UPDATE: Burglaries, Robberies Rose in Morristown in 2011
Latest Uniform Crime Report shows drop in aggravated assaults, larcenies, motor vehicle thefts from previous year; police chief says use population—tens of thousands of people higher than the town's residential population—speaks to its safety.
With three fewer officers on the force, the Morristown Police Department dealt with a greater number of violent crimes in 2011 versus 2010, according to the latest Uniform Crime Report. The report, released last week by the Department of Law & Public Safety, noted overall crime in New Jersey rose 3 percent from 2010 to 2011, but violent crimes had remained the same. In Morristown, however, violent crime—classified as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault—rose in two categories. One incident classified as "rape" was reported in 2011, up from none in 2010; reported robberies rose by nine, from 29 to 38. Reported aggravated assaults dropped five ticks, from 49 to 44. There were no reported murders in Morristown in either year, …
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Moira
7:33 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
As a "The Wire" afficianado, I have to ask: "Is the Motown PD juking the stats?" more ›