The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-06
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BY Ulysses w. Boykin
Crime Rate And Bad Housing
Coincide

THE 1889 KEIOkI OF tHe DcllOll RUNE u'p"i'-
i ment will soon be released. preyiew OF ms
report brings to light the amazing ratio OF cfiue
among Negroes in this city aud offers chalege 70
the Negro leaders to do something 10 aid in me
curling OF this rising hgure.
Crime among Negroes he traced directly 20
the bad housing conditions under which they are
forced to live lack OF employment ard laxlty on the
part Of police officials in the past To enforce
me law against prostitution bootlegging dope ped
ding and other forms OF raekets. Because OF TINS,
criminal activity among Negroes has spread over
almost The entire city, rather than Il confined area
The Negroes seemingly disregard for the law
has been due 10 economic position. Their failure
receive adequate labor and the attitude OF the 20
lice officials toward certain elements Of The color
gioup has had great hearing on this situation, 10
give you a picture OF the situation That has existed
a period OF time. we Will present in detail the
1889 report compiled by commissioner Eaman of the
Detroit Police department.
The population of he city OF Detroit; Is about one
and onc-haf millions. of which approximately one
bundled hfty-h,c thousand are Negroes For he
year 1899 out OF a total of 50 homic'dcs there We're
So murders were insthabe by police and - We're
committed by ciiizene Forty-cghi OF that number
have been cleared up and solved. L. remained UNI
solved and have been cleared up which had oc-
CURED in previous Years Thliy-niue were white
and q out of the 90 murders We're Negro victims.
Our of the 80 whites Killed - were killed ny viii IS
ana = OF them were Killed bY coorcd. Three OF them
Killed by other natioraliiics aud by unknown
persons OF The u Negroes killed one killed ~
2 white man and % hls ,olole. out OF the - people
Killed by Ciilzels Nee white ana Il were coorcd
All were Killed by wines and there colored
hued by whites and II kcd BY colorcd Gu Of the
8 Killed by policemen there were white victims and
Z colored victims an hy white policemen
I'm gambling there were out Of a number OF O.
5l7 males arrested lel were coored Out ~
1i> women arrested ia were colored women
Ou' Of li02 women arrested for prostitution and
coiunercalized vice -, were Colored women
Oui Of The felonous assaults fcures. there we've
~ coored males arrested out OF 1856 males and II
colored women out OF a total OF Il who were females
The figures Tor those arrested Tor being drunk
SNOW ihal there were 80 oolored men arrested or
u number Of ~ anu - colored women ont II
total % sl3
For ,ag,anoy for both male and female there
We're l02 colored arrested ouf OF 2 total OF 79i
For breaking aud entering for both sexes a1i
case, ~ which ~ Mere coofed
Fof Larceny a toad ot ,a5 cases 81 which col wers
Negroes
For rape on Of a total Of 1870 men Sc we're col
ored
Carving con called Weapons out Of total Of
lG2, ~ were Negiots
The total number arrested for robbery was 200
of which los We're coored
Arrested under the habiual there was total OF
len OF which g. Negroes
For drunk driving there was total OF $40 and
g Of ms number were Negroes who were arrested
The total arrests resulting in prosecution Tor 1872
Of this total numbered 80 male. and llS4 females
The YEAR 1870 Will be greater one II some sou-
ton To 'liis pnohlem isn't worked ont II IL duv
~ me lead' or social organizations ard churches
io WORK fo better understanding with the police and
other oheisis in curbinE this rising number OF
crimes amone Negroes