The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-04
ILLINOIS CITIES
HAVE LESS CRIME

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Survey Shows Decrease During 1920
The larger cities of Illinois. out
side OF Chicago, suffered less from
crime in 1920 than in prior years.
This was revealed by a survey by
the parole agents of the division of
pardons and paroles. The report OF
this department shows that i'll Mo
line, Rock Island Peoria, Springfield.
East s.. Louis, and Decatur crime
has been less during the year 1920
than i'll former years.
All Report Less Crime
The summary of the report by Off
Gals in the Rock Island district as
printed in the Aurora Beacon News
is as follows:
Aurora-Chief of Detectives Wirz
reports crime materially decreased
during the last year. Arrests ex-
cept for auto violations, having
greatly decreased
Molne-Chief of Police Ben De
Jaeger reports that crime has mate
rally decreased during the last year
in the city OF Moline in Rock Island
county. However, the year has been
made exceptional by the commission
of some sensational robbcries. There
was one daylight bank robbery, one
attempted bank robbery, and one
street car hold-up.
However. the number of arrests
made during the year 1920 was CON
siderably less than arrests made dur
ing the year 1919. As in Rock Island
the larger percentage of arrests were
for violation of the vehicle traffic
laws I he number of arrests made
for violating the speed limit law was
4o5, while $50 were charged with
violating the auto light law.
CHIEF De Jaeger states that there
has been a very material decrease in
the amount of crime committed and
that he is highly pleased with the
result. He succeeded in apprehend-
| ing not only those who attempted
the bank hold-up, but also those who
succeeded III robbing the Commercial
bank OF Moline. He likewise sue
! cceded through the assistance of
Chief Thomas Cox, of Rock Island,
in arresting those who perpetrated
the street car hold-up.
Chic De Jaeger is in deep sym
pathy with the state parole law and
co-operates with the paroling author
tiles of this state.
| Rock Island-Chef of Police
Thomas Cox of the city OK Rock
Island, and Sheriff John G. Miller of
Rock Island county both report. that
there has been less crime committed
in the cities of Rock Island, Moline,
and East Moline that in previous
years.
East Moline-Chief of Police
Thomas Schaffer of East Moline
states that the year 1920 showed a
very material decrease not only in
the number OF arrests made, but in
the number of crimes committed.
Galesburg-Chief OF Police Fred
Human of Galesburg reports that
there has been a decrease in crime
in the city of Galesburg, in Knox
county.
Dixon-Chief of Police J. d. Van
Bebber of Dixon, in Lee county, re-
ports that there is material change
for the better i'll criminal conditions
in and about the city of Dixon.
Sheriff Frank Schoenholtz of Lee
county verifies this statement.
Sterling-Chicf of Police John
Haglock reports that crime cond-
tons were considerably improved in
1920 over 1919, in and about Sterling
and Rock Falls, in Whiteside county.
Kcwanee-Chef OF Police John
Ashly reports that the city of Ke-
vance in Henry county, has been
remarkably free from crime during
the year 1920.
Monmouth-Sherifi Ira Hicks, of
Warre1 county, reports that condi-
tons existing in Monmouth and War
rem county arc very gratifying. 1t
is believed that there has been
material reduction in crimes during
the year 1920 over the year 1919.