Last week New York City had another chance to see how a gruff, sturdy Irish professional, up from the ranks, could handle its crime problem in a year of Depression. Police Commissioner Edward Pierce Mulrooney issued his report for 1932. Major crimes had decreased from 1931. Total felonies were 23,599 against 28,597. Crimes of violence went down from 6,815 to 6,634. There were 2,417 burglaries against 2,678 the previous year, 13,468 grand larcenies to 18,077.
On the dark side Commissioner Mulrooney found that criminal age limits were still going down. More youths between...
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