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Yesterday, the FBI released the preliminary crime statistics for 2010. It provided us the total number of offenses for the country and each city over 100,000. Most cities and the country as a whole experiences reductions in the homicide rate. However, according to the data on fbi.gov the homicide rate in Newark went up. In 2010 there were 90 murders compared to only 80 a year before and only 67 in 2008. Yes that is not as bad as 105 murders in 2006, but it is still higher than the 58 murders in 2000.
Though the first two years of the Booker administration saw reduction in the homicide rate, the next two failed to see such declines. Why? Are these two past years just a blip for a coming back city or will Newark always be bad? Discuss your views.
It tends to be in certain areas , so it doesn't mean that Newark is going bad. And it doesn't bother me that much knowing that it doesn't or rarely goes outside these areas. Same with other parts of the tri-state , like in parts of the Bronx or Brooklyn the spill over is rare.... To a Suburbanite who is closeted and doesn't explore the world enough Newark looks scary and creepy..... But ive traveled all over the Northeast and ive seen worse like parts of Baltimore , North Philly , Camden , parts of Buffalo and DC.....
Yesterday, the FBI released the preliminary crime statistics for 2010. It provided us the total number of offenses for the country and each city over 100,000. Most cities and the country as a whole experiences reductions in the homicide rate. However, according to the data on fbi.gov the homicide rate in Newark went up. In 2010 there were 90 murders compared to only 80 a year before and only 67 in 2008. Yes that is not as bad as 105 murders in 2006, but it is still higher than the 58 murders in 2000.
Though the first two years of the Booker administration saw reduction in the homicide rate, the next two failed to see such declines. Why? Are these two past years just a blip for a coming back city or will Newark always be bad? Discuss your views.
Crime and murder rate go up and down. Newark is probably still going downhill overall.
It tends to be in certain areas , so it doesn't mean that Newark is going bad. And it doesn't bother me that much knowing that it doesn't or rarely goes outside these areas. Same with other parts of the tri-state , like in parts of the Bronx or Brooklyn the spill over is rare.... To a Suburbanite who is closeted and doesn't explore the world enough Newark looks scary and creepy..... But ive traveled all over the Northeast and ive seen worse like parts of Baltimore , North Philly , Camden , parts of Buffalo and DC.....
I'm sure there are WORSE cities, but Newark's still creepy enough. Why would anyone go there when there are much safer places to be? What does it have going for it? Granted, I haven't taken the grand tour of that fair city, but I have to go frequently to Gateway Center, and the beggars and junkies hanging around Penn Station Newark are far more plentiful than those I see in Penn Station New York.
I'm sure there are WORSE cities, but Newark's still creepy enough. Why would anyone go there when there are much safer places to be? What does it have going for it? Granted, I haven't taken the grand tour of that fair city, but I have to go frequently to Gateway Center, and the beggars and junkies hanging around Penn Station Newark are far more plentiful than those I see in Penn Station New York.
Yea , it has a creepy feeling to me...but at the same time after a while you get used to it. Except at night..... I think Newark is quite charming in some areas , it depends on the person.... Hehe , the beggers and junkies are chased away by the NJT , Amtrak and PA Cops go a few blocks away and you'll see them , the ones in Urban Jersey are quite and not that aggressive. The ones in NYC are aggressive and ask for your $$$ or sometimes steal it....i think we can agree that the tourists fuel there aggression... Which Urban Jersey doesn't have thus ,they don't get the attention they seek. The sad case with the Homeless in Newark is most of them are Vets and state rejects from the Hospitals.
It tends to be in certain areas , so it doesn't mean that Newark is going bad. And it doesn't bother me that much knowing that it doesn't or rarely goes outside these areas. Same with other parts of the tri-state , like in parts of the Bronx or Brooklyn the spill over is rare.... To a Suburbanite who is closeted and doesn't explore the world enough Newark looks scary and creepy..... But ive traveled all over the Northeast and ive seen worse like parts of Baltimore , North Philly , Camden , parts of Buffalo and DC.....
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