Evening star., 1959-11-30
Crime Here Rises
10 Pct. Over 1858
FBI Finds Dip
In City Levels
Across Nation

ing the first nine months of this
year, it showed a 10 per cent
increase in Washington, the
FBI'S Uniform Crime Report
revealed today.
The contrast in major crime
between Washington and five
other cities of comparable pop
ulation was even sharper than
the overall crime index.
In other cities of between
100000 and l million popula-
ton, major crime declined by
6 per cent.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
noted that the crime data for
the reporting cities showed that
the number of murders, rapes.
Stabbings and other felonious
assaults continued to show an
increase despite the overall
decline in crime.
He noted a 7 per cent in
crease in crimes against the
person while crimes against
property showed decreases.
Reporting cities showed a 5
per cent increase in rape, a
4 per cent increase in murder
and a 7 per cent increase in
aggravated assaults. Among
the property crimes. robbery
decreased by 7 per cent. house.
breaking by 2 per cent and
auto theftS by l per cent. Lar
cenieS over $50 showed a / per
cent increase.
How District Ranks
The city-by-city figures were
broken down for cities of more
than 100000 in population.
Here's how the District ranked:
Tenth in murder. compared
with eighth in murder for the
same nine months of last year.
Fifteenth in rape, compared
with eighteenth in rape for the
same period of 1858.
Fifteenth in robbery, the
same as last year.
Sixth in aggravated assault,
the same as last year.
Fifteenth in houSebreaking,
compared with nineteenth last
year.
Twenty-fifth in larcenies of
more than $50, compared with
twenty-sixth last year.
Twenty-first in auto theft,
the same as last year.
Offense Breakdown
The District figures for the
nine-month period showed
murders dropped from IS to
so, IT per cent decrease:
rape increased from SO to 81,
a 26.4 per cent increase; rob-
berry dropped from 507 to 461.
a 8 per cent decrease; aggra-,
waited assault rose from 1888
to 2,l56, an 81 per cent in
crease; houSebreaking rose
from 1852 to 3.l34, a 1874 per
cent increase; larceny of more
than $50 rose from 1851 to
1879, a 9.3 per cent increase,
and auto theft rose from 1889
to 1,493, a rs per cent in
crease.
The rising tide of District
crime has continued for 10
months, Police Chief Robert
V. Murray announced earlier
this month. He reported that
last month alone-which was
not included in the FBI report
major crime here increased
by 17.9 per cent over october,
1858.
The total decline in city
crime across the Nation was
only l per cent-but this was
in sharp contrast with an in
crease of II per cent in city
crime in 1858 over 1857.
These are figures in Virginia
for the nine-month period of
this year, with last years COM
parable figures in brackets.
where available:
Richmond - Murders and
non-negligent manslaughters,
10 %; forcible rapes, % (34);
robberieS, 1856 $50: aggra-
vated assault, 535 (283); bur-
glary, breaking or entering.
1856 Q,208); larceny over $50,
483 (554; auto theft. 926 (722).
Norfolk-Murders and non-
negligent manslaughter, 20
15); forcible rapes IL (26):
'robberies, 1873 (208); aggravated
assault, $50 (615J; burglary.
breaking or entering, 1874
Q.572); larceny over $50, 844
(950; auto theft, 589 C6l8).
Arlington County - Murders
and non-negligent manslaugh-
ter, 2 90; forcible rape, 9 80:
robbery, 27 Q8); aggravated
assault. SO 40; burglary.
breaking or entering. 355 (309);
larceny over $50, 407 (482);
auto theft, 153 144.
Roanoke-Murder, non-neg-
ligent manslaughter, S; forci-
BILE rape, s. robbery, Is; aggra-
waited assault, 1903; burglary.
breaking or entering. 1854; lar
ceny over $50, 200; auto theft,
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