Evening star., 1951-12-01
Po|iceCIearUp
61.8% ofCriiIlle,
Report Shows
All Murders Solved:
1855 of 1883 z:
Cases Completed

Washington police cleared up
61.8 per cent of the actual crimes
reported during the 1851 fiscal
year. the Police Department an
nounced late yesterday.
The clearance rate was reported
in a 135-page statistical survey
which ran the gamut of both
criminal and. police activities.
In all 1920 offenses were re-
ported during the fiscal year
ended last June 30. OF these,
1887 were found to be false or
unfounded reports. OF the re-
naming 1883 offenses, 1855
were cleared by arrests or other
means.
Better Than Previous Year.
The survey showed that 49.1 per
cent Of the more serious crimes
were cleared and 84.1 per cent of
the less serious ones.
There were no comparable fig
ures for the previous year on the
overall averages. but a check
showed that police bettered the
previous years average in solving
murders, robberies and attempted
robberies. serious assaults, house.
breakings and larcenies involving
more than $50. Police had a 100
per cent record in clearing mur-
ders.
Second Precinct Leads.
Here are other highlights from
the all-inclusive survey of fiscal
1851:
More offenSes were committed
in the second precinct than in any
other, although the first precinct
ran a close second. Among the
numbered precincts, the seventh
lprecinct had the least crime re-
ported.
OF the 9,845 persons arrested for
major crimes, 2,413 were turned
over to juvenile authorities and
]. 1858 OF them were Is years old
or younger.
Traffic violations resulted IN the
arrest of 169. 9.197 persons, of which
152,847 were men and 1880 were
women.
More Stores Entered at Night.
Robbers. thieves and house,
breakers made off with $1,867. .404
worth of property and police re-
covered $819.436 worth of the
stolen money, cars, jewelry and
other valuables for a 43.9 per cent
recovery rate.
Among the housebreakings
1,o0l were committed during the
day in private dwellings and Sol
during the night. In contrast.
1881 housebreakings occurred
during the night in stores and
offices compared with 882 COM
mitted during the day.
The most frequently used
weapon for murder was the knife,
which brought death in Is cases.
Revolvers were the murder Weap-
on in IA cases.
Unskilled workers and laborers
were arrested in 3,107 of the
8. 9.845 major crimes, and the second
largest occupational group were
clerks and white collar workers,
who were accused of 2,298 of the
serious crimes.
Gambling Arrests Drop.
Gambling arrests for both fell
onies and misdemeanors showed
a drop from the previous year
with some precincts making
marked improvements in their
gambling records and others max
ing much fewer arrests.
In the first precinct, gambling
arrests increased from 81 felony
and rs misdemeanor arrests in
the previous year to 129 felony
and 1872 misdemeanor arrests in
the 1851 fiscal year. This was
the most gambling enforcement
activity Of any precinct.
In the ninth precinct, which
has been criticized by the United
States attorneys Office for lack of
gambling enforcement, gambling
arrests dropped from 49 felony and
81 misdemeanor cases in the pre-
vious year to II felony and 81
misdemeanor cases in the 1851
fiscal year.