Among the Boston city items for 1854, is a list of arrests for crimes for 7 months and 5 days, viz. 12,217! Of these 735 were for assault and battery, 102 for gambling, Larcenies 864, noise and disorder, 154, night walking 190, vagrants 266, idle and dissolute 62 — Common drunkards 600! Drunkards 6983 !!
(Liberator, Jan 19, 1855, pg 3)
