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Folder, "1965 Task Force on Los Angeles Riots," Task Force Reports, Box 10 (Item)

degree of home-ownership, although the ratio of owners to renters was considerably smaller · than in the rest of the City. Since 1960, the trend · has probably been toward owner-occupancy. This trend is evident even in Watts, despite the heavy

Folder, "THE HARVEST OF AMERICAN RACISM: The Political Meaning of Violence in the Summer of 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 1 (Item)

~sewhere. In all fifteen cities·_, police over-reacted to· violence at home. An extreme example is . Milwaukee, which mobilized 4,800 National Guard men, 800 policemen, and 200 state police after about 150 youths broke windows and looted after a dance

Folder, "Summary Analysis: December 20, 1967," Records of the NACCD (Kerner Commission), Series 7, Box 3 (Item)

officers in their homes and foment disorder in other New Jersey ·communities. Jersey . city , Newark , and Elizabeth were said to have "Triple A" ratings for violence over the summer. Plans to coordinate control efforts were established , and the chiefs