Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-02
WASHINGTON POLICE
MOST ACTIVE IN
AMERICA
CAPITAL LEADS IN
NUMBER CT ARRESTS
Interesting Statistics Compiled
By Census Bureau Show
Varying Degree Of LawlesS-
ness in Biz Cities.

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ness in Biz Cities.
Especial Correspondence to Morning JournalI
Washington, j. c. Dec. 29.-Im-
portant data on the subject OF arrests
Of lawbreakers and the sizes Of police
forces is contained in u. $. Census
Bulletin 105, which Census Director
Durand is about to submit TO Secre-
tary Maggie II the department of COM
merce and labor. It is al abstract Of
the annual report on the statistics of
was prepared by Mr.. e. II. Mailing.
division chief. under the supervision
of DR.. lie Grand Powers, chief statis-
tician in charge Of official statistics of
cities.
There were 15S of these cities, and
IN the tables OF the bulletin they are
presented in four groups. Group !
contains cities of over 900. 900 popula-
ton; group II. 100000 to 800, 600;
Group III, $4,000 to 100, 900; and
Group Nv, cities of 10000 to $4,000.
Those in Group / ranked according
to estimated population. are New
York city. Chicago. Philadelphia. st.
Louis, Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Buffalo. San Francisco, De-
troit. Cincinnati, Milwaukee, New or
leans and Washington, d. c.
Under the head Of arrests, classi-
fled by offenses, It is shown that the
number of arrests in the 1853 cities for
the fiscal year 1907 was 1,369,361, or
5S2.4 arrests to every 10000 inhabi-
tants. The number Of arrests per TO-
900 inhabitants in cities of Group l
was 552.6: in cities Of Group II. 5S9.5;
of Group III, $500; and Of Group ~,
1903.
Washington Heads the List.
In the cities of Group l Washing
ton, ID. c.. ranked first in the mum
Der of arrests in proportion to popu-
The total number of arrests
in that city was more than four times
the number shown for the larger city
IL Milwaukee. wis. and approximate
~ three times the number shown for
the still larger city of Detroit, Mich.
The total number Of arrests, however,
is no indication of the lawlessness Of
4 ciIy's populations it is, rather. n
reflection OF varying local laws and
conditions and the activity of the po-
lice department.
In classifying arrests by offenses,
bulletin states. it is impossible to
absolute uniformity because Of
dissimilarity Of laws, and also be-
.ause the same offense is punished
under different James in different cit
The various classes OF o~ffenses
against property and against the per-
with the exception of assaults
fairly comparable for the differ
INT cities, but arrests for such Of
'enses formed less than 10 per cent
II the total.
The large class if minor offenses
lenominated "offenses against So
'iety' comprised SAT per cent of the
.otal number Of arrests for 1907.
Arrests for the specific offense of
runkennAss formed 1852 per cent of
he total, but in many cities the charge
t disorderly conduct covered the
anne offense; thus, in Harrisburg, Pa,
ass than one-fifth OF one per cen OF
arrests were on the ground OF
.~runkenness, while 66.5 per cent were
n the ground OF disorderly conduct.
IL is shown in a table that the per
apita cost Of police protection in the
tiles of Group / for 1907 was nearly
ouble the cost of police protection in
tiles of any other group. AS a corol-
to this face another table shows
nat more than two-thirds of all the
mployes Of the police departments of
ne 15S cities considered were report
4 from this cities Of Group l, and
early one-fourth of the entire num-
or from the city of New York.
Where Police Forces Are Small.
cities with particularly small po-
&c forces were Milwaukee. Wis. and
orleans. La. in GROUP I: Scran-
N. Pa. and st. Joseph, Mo, in
roup II. Utica, N. Y, and Brockton.
In Group III; and Lincoln, Neb.-
assaic. n. j.. and South Omaha, Neb.
Group ". =
\ city with an especially large DO
ce force vas Washington. d. c.
Nearly thr~ee-fourths Of an employees
the police department were patrol ,
en-. of whom sos pera cent We're on
Eats. 4 per cent on posts. and 1874
r cent were detailed on special du-
rs. The number of mounted police
was only G.2 per cen of the total ,
lmher on heats, moro than two
irds of whom were mounted on +,
A relatively large number of :
@ mounted natrolmen in the cities :
wing from 10000 To 100000 inhabi- I
nts were in cities of the southern |
ltes. while more han one-half of I
o bicycle policemen We're reported =
I'm the four cities Of New York. n
D.. Philadelphia. Pa. Washington. d u
and Atlanta. Ga. In comparison .
tn similar statistics Tor 1905 the ="
oportion or patroimen mounted a
"a moderate increase. Most OF y
T. patrolmen o posts that is. on q
Get duty. such as crossing and traf- @
duty. but lot p~atrolling IL beat
re reported from cities of Group I RI
or the patrolmen detailed ON spec @
D duties. such as sanitary. park and %
duty. more than three es
irths were located IN cities OF the ct
So erouP; and 90 al the other en- "
yes besides patrolmcn more than rt
o-thirds were in the cities OF the &C.
group. ~.
These facts are. the bulletin states s.
icatNe Of e greater division of la- ie'
I. ln the poi!cs forces of the large H.
as Tho EarrHla1 aa.rF.r-r.H l.