The Sidney herald., 1955-10-13
Major Crimes
Decline First Six
Months Of 1856

Crime Reports compiled by the
F'BI for the first six months of
1855 showed that estimated major
crimes declined z per cent as com
pared with the same period last
year.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
stated that an estimated 1.128.35O
major crimes were reported for
the period from January to June
1898, only 1870 less than the
l,l56,4l0 total for the similar
period in 1854. If the trend con-
tlnues for the remainder of the
year, 1855 will be the fourth con-
secutive year in which more than
100000 major crimes will have
been committed.
Crime decreased in both urban
and rural areas during the first
six months of 1855. Total major
crimes reported by city police de-
creased IA percent, while rural
crimes went down by an almost
negligible three-hundredths of one
per cent. Murders, robberies and
burglaries were down in both ur-
ban and rural areas, while rapes
and 1arcenieS increased. Negli- |
gent manslaughters and aggravat-
ed assaults rose in the cities, but
showed decreases outside the ur-
ban areas. Auto theftS decreased
IN the cities and were up in rural
areas.
The following are the highlights
of the uniform crime reports COW
ering the period from January to
June, 1855:
The estimated 1,128,35O major
crimes committed during the first
six months of 1855 represent a de-
crease of 1870, or Z per cent, over
a similar period in 1854.
a major crime was commit
ted every 1879 seconds.
Each day during the January
June period, it is estimated that
50 people were feloniously slain
and 255 other felonious assaults
were committed; 81 rapes occur
red; 3,714 larcenies were COM
nitted, GOT cars were stolen. and
l67 robberies and ,405 burglar
eS were perpetrated.
Every 4. 2 minutes during the
Irst six months of 1855 there was
crime Of murder, manslaughter.
ape or assault to kill.
The slight decreases in crimes
eported for the first half of
955 were led by robbery which
vas down 15.1 per cent followed
y murder and non-negligent
nanslaughter which decreased 3.8
er cent. Burglary was down 3.3
er cent, while negligent man
laughter and auto theft decreased
and 2 per cent, respectively.
Increases were noted in rape
'hlch rose 6. 8 per cent; ag-
ravated assault which climbed
! per cent and larceny which
as up g per cent.
I'he Ia per cent decrease in l1r-
an crimes during the first six
lonthS of 1855 was led by a 15.3
er cent decrease in robberies.
urglaries were down 40 per cent
Id murders decreased by g. 4 per =
mt. Auto thefts declined a per
mt.
Increases in city crimes were
tied IN rape which rose 1O.4 per
Mt. Negligent manslaughter fol-
wed with ST. per cent rise.
lille aggravated assault and lar
MES increased 90 and L per cent
Spectively.
There was almost no change
- per cent decrease) in rural
INES during the period from
nuary to June, 1855, as compar-
with the same period last year.
Us situation represents an an
rent stemming of the rising
me totals in rural areas in +he
St several years.
Decreases in rural crime during
first half of 1855 were: rob
~, l4.3 %; negligent mansIaugh-
; nz9o; aggravated assault. SIS
cent; murder, 4.1%; and bur
ry, 1.7%.
Increases were noted in lar
", rape and auto theft which
reased 20, LIS and 4 per cent.
pectively.
here was one major crime
for each 144 persons in
general population of the
ted States during the first six
nths of 1855. This figure is
ed on the January l, 1855. es-
ate which set the population
I62, 1850 900.
O9,830 automobiles were re-
ted stolen during the first half
1858 as compared with 10000
ing the same period of 1854.
marks a decrease of 23O
ictims of killers in the Unit
States totalled 6,24O, while
IL people were assaulted by
SITS or potential killers. Rob-
leopardized more than 10000
ties reported 1.9 police en-
ees per 1000 inhabitants in
. This figure is based on 1850
llatlon figures. For every ten
e officers there is on the
age at least one civilian po-
employee.
1854, 81 city policemen were
d in the line of duty.
lice cleared by arrest more
one out of four crimes in
Three out of four homicides