Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-02 | Page 11 | Annual Police Report Shows Decrease in Salt Lake Crime

ANNUAL POLICE REPORT SHOWS I DECREASE IN SALT LAKE CRIME Indication that good times are on their wa way is hown in n the 1933 annual crime report of the Salt Lake City police depart ment released ed Monday by Ch Chief r w. w L. L Payne revealing re a decrease de de- crease below criminal complaInts for 1932 According to statistics compiled b by Julian Riley custodian of police police po- po lice records there were major major ma- ma jor crimes reported during 1933 as compared to for the pre pre- year ear However statistics Indicate te that crime in Salt Lake City was not reduced to the pre pre- depression days das of 1928 in the city were reduced reduced re- re alm sl to half the 1932 figures statistics show There were robberies reported in 1932 1132 s as compared to last year ear Grand larceny's 1932 figure fig fig- ure of was whittled d down to less than a third 32 and petty larceny was reduced from 1760 to 1359 Complaints of assault in 1932 numbered 95 and in 1933 65 65 However m an increase was noted in burglaries showing i b. b 1932 as compared to 1167 in 1933 HomicIdes increased from four to eight and statutory cases increased iu in- creased from two to five Experience shows hows that there is an increasing number of burglarIes committed by juveniles juveniles juve- juve I niles Chief Payne said We find that most of the thc house and small store prowls are en engineered by youths under the age aCe ot of 18 years We have apprehended boys who have admitted looting more than ten places within a month Although the 1933 figures showed a decrease below those of the previous year they were still much hi higher her than those for 1928 Robberies during that year nuni- nuni 45 more than a 3 fourth or of last ye years year's reduced fig fig- ure nrc Petty larceny offenses numbered in 1928 and burglaries totaled