"Crime plummets in Camden"

[retired711]

No, this is not an April Fool's joke. Of course, one quarter is only one quarter.

crime plummets in Camden

 

[pmvon]

Polar vortex?

 

[retired711]

Originally posted by pmvon:
Polar vortex?

I thought so too, at first, but the story says that Philadelphia, right across the river, did not experience a similar decrease. The numbers are small, and we'll have to see if this is a trend. In any case, it's nice for Camden to have some publicity that's not terrible.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Perhaps they were just running out of people to rob, assault, kill, etc.

 

[e5fdny]

Originally posted by camdenlawprof:

Originally posted by pmvon:
Polar vortex?

I thought so too, at first, but the story says that Philadelphia, right across the river, did not experience a similar decrease. The numbers are small, and we'll have to see if this is a trend. In any case, it's nice for Camden to have some publicity that's not terrible.

What part of Philadelphia?

 

[retired711]

Originally posted by e5fdny:

Originally posted by camdenlawprof:

Originally posted by pmvon:
Polar vortex?

I thought so too, at first, but the story says that Philadelphia, right across the river, did not experience a similar decrease. The numbers are small, and we'll have to see if this is a trend. In any case, it's nice for Camden to have some publicity that's not terrible.

What part of Philadelphia?

Everyone in Philadelphia knows that the crime is concentrated in the bad areas -- that is, in areas like Camden.

 

[retired711]

It turns out that the head of the Camden police is a Rutgers-Camden graduate. He discusses his philosophy in this piece from Rutgers Today.

article on Camden police chief

 

[cyrock3]

Camden - Is the drop in crime due to less crimes being reported (e.g. Newark under McCarthy) or is it due to a genuine drop?



This post was edited on 4/25 9:13 AM by cyrock3

 

[retired711]

Originally posted by cyrock3:
Camden - Is the drop in crime due to less crimes being reported (e.g. Newark under McCarthy) or is it due to a genuine drop?



This post was edited on 4/25 9:13 AM by cyrock3

I don't know, but I would think the rate of reporting would go up because of the community police tactics praised in the articles.