ABSTRACT
Negro crime has periodically been the subject of serious debate in the United States and, at least since 1890, has often been the object of statistical measurement. Statistics on Negro crime have not only all the weaknesses of crime statistics generally but also special weaknesses due to the caste situation and to certain characteristics of the Negro population. The Negro community tends to be sympathetic toward an individual Negro who commits a crime against whites, since he is only expressing a hostility which is felt generally. The conditions under which Negroes live are reflected in the types of mental diseases predominant among them. Urban Negroes find most of their amusement and recreation in the social clubs, athletic clubs, churches and lodges. The esteemed fields in which Negroes have made many achievements are those of the arts, of the sports and of entertainment.
