I would say there is a far larger number of larceny cases involving the white than the colored man, even in proportion to the population. The larger proportion of cases involving the colored is in having to do with fights, involving murder in some instances.
Judge Edmund Jarecki:
No, I don't think Negroes are more likely to be guilty of theft than whites; that is not usually the case.
5. TYPES OF NEGRO CRIMES
Judge Hugo Pam:
The colored man is frequently charged with robbery with a gun, and a great many have guns. Relatively speaking, more colored men have guns than white men.
Judge Kickham Scanlan:
The most prevalent crimes or types of crimes amongst Negroes, according to my observation, are gambling, assault cases, caused by drinking or women, petty theft.
F. Emory Lyon, superintendent, Central Howard Association:
My experience in dealing with colored offenders would indicate a slightly larger proportion of crimes of violence than in the case of white men.