In accordance w ith good police practice, the la d s and ligures com piled in this report, were gathered
d u rin g the year, lor the purpose of a c q u a in tin g the departm ent w ith a know ledge ol its problems, so
that an intelligent elfort could be m ade to cope w ith them.
I he various statistical tables a n d other data represent the volum e of crime a n d the num ber and
various types of trallic accidents occuring d u rin g that period, a n d the departm ent s record ol accom plish
ment.
I able IV contains the num ber a n d disposition of m ajor ollenses know n to the police and is pre
pared to show a com parison of ligures for the past three years.
M u rd e r— N o n N e g lig en t M a n s la u g h te r shows an increase of seven cases over 1938, four ol w hich
were due to an arson lire in the F iftl i Precinct. W i t h the exception of ...