What some NJ Cities have so much crime (Newark, Paterson: crime rate, neighborhoods)

[BPt111]

What with Camden, Trenton, Asbury Park, Newark, Paterson, East Orange, Orange, Irvington

[Mightyqueen801]

Poverty, drugs, ignorance.

[DarkWolf]

With the exception of Camden you can't broad brush all of those cities....in most cases crime is in one or two areas of the city. Stereotypes and media coverage have painted the entire city bad....its usually only 25%... But this thread is nothing more then a troll thread.

[Marc Paolella]

Poor character of those committing the crimes. The location is irrelevant. Where there is a concentration of crime, these is a concentration of people with poor character. Pretty basic.

[camaro69]

Good, bad or indifferent, some people refuse to accept the facts.

[maryanne10]

Lots of Wall Street and white collar crime in other neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods can hide crime better. What's their excuse?

[nybbler]

Originally Posted by maryanne10

Lots of Wall Street and white collar crime in other neighborhoods. Those neighborhoods can hide crime better. What's their excuse?

Cute but irrelevant. Nobody's in danger living near someone like Bernie Madoff, just doing business with him.

[hikinman63]

the only way to exterminate crime is to take a hitler approach to it ,anything else is a waste of time

[ocnjgirl]

Originally Posted by hikinman63

the only way to exterminate crime is to take a hitler approach to it ,anything else is a waste of time

Well, Hitler's approach was to exterminate an entire race of people, is that what you're proposing?

[NewJerseyMemories]

I remember a few years ago Camden had the highest crime rate in the country and also the most people living below the poverty line. Think there is a direct correlation?