he questions the alleged unusual tendency to commit murder on the
part of citizens of the United States. Yet of one fact he is absolutely
convinced--namely, that homicide has substantially decreased in the last
fifteen years. Even according to the figures collected by the 'Chicago
Tribune', there were but 8,975 homicides in 1910 as compared with 10,500
in 1895, and 10,652 in 1896. Meantime the population of our country has
been leaping onward.

NUMBER OF MURDERS AND HOMICIDES IN THE UNITED STATES EACH
YEAR SINCE 1891, COMPARED WITH THE POPULATION

NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
MURDERS AND ESTIMATED MURDERS AND
YEAR HOMICIDES IN POPULATION HOMICIDES
THE UNITED OF THE FOR EACH
STATES UNITED STATES MILLION OF
PEOPLE

1881......1,266..........51,316,000..........24.7

1882......1.467..........----------..........27.9

1883......1,697..........----------..........31.6

1884......1,465..........----------..........26.7

1885......1,808..........56,148,000..........32.2

1886......1,499..........----------..........26.1

1887......2,335..........----------..........39.8

1888......2,184..........---------...........36.4

1889......3,567..........---------...........58.0

1890......4,290.........62,622,250...........68.5

1891......5,906..........---------...........92.4

1892......6,791..........---------..........104.2

1893......6,615..........---------..........99.5

1894......9,800..........---------.........144.7

1895.....10,500.........69,043,000.........152.2

1896.....10,652..........---------.........151.3

1897......9,520..........---------.........132.8

1898......7,840..........---------.........107.2

1899......6,225..........---------..........83.6

1900......8,275.........75,994,575.........108.7

1901......7,852.........77,754,000.........100.9

1902......8,834.........79,117,000.........111.7

1903......8,976..........---------.........112.0

1904......8,482..........---------...............

1905......9,212..........---------...............

1906......9,350.........---------................

1907......8,712..........---------...............

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