Tag Archives: liquor violations

1947: The Year of Drinking Heavily

Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and originally appeared on the 1947project. ARRESTS FOR INTOXICATION by calendar year 1937……….44,176 1938……….41,388 1939……….41,878 1940……….48,014 1941……….53,294 1942……….61,865 1943……….45,354 1944……….62,510 1945……….72,465 1946……….92,108 1947……….98,149 (a 222% increase over 1937) Felony Drunk Driving, 1947……………..365 … Continue reading

Posted in 1947, Food and Drink, LAPD | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on 1947: The Year of Drinking Heavily