New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
On Other Hand. Police
Head Says. There Was a
Substantial Decrease in
Murders and Robberies
NO Serious Riots
Or Disturbances
patrolmen He Reinstated
We're ''Unjustly Rail.
roaded Out of Service"

Police Commissioner Richard L. En-
right made public yesterday his rep /,
to the criticisms of his department,
published in The Tribune He says
.hey are false. There is no crime wave.
b. insists.
His statement follows in full:
During ny recent absence lie
members Of the Police Department.
have been made the victims Of
.ae most audacious attack in col,ec-
.on Of ineeniously contrived false
foods published in The Tribune on No
yember 90 and reiterated and reechocd
n part by The various other news
rapers. 4 cursory examination Of this
two-page article reveals deliberate
..lsifcation Of public records unpar-
aeled in the history Of journalism in
lis city.
A particular effort has been made
to how that there has been q crime
wave in operation in this city for the
pas, year or more. The crime records
q -I.tS CC -4i4titt cIOW lIdl SO LGr
the four importanc crimes against per
sons and properties are concerned
.aare has been no increase in crime.
and. in fact, taat there has been q sub
t.an5iai decrease over conditions exist
ny during the previous five years. The
figures for tho last six years are as
follows:
1900 1919. 1918. 1917. lsls. 1915.
Marasr 1907 ~ 22a .25 ise ~
',ssois s,s7 sss7 .ss4 2,s1 s4ss 2sos
r5.,.. .sssssg 1s5 5ss5 LIZ LIZ SO 50. sss s4s
Totals. i9sii lleee iosss tsl41 lz<21l5s55
.siever months Of le2o.
G. Not lnelutins @s s@rscas ..ilied n Wall
str-ti explosioa.
No Serious Riots
"h'o it IS reported that there is
ns;.erable increase in crime
r. ehoat he world. including many
lee {. The United States, conditions
rs c'-y have remained normal o.
- ht.y srbrorma,. There have been
L serious riots or Disturbances Of any
character. There haze hcen a large
number o. strikes IN progress during
the past two years, some of them Of
large proportions. occupying the en-
N'e attention OF a large percentage Of
re force tor several weeks at time.
a'. all cf these Disturbances nave been
aadied with the utmost efficiency and
f'tholt serious results so far as the
'nessl public IS concerned.
The Police Commissioner has been
el-ticized for reinstating lnen who we're
t'smissed from the service by previous
pc':ce commissioners. The total num-
ls- reinstatcd during the past three
Us Of this administration was forty
tarao. They allied 70 state. however.
'a-' during the last two &nA a half
'sars q the Mitcne,-W admins
,'at'on ehirty-one members Of the
'Vtce we're reinstateG. but. Of course.
e'ngs which we're entirely proper dur
Mg tAat administration are not con
s1ered 81 AL proper during the pres
4ssing tha, many OF these men who
-@e rendered good service for fifteen
y y .~enty years were di4missed from
ne apartment for compar lively triv-
isi otsenses and many Of them to
saiisfy personal grudgcs The worst
Ct 'mina!s are given another chance;
'a'y are pardoned or paroled and re-
CRED 20 society and even found EN-
p-oymen' N good POSITIONS But, OF
,<ufse' 4 policeman cannot expect as
,~1ca Consideration as q criminal, and
~ IS lucky TO get as much cousidera-
81 aSa dog. | shall continue 20 hear
sse appeals Of men who nave been un-
4S'ly raliroadod out OF this DEPART
nen, and ~ill restore them 20 duty
ne acts 20 warrant. Every man
"a' have restored 20 duty, with
fcon'Ina.d on pss. ,ley.n)