Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
CRIME INCREASES
THROUGHOUT u. S.
Murder Takes Squirt Along
With Other 0ffenSeS in
Last Nine Months.
BY REX COLLIER.

Gangsters' guns are speaking with
more regularity and greater effective
ness.
Their deadly voices have poured into
Uncle Sans ear Sordid story of crime
rampant and on the increase during the
first three-quarters of the current year,
according to a Nationwide inquiry con-
Quoted under the direction of j. Edgar
Hoover, head of the United States Bu-
reau of Investigation.
A chart for the period from January
through September, just published by
Director Hoover in the second monthly
report of his survey, discloses a steadily
mounting trend of crime in general dur
ing the nine months. with murder
sharply in the ascendancy.
Upward Trend Lately.
The total of all "offenseS known to
police" officially classified as murder
and non-negligent manslaughter man.
slaughter by negligence, rape, robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary breaking
or entering), larceny and automobile
theft" dropped slightly last February,
rose rapidly in March, fell of again in
ApAA dilu Way anu Olleu DcedH kIdu-
ual upward curve that has had no in
terruption since the Spring.
The trail of murder descended slight
ly in February, shot skyward abruptly
in March, wavered and declined in April
and May and ever since has been climb
ing to new peaks for the year. There
was no noticeable change in the MUIR
der situation during August and Sep
TENDER, after steady upgrade during
the Summer.
At the outset of the year murderers
were claiming an average of three VIC
TINS day. In September the average
was more nearly five day.
Average Four Killed.
Negligent manslaughter, under
which the Government claSsifies all
homicides not first or second degree
murder, showed an aggregate decline
during the nine months. An average
Of four persons were killed each day by
negligence in January, while three and
a half" persons was the average last
month.
Petty larceny (theft of under $50,
according to official classifications) has
been on the upgrade since February,
when a slight falling of from January
was apparent
Larceny of sums over $50 declined in
the Spring. rose again during the Sum-
mer and has slumped a few degrees
during August and September.
An encouraging sign, viewing the
period as a whole, is a net decrease in
the average daily number of robberics.
More than SO hold-ups a day were
recorded in January, the average drop
ping to low mark of a little above
80 a day in May and then advancing
again to more than 40 last month.
Report on BurgIaries.
Burglaries do not seem to vary much.
The average has remained under $50
| q day.
Aggravated assault" has shown a
tendency TO climb from near 20 a day
to almost 80 a day.
A study of the figures discloses that
the most frequent offense is minor
larceny, the cases of which embrace
! about one-third of the total of all
crimes reported. A typical distribu-
| ton of the offenseS is shown in the
| September returns, of which 1919 per
| cent are reports Of larcehies under $50
| rs per cent automobile thefts 1877 per
cent burglaries, 81 per cent larcenies
over $50. ga per cent robberies. As
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