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© ad assaults, burglaries, larcenies, and auto thefts as published in UCR for 1957 tu get a grand total of crime for 10s Angeies. Then, with that figure and the 19350 census figure, Time prepared a crime rate. (Number of offenses divided by population times 1D00 je fallacy in this is apparent. This procedure gives the same weight to each larceny offense as to murder. EXAMPLE Ywo ciliss with same Fofolalra~ Murder 0 30 Robbery , 0 60 Assaults 0 60 Burglary 10 10 Larceny 250 10 Auto Thefts 40 _10 Total 300 180 Under the Time procedure, City A, above, is more crime ridden than City B, simply because it has more total offenses reported. In fact, however, City B is truly crime ridden because of the high number of murders, robberies and assaults. We never make this type of "lumped" comparison in the UCR. 4. Time made a direct comparison of crime between cities. In each issue of the UCR we specifically caution against such comparisons and set forth many reasons why it is improper. - A V7 - W727 Aevene VER -cePINTTACHED, mt 5. Time lifted most of its article from the New York Times issue a of June 22, 1958. Time went to press June 22 on its June 30, 1958, issue and failed to have its Washington Bureau check the figures with us. The Times item ; ae attached — There was virtually no reaction to the New York Times article \ re has been widespread reaction to the Time article which erroneously quotes A the FBI as the source. THE JULY 21, 1958, I88UE OF TIME MAGAZINE ra ee A letter to the editor of Time on page 4 (attached) questions the use : of 1950 population in calculating crime rates. f and inserted after 4 this letter to the editor "Time should have pointed out that for a cities listed _2- re eee at es