The Great Gatsby
Crime in 1920
Crime Ratings in 1920
Police funding: increased $11.4 million
Arrests for prohibition violations: increased 102+%
Arrests for disorderly conduct: increased 41%
Drunken drivers increased: 81%
Thefts and burglaries increased: 9%
Federal prison population increased:366%
Why was the crime ratings so high?
Jobs were scarce and people needed to provide for their families, gangsterism was dangerous but provided an easy way to make money.Almost all organized crime was ran by Italian,Jewish, and Irish gangsters.Criminals like Al Capone,Bonnie and Clyde, and John Dillinger were headlines of this era.