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Domestic News
February 8, 1902
The Diamond Drill
Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan
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Chicago police statistics for last year reveal disproportionate arrest rates by race: one in five colored residents arrested, one in 30 whites, and one in 20 Chinese, who cause little trouble.
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NEGROES MOST TROUBLE.
Proportion of Colored People Arrested in Chicago Largest and of Whites Smallest.
It may not be true that the average Chicagoan is a Chinaman, but it appears pretty well proven by the statistics of the police department that the Chinaman is an average Chicagoan, states the Tribune. The quiet Celestial, who shuffles around in soft shoes and overalls, makes less noise than the colored population and more than the whites. In fact, the evil in nature and the proclivity to do things that will lead to arrest appear to grade pretty nearly by color, so that the white man has the least of it, the Chinaman a little more and the dusky people the most.
Chicago has 2,000 Chinamen, the majority of whom live within the boundaries of the old First ward and are under the care of the police of the Harrison Street station. Police statistics for last year show that of these 2,000 only 105 were arrested last year according to the police figures. This is a ratio of a little more than one to 20. Of the 2,000,000 white population nearly 70,000 were arrested, or about one of every 30. Of the 35,000 colored folks living in the city 7,000 were arrested, or one in every five.
"The Chinese do not trouble us much," said the desk sergeant of the Harrison Street Police station, speaking of this fact. "They are quiet, peaceable and get along pretty well without bothering anybody."
Proportion of Colored People Arrested in Chicago Largest and of Whites Smallest.
It may not be true that the average Chicagoan is a Chinaman, but it appears pretty well proven by the statistics of the police department that the Chinaman is an average Chicagoan, states the Tribune. The quiet Celestial, who shuffles around in soft shoes and overalls, makes less noise than the colored population and more than the whites. In fact, the evil in nature and the proclivity to do things that will lead to arrest appear to grade pretty nearly by color, so that the white man has the least of it, the Chinaman a little more and the dusky people the most.
Chicago has 2,000 Chinamen, the majority of whom live within the boundaries of the old First ward and are under the care of the police of the Harrison Street station. Police statistics for last year show that of these 2,000 only 105 were arrested last year according to the police figures. This is a ratio of a little more than one to 20. Of the 2,000,000 white population nearly 70,000 were arrested, or about one of every 30. Of the 35,000 colored folks living in the city 7,000 were arrested, or one in every five.
"The Chinese do not trouble us much," said the desk sergeant of the Harrison Street Police station, speaking of this fact. "They are quiet, peaceable and get along pretty well without bothering anybody."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Chicago Arrests
Racial Statistics
Police Data
Chinese Population
Colored Arrests
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Chicago
Event Date
Last Year
Outcome
of 2,000 chinese, 105 arrested (1 in 20); of 2,000,000 whites, 70,000 arrested (1 in 30); of 35,000 colored, 7,000 arrested (1 in 5).
Event Details
Police statistics indicate that arrest rates in Chicago vary by race, with the highest proportion among the colored population, lower among whites, and lowest among Chinese residents, who are described as quiet and peaceable.