. Some notes on Negro crime, particularly in Georgia; . f the wave of crime. It would be toomuch perhaps to say that it caused an increase of crime, but certainlyit did not lessen crime. (c) State Income from Crime. From 1876-1904 the State of Georgia hasreceived from traffic in criminals a net income over expenses of nearlynine hundred thousand dollars from the sale of criminals to privatecontractors. This sum has been as follows: NEGRO CRIMENet Income of State from Crime in Georgia 61 Year Income perannum Total 1876-99 $ 15,*61,, 225, $345,, 1900 1901-
. Some notes on Negro crime, particularly in Georgia; . f the wave of crime. It would be toomuch perhaps to say that it caused an increase of crime, but certainlyit did not lessen crime. (c) State Income from Crime. From 1876-1904 the State of Georgia hasreceived from traffic in criminals a net income over expenses of nearlynine hundred thousand dollars from the sale of criminals to privatecontractors. This sum has been as follows: NEGRO CRIMENet Income of State from Crime in Georgia 61 Year Income perannum Total 1876-99 $ 15,*61,, 225, $345,, 1900 1901-3 243, 225, 1904 Total $874, The sinister increase of this blood money is the greatest single causeof persistent crime in Georgia, since it makes the object of the wholeprison system money and not reform of criminals or prevention of crime. Of these three backward tendencies the two first show hopeful de-crease, the last dangerous increase. • 15 LYNCH NGS IN GEORGIA tns- PR ISON FOPULATfOM PERIOOTH01/5AND 1885 MO [8^5 1100 2 ,l?. 1880 \m mo \m \%o u- UPWARD TENDENCIES (a) Increase in Population; The diagram on page 62 shows how theNegro population has grown since the war. The exact figures are: Year Population 545,142725,133 858,8151,034,813 PerOent. of Increase Negroes Whites % % % % % % This would seem to indicate a healthy, virile growth of population,equaling that of the whites with their larger prosperity and opportunity. * $25,000 was received each year, but some $10,000 of this was expended for State in-spection. 62 NINTH ATLANTA CONFERENCE TO TOTAL NEGRO PROPERTY 118 n 16 /3 II 1 2 7i i 1870 1275 » 1885 \m \M5 \m \%$NEGRO POPULATION OFGEORGIA MILL-IONS • «L 1 0 •1 ff ••7 ■6 PROPERTY ,PER CAPITA
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