Evening star., 1937-04-11
CRIMES AGAINST
PEOPLE INCREASE
F. B. |. Survey Shows Muir.
der Every 40 Minutes
in u. S.
BY REX COLLIER.

Some one dies by murder or man
slaughter every 40 minutes in the
United States.
A larceny occurs every A seconds,
a burglary every two minutes, an auto
mobile theft every 2l2 minutes, a
robbery every 10 minutes, a felonious
assault every IL minutes and GRIM
inal assault on a woman every 81
minutes.
Crimes against property are de-
creaslng, but crimes against people
tslayings, assaults, etc. have taken a
definite upturn in recent months.
These are some of the findings of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
an analytical study of crime statistics
for 1896.
While there was a drop of 78 per
cent in total number of crimes re-
ported to the F. B. l. by the Nations
police in 1886, as compared with the
preceding year, substantial increase
was noted in what the bureau terms
'offenses against the person.
Seek Reason For Shift.
j. Edgar Hoover and his staff are
making further studies of the figures
in an effort to find the reason for
the shift in nature of preponderant
crimes.
The bureaus statisticians also have
collected figures showing that crime
is costing the Nation $4,000, 900 900
a year, which breaks down into a
daily cost of SAL 100000. This means
that every time the clock ticks the
country's crime bill jumps S475.
Police reported a total of 1.333,526
crimes during 1886, a decrease Of
1l2,O55 from the total for 1885.
Major offenses-all classified as
property crimes which showed de-
creases were: Larceny, 1885 in 1885
to 1854 in 1886; burglary, 283,685
IN 1885 to 278,823 in 1896; automo-
bile theft, 247, ,346 in 1885 to 2l37l2
IN 1886; robbery. 67,612 to 55,660
"Ofenses against the person." in
Guiding sex crimes, showed increases
as follows: Murder and non-ne2ligent
manslaughter, 7,745 in 1885 to 1894
IN 1886; manslaughter by negligence.
1896 to 5,348; rape, 1850 to 1888,
and aggravated assault, 46,s8l to
1854.
Felony Every "a Seconds.
The analysis disclosed that a felony
was committed every "A seconds last
year.
An examination of the ages of those
arrested showed that most of them
were % years old. This represents an
increase during the past two years in
the predominant age-group. Until
1885, when the trend upward was first
noted, the dangerous age" in crime
was 10.
More than 100000 youths 21 or
younger have committed crime in some
form, the records show.
Hoover holds parents often are re-
sponsible for this condition.
Lax discipline in the home, negli-
gent guardianship and Sinking Of
other parental obligations are be-
trayal Of the child" he said. If such
a child grows up to be good citizen,
1t is in spite of the parents.
1t is most unfair in world beset
with temptations of lawlessness to
permit child to run loose, free to
obey its own impulses. Yet thousands
OF parents, prating of freedom of
youth are neglecting their children
in this manner" he added.
Other factors in the crime problem,
he declared, are political meddling In
law enfoI cement, lack of proper pub
lie support of police, abuse of the
parole and probation system in many
jurisdictions and "coddling" and
glorifying of the criminal.
Law enforcement will continue to
labor under a tremendous handicap
and crime will continue to flourish
until these factors are eliminated" he
asserted