Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-29 | Page 18 | Serious Crimes Show Decrease

SERIOUS CRIMES SHOW DECREASE W WASHINGTON Feb Feb 29 UP The Tho Tho justice department reported today a fin decrease of serious crimes durIng durIng during dur dur- ing the past three years Murders assault auto thefts and robberies all declined according to statistics compiled complIed by bythe the bureau of oi investigation tIon from fr m reports reports' of 74 big city police pollee departments Auto thefts dropped from in 1933 to in 1935 A heartening dec decrease e in robberies rob rob- berles berle was reported from In 1933 to in 1935 Murders decreased from 1778 In 1933 to 1455 in Jn 1935 Aggravated d assault dropped fr from m 1 10 to 10 while burglaries declined from to Larcenies still predominate the report s said id but show a small de decline decline de- de cline dine from in 1933 to in 1935