Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-09-28 | Page 1 | Crime Grows Faster than Population

Crime Grows Faster Than Population WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept H By The Associated Press Press- Crime as evidenced by admissions At te gro Ing faster than the population of the United States figures an- an announced to day by the census bureau indicate Complete returns from 31 states covering 58 of II a total of 93 state prisons and reformatories listed new prisoners received by these Institutions In 1926 as corn com compared pared with In 1923 the first prison census year or an Increase of per cent There were prisoners per population jailed last year as against In 1923 The total Inmates in 58 in- in institutions on January I 1 last was as against on Jan Jan- January uary I 1 1923 Of the states covered Ohio led ledIn ledin In both new prisoners received and total Inmates Its four In- In Institutions Institutions received prisoners during the year ear and the total was States received more than 1000 Inmates were Texas 1979 CalifornIa 1789 Illinois 1726 Oklahoma 1683 Missouri 1609 Pennsylvania 1531 Ken Ken- Kentucky Kentucky tucky 1365 and Kansas 1256 t