Facts and Figures for 1947

The U.S. president is Harry S. Truman

The governor of California is Earl Warren

The mayor of Los Angeles is Fletcher Bowron

The Los Angeles police chief is Clemence C.B. Horrall

The population of Los Angeles County is 3.6 million

The population of the city of Los Angeles is 1.9 million

The area of the city of Los Angeles is 452.27 square miles

Number of sworn police officers is 4,333

Number of homicides is 119, up from 116 in 1946

Homicides constitute 0.2% of all reported crimes, in contrast to 0.8% of crimes reported nationally

Number of unsolved homicides is 15, down from 19 in 1946

Of the 119 homicide victims in 1947:

53	were white
52	were black
13	were Mexican
01	was Asian

	Reasons for Murders
46	Quarrel, heat of argument not involving sex
16	Justifiable self-defense
12	No reason stated
10	Citizen killed by bandit
05	Woman killed by man, involving sex
05	Man killed by man, involving sex
05	Other reasons
04	Finances
04	Fratricide
03	Bystander watching a fight
02	Man killed by woman, involving sex
02	Police officer killed by criminal
02	Woman killed by woman, involving sex
01	Child killed by parent
01	Mercy slaying
01	Organized gang
119	Total Homicides

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