Grover A. Whalen, Police Commissioner of New York City, estimates that there are 32,000 “speakeasy” (establishments that serve illegal intoxicating beverages) under his jurisdiction, and that Prohibition of these businesses is responsible for the increased crime rate.
[restored 6/28/2022]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 320.
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