Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-01-04 | Page 8 | S. L. Crimes Increase

a I 1 S. S L. L Crimes Increase i I FACED TRACED 1 ACED with the report that crimes in Salt Sal Lake L increased S 8 per pel cent last t year car we weare arc are given another concrete basis for demanding demand demand- ing lug that more effective treatment be accorded lawbreakers Almost 50 per cent increase was registered in the number of robberies in 1929 And yet Jet some of the local courts were ere cre frequently so moved to leniency that they reduced robbery charges to malicious mischief counts When bandits can succeed in eluding capture after several holdups and then escape with light penalties from froni the courts it is not necessary to seek seck far for the cause of increased crime