Crime in New Jersey
This article refers to crime in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a field office in New Jersey, located in Newark.[1]
State statistics
As of 2013, there was a reported 192,971 crimes in New Jersey, including 401 murders. This is an overall decrease in total crimes reported, but an increase in murders.[2]
By location
Elizabeth
According to the FBI, in 2010, Elizabeth, New Jersey was the twenty-fifth most dangerous city in the United States. Elizabeth has more than 1,000 violent crimes out of 100,000 people.[3]
Camden
Camden has been ranked among the most dangerous cities in the United States in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2009.[4]
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is not applied in this state.[5] New Jersey was the first state to repeal the use of the death penalty after the Supreme Court restored the use of capital punishment in the Gregg v. Georgia case.[6]
Drugs
Akbar Pray, Newark resident, was sentenced to life in prison in 1990 for leading a drugs gang that had dominated the city's drug trade since the early 1970s.
See also
References
- ^ "Local FBI Offices". FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "New Jersey Crime Rates 1960 - 2013". The Disaster Center. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Leah Goldman; Kevin Lincoln (19 September 2011). "The New Most Dangerous Cities In America". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ Hirsch, Deborah (24 November 2009). "Report ranks Camden most dangerous U.S. city". Courier Post. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm
- ^ Richburg, Keith (14 December 2007). "N.J. Approves Abolition of Death Penalty; Corzine to Sign". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
