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If RREATIONAL GOOPRRATION By Zohn Mgar Hoover, Bireator Federal Bureas of Investigation Wmited States Department of Justics fhe world may be considered wy the criminal as bie fisli of 7 eperation. One sountry may be the scene of his nisdeed, another his refuge. ‘Present -day increases fia crine sonstitete a peril which must be net largely wy the efficieney ef police througheet the werld. Today, mations are struggling agalast ones incresees. Ta the United Btates, the widespread increase in erine acted ia 1945 continued into 1946 with a thirteen per sent rise receried during the first eix-month period. Although each gategory sf erine rose, wurter m4 robbery stood ut with tacrenses ef 28 per eent ani 32 per osnt respectively. Sharp epsvings were noted in other eatagories. Burglaries ehovel a 17 per sent tucrease, mute thefts rose 15 per cent, aggravated essaults elinbet 10 per eent, larcentes alec rese 10 per sent, ant rapes increased 2 per cont. Based on 1945 figures, the United States will experience mere than ome nillien ami a half major crimes &uring 1946, mot cowrting the several million lesser offenses. Taformation recelved fron other mations indicates that they are having similar trouble. Fast means of travel avallable te criminals as well as SEVEREEEES n a — GLC :ned . “Fl bee our ree Wey - ¥ . ,