Newark recorded 67 homicides in 2008, according to the police, the fewest since 2002, when there were 65.
Sun 4 Jan 2009
Filed under: Booker, Cory A, Statistics, Crime and Criminals, Police, Newark (NJ), New Jersey, Murders and Attempted Murders — @ 2:34 am
Wed 6 Aug 2008
Major and violent crimes in New York City’s public schools have dropped significantly in the last six years, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced.
Tue 5 Aug 2008
Filed under: Statistics, Safir, Howard, Anemone, Louis R, New York Civil Liberties Union, Police, Race, Suits and Litigation — @ 6:37 am
Testimony by a former police chief now offers an explanation of why the New York Police Department stopped including the race of people shot after 1997 in its statistics.
Tue 15 Jul 2008
Filed under: Statistics, McCarthy, Garry F, Crime and Criminals, Police, Newark (NJ), Murders and Attempted Murders — @ 5:54 am
After decades in which Newark has been notorious for soaring crime rates and lurid murders, law enforcement and city officials say a sea change is occurring.
Thu 8 May 2008
Filed under: Statistics, New York Civil Liberties Union, Police, Accidents and Safety, Firearms — @ 5:40 am
Picked apart closely, a group of reports provide a remarkable portrait of how the nation’s largest police force, with 36,000 officers, uses its guns.