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| Richmond Planet, 03-January-1925 |
HEAVY REDUCTION
IN LYNCHING, 1924
DR. MOTON SENDS ANNUAL REPORT
Fight Against Crowning Infamy Gaining
Ground -- Interesting Statistics.
The following record of lynchings in the United States for the year 1924 was compiled by Department of Records and Research of Tuskegee Institute:
There were 16 persons lynched in 1924. This is the smallest number lynched in any year since records of lynchings have been kept, and is 17 less than the number 33 for the year 1923 and 41 less than the number 57 for the year 1922.
9 of the persons lynched were taken from jails and 3 from officers of the law outside of jails.
There were 43 instances in which officers of the law prevented lynchings. 2 women, 1 white and 1 colored, were among those thus saved, 8 of these preventions of lynchings were in Northern States and 37 in Southern States. In 36 of the cases the prisoners were removed or the guards augmented, or other precautions taken. In 9 other instances, armed force was used to repel the would be lynchers. In 4 instances during the year persons charged with being connected with lynching mobs were indicted. Of the 19 Persons thus before the courts only 5 were convicted. These were given jail sentences.
Of the 16 persons lynched all were Negroes. 7 or less than one half of those put to death were charged with rape or attempted rape.
The offenses charged were: Murder. 1; rape, 5; attempted rape, 2; killing officer of the law, 2; insulting woman, 3; attacking woman, 1; killing man in altercation, 1; wounding man, 1.
The States in which lynchings occurred and the number in each State are as follows: Florida, 5; Georgia, 2; Illinois, 1; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana, 1; Mississippi, 2; Missouri, 1; South Carolina. 1: Tennessee, 1; Texas, 1.
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