◆ SpookStack

< " r 8 19Ten Sacramento Valley counties increased lh.9 per cent in crime, with seven San Joaquin Valley counties showing a 3.5 per cent rise. In adult felony arrests there was a total of 75,802. l8 years of age and over!, for a rate of 535.3 persons per 100,000 population. Highest increase in arrests was for forgery, with 19.3 per cent. Numerically, burglary in 1957 accounted for the highest number of arrests: 16,509, followed by narcotics arrests of 10,353, and checks 9,120. There was an increase in the number of felony complaints, with burglary complaints up 16.5 per cent, grand theft 16.7, auto theft 16.8, checks 17.8. In 1957 there were 23,969 defendants filed on in superior court on felony charges, compared with 20,252 in 1956. All offenses brought to court showed rate increase, with the exception of homicide which had a 7.2 decrease
956  U9U; 1957 - M77!- The Crime in California Report, 1957, was compiled by the staff of Ronald H. Beattie, Chief of the Bureau of Criminal Statistics, and has been sent to all peace officers and press media. -0-