia negro popll-
la;ion IS very much higher in thr north
crn than III the Southern S.atce. IN
the north Atlantic 2.11G north cen
trail States 6.3ll. in tie south central
2.@S+. il the western 3,727. III" negro
is nearly three times az criminal in the
North Atlantic aS IN the South Atlantic.
over twice rs criminal IN the north cen
trail aS IN the Soath central. and three
and Il half times as criminal in tn" west
crn States as in the South Atlantic. ~
short the negro is fully two and half
times as criminal IN ne States where he
was free as in these where he WAS held
III slavery.
Flfth-Oyer One-thlrd Of the negro
cr:"iEalS are married. he.ng ID" largest
fatlo of married CRIMINALS furnished hy
any element of our population EXCEPT
ing the Indians The negro is less de-
tered from crime Iy domestic relations
than either the native white or the for
eign white
''SiNth-The chief crimes committed
by ne grocs are those against person and
against property. Their otfenecs agaiEel
the government and against society ara
far less III proportion lhan thoSp 81 inc
native born or OF the foreign born "hlt'
elements.
SeVen1h-NlhH-fchfhs q the negro
criminals have no trade
EI2ht-l ne l'.hlIe nero i iPSN
criminal compared Win 1He maie negro
than the female Whitr l'n'n:2Tah c"Il
pared WIN the hsaIe Whi'r lilihiE grant.
'Nntll-A smaller percentage "1 he2f'
crilllihalS We're ldIc at me 'liic "l aFT'9'
IMAM "l cfilllllilS htIlN' norm l"IeI!i
born, Chinese, Japanese or ihalahS' ldle-
ness seems TO be less i cause or ON
pioEmFnt less d preventive oi crime 4
hloliI III" negroes thIh AMONG 'H! o'lI'i
eloineht 81 our l"p'f'' vi.
eAih- IaTS5'f percentage "i it2I"
criminals are total abStaIherS from iIqu9f
ana ] SilaHef percentage are q, uilh7i" -
than III any otiNf c.rnlclt "l ~" lop'i
lahon, excepting TIE thlheSe ana japan
es5' but y larger percentage are ehfeIi'd
as moderate or "ee"Floiial dr-ilh'rS 9''''
Ill amy "'iltf Gi'ii'il'' 'gi'1HI l''
Japanese. II 'huS ap,'e'tfS '-id' 'h' ~
@ro : it7>> feS'ra.i!ea ~ S"'%,fi'sSS 'H;'ll
the Whltr man i less iiihdehcea -
h;fhlfH druAkriiocSS hit : more iIilh
enc"d by OCCASIONAL DRINKING.
ne above 1acis suggest the loIioW-
lng Considerations:
''I'irst-Thc negro is far mosn crimin-
ii than the white man. other hy nature
or from environment ana lack Of eluca
ton: he therefore requires more careful
attention and possibly d tftr%nt treatment
from that given the whites
'.SccOnd-1hc negro r GT~ctcd 20
crime more ny temporary impulse than hr
dIcne~S and want and IS less restrained
hy education than tn" white man.
n -Ih;rd-Thc negro is less criminal
when living il large mass and whrn con
trolIed according 10 lhc theory Of negro
nfefiar.ty to the white race Cham when
living in small rumbcrs minglin@ frca-
ly with the white race and controlled
under the theory Of the perfect equality
Of the two races
..Eourth-'rhn kind Of education that