Evening journal., 1921-12-31
RECORDS SHOW
Crime INCREASE
500 More Arrest Made This
Year Than During Pre-
vious Year
CITY DEATH RATE
Is MUCH LOWER

While the report OF the Bureau OF
Police for the year closing at mid
night tonight shows a considerable
increase in arrests that OF nearly
every other city department reveals
a decided slump in business.
Arrests made during the year are
as follows: January, $40; Febru
ary 249 March, 354: April. 359;
May, 367; June. 315; July 375; Au-
gust, 341; September. SOC; October.
36S; November. 2S9; December, 275;
making a total for the year OF 3.SSS
arrests. OF which 629 were for
drunkenness. The highest number
OF arrests for drunkenness in any
one month is 127 for December. and
the lowest in November. when only
"a were recorded. The total num-
Der OF arrests for the year 1920 was
3,5S2, making a gain OF 3O6 this
year as compared with last year
The Federal prohibition records
have not been compiled as yet At
b. least a score OF stills. however. were
discovered in Wilmington and in
lower Delaware.
Violations OF the narcotic drug act
were not as frequent as that OF tn
iquor laws, but 35 arrests were made
for this "0ense. At present there
are ma -,er OF prisoners incarcer-
ated after having been convicted OF
dealing in drugs and several persons
are now under the surveillance Of
the Federal authorities
Twenty-Five drug addicts have
been arrested and recently two per-
sons applied for commitment TO i'm
stitutions where they could be treat
3D. ed and eventually become cured OF
tie habit.
The police ambulance report
shows that 1887 patients were han
died during The year. Of which 721
were accident cases and 1856 sick
cases. In making these RUNS. the
ambulance Travelled 1906 miles.
The patrol wagon answered 1855
calls during the year. delivering
2436 prisoners. 2i2 patients and 27O
, witnesses.
Mileage made by police cars for
the year is as follows: Cadillac am
bulance. 1906; Cadillac patrol. 1871;
Cadillac touring car. 5445. Dodge
! patrol. 9467; Dodge touring car
1861: Dodge repair truck, 1859;
/, making a total Of 4O.319 miles.
Building slump
The report Of Building Inspector
Preston shows a tremendous slump
for the year. The total number Of
De permits for the year is $50: for
1920 there were 1139. showing 159
fewer building permits issued this
year. The total amount OF fees col
NaHa e..
s2705. while for 1920 the amount
was s5O59. or nearly double tLat Of
y the present year. The total valuation
. OF permits issued this year amount
ed TO S2.234.9S5; for the year 1920.
S3.S4O.531. showing a loss in build
ing during the present year. as COM
pared with that Of last year, Of ST.
: COS. $40.
One department showing an in
d crease is that Of the clerk Of the
street markets. Edward S. Nc
Ateer. collected from holders OF
stands in the local markets as fol
lows: January. s12O.75; February.
8 S3OS.7O: March. S917.5O; April. ST.
3SO.75: May S445.26; June. S363.5O.
u July. s21575; August, s275.5O; Sep
tember. S1645O; October, S216.75t
ID November. S235.75; December. S23S.-
IS: making a total OF s4.SS3.45. The
gain over that of last year Is ap-
proximately 5000.
One very appreAiable decrease
y noted is that OF the number Of
=, deaths for the year. According to
y reports filed in the Office of the
IT Board OF Health there was 1859
{ o. 4 4. .Ha.
only 1852 during the present year.
Last year 1858 marriages were
solemnized while for the present
o. year there we're only 91O. There
:, were 1886 fewer births IN Whining
y ton this year than during 1920. Tn,
total number for 1920 was 3.O65.
while for this year there were only
2.729. Secretary Frantz attributes
!, the loss in marriages and births
~ largely to the fact that many peo-
=, pie employed here in 1920 have
\, moved away.
There was also a considerable
shortage in the rainfall during the
past year as compared with 1920. The
record for the year. by months. as
kept by Charles II. Simmons. OF the
IA street and Sewer Department. for
, the Federal Government. is as fol-
=. lows: January. 2.65 inches: Feb
ruary. 2.05 inches; March, 2.34
inches; April. 2.76 inches: May 3,33
I. inches: June. 2.O7 inches; July 4.16
inches August, 6.45 inches: Septem-
'r her. $3.50 inches; October. .6S OF an
- inch November. $50 inches: Decem-
:. her. 1876 inches. making a total for
- the year OF $500 inches. Two big
- SHOWS arc recorded for the year. one
ss Of inches in February. and an
M other OF inches during the present
= month. The rainfall for 1920
=, amounted TO 46.S7 inches. showing a
/, shortage this year as compared with
10 with last year OF 11.67 inches.
Coroner Bullock has been called
"A upon to investigate 251 deaths
during the year. in which 13O in
ts quests were held. For the preceding
ID year there were 297 sudden deaths.
ar and 147 inquests held.
st Even the dog license bureau
shows a shrinkage for the year.
2.651 CANNES being registered. as
compared with 3,144 during the
1e year 1920.
III The Paid Fire Department which
D. became effective December 1. has So
&c far responded to SO calls The total
le loss by fire for the month Is an
r aroN.iu1 fo1v S950 O0O Tho aret q,