Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
POLICE BUSINESS
SHOWS DECLINE
Approximately 1000 Less Cases
Tried Than During the Year
of 1917.
ONE RECORD Is ESTABLISHED
More Arrests Made Last April
Than in High Month Last
Year-Fewer LOdgers.

| Number Of cases handled by the
/ Rock Island police during the year
/ 1918 is 1854. which is approx
! imately 900 below the number Of
cases handled in 1917 when 4,00S
arrests were made. However,
April, 1918, is accredited with more
arrests than any other one month
of 1917. During April OF this year
the police arrested 43S persons -
against 42O for October. 1917, the
record month of that year.
Fines collected during 1918 ag-
gregate $13.17915 as against $17.-
1925 for 1917. More cases were
brought to the attention of the po-
lice during the year 1917 than for
any one year in the city's history
for the reason that Rock Island
was the only wet town at that
time in this community and per
sons from Davenport, Moline and
other localities came to this city
to carOuse. While the fines col
lected this year are less than those
collected during 1917 the amount
is greater than reported in 1916
when but $4,000 in fines was
turned in.
During 1918 there were 1000 city
and 964 state cases tried. Wagon
calls for 1915 show a great de-
crease as compared with those
made during 1917. There were
lice during 1918 as against 1852
in 1917 Ambulance calls in 1918
numbered 396 as against 486 ii
1917.
A great decrease in the number
Of dodgers al the police station du--
ing 1918 as contrasted with the
record of 1917 is shown During
1918 there were 929 persons given
lodging a. the police station as
against 3,16S in 1917
Report BY Months.
The police report by months fo-
the year. Dec. 1, 1917. to Dec. l,
1918, IS appended:
DECEMBER.
City cases. 2S4: state cases. IS
total cases. 372 Total cases. 372.
Fines collected. $1,5744O. Lodgers.
341. Ambulance calls, Al. Wagon
calls, 1893
JANUARY.
City cases. 205; state cases. 60:
total cases. 275. Fines collected.
S1,408.60. Lodgers. 275 Ambulance
calls, 81 Wagon calls, Z3S.
FEBRUARY.
City cases, 178; state cases, 60:
total cases, 23S. Fines collected.
$l,213.S0. Lodgers. 121, ambulance
calls, %. Wagon calls, $50.
MARCH.
City cases, 27O. state cases, 50.
total cases, 365. Fines collected.
$l,56I Lodgers. g. Ambulance
calls, IS. Wagon calls. rs.
APRIL
City cases, BIG, state cases. 1872
total cases, ABS. Fines collected.
S1.472.40- Lodgers. go. Ambulance
calls, 81. Wagon calls. rs.
MAY.
City cases, l23; state cases. IS:
total cases. POI. Fines collected
$l0f7.60. Lodgers. D. Ambulance
calls, 80 Wagon calls. Al.
JUNE.
City cases, So; state cases, SO;
total cases, 1856 Fines collected.
S6S5-20. LOdgers, 6. Ambulance
calls, p Wagon calls, II.
JULY.
City cases, JIG; state cases. 11E:
total cases, 23I. Fines collected
: ,O3y.SO Ambulance calls. %.
wagon calls, s. LOdgers, :.
AUGUST.
City cases, 81; state cases. So
total cases, 167. Fines collected.
S169.45. LOdgers, s. Ambulance
calls, p. Wagon calls, -.
SEPTEMBER.
City cases, So; state cases. a.:
total cases, 146 Fines collected.
$671.60. LOdgers, 3. Ambulance
calls, "a. Wagon calls, So.
OCTOBER.
City cases, 10; state cases. rs.
total cases, ISIS. Fines collected
81 .O83-60. Lodgers, 6. Ambulance /
calls, 80. Wagon calls, is.
NOVEMBER.
City cases, 112; state cases. a..
total cases, 157. Fines collected I
$63l.6O. Ambulance calls, 81. |
Wagon calls. As.