Law & Order: The
History of the Stamford Police Department 1830-1956a 2004 Exhibit and more
Law & Order: The
History of the Stamford Police Department 1830-1956The data below were assembled from the annual reports issued by the city. Since then, we have been notified that actual Complaint Books – large bound folios – do exist. They were rescued by the Police Department from a dumpster. One of them is on view in the exhibit. Note the typo on the cover.
The chart below represents all charges listed between 1899 and 1934, the last year these statistics were included in the reports. Reports from some early years are missing.
| 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,839 | 28,836 | 40,067 | 56,765 | 61,215 |
We have broken down the charges by group as best we could:
Alcohol
and Drugs
Assault, Breach of Peace (BoP) not listed
elsewhere
City Ordinances, other Violations
Court related, etc.
Domestic Crimes, etc.
Fraud, Robbery, Theft, etc.
Insanity etc.
Morals
Charges
Murder Charges, Attempted Suicide, etc.
Property Damage, Arson, etc.
Vagrancy, Panhandling, etc.
Vehicle Violations
Weapons Charges
Other Charges
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