Mayor Baraka, Public Safety Director Fragé, Office of Violence Prevention Director Eure Announce 2022 Crime Stats
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé, and Office of Violence Prevention & Trauma Recovery Director Lakeesha Eure announced 2022 crime statistics at a press conference held in Newark today.
“I am grateful to report that homicide victims are down 15 percent this year as compared to last year and that our non-fatal shooting victims are down by 36 percent this year versus last year,” Mayor Baraka said. “But, even one murder or one shooting in the City of Newark is one too many. The good news is that fewer Newark families were traumatized by violence this year, which resulted in fewer funerals and fewer stressful visits to hospitals by the families of shooting victims,” he added. “We are addressing violence as a public health issue and this year’s crime statistics attest that this strategy is effectively supporting our crime reduction efforts.”
“We are most pleased to report that homicides in the City of Newark are the lowest they’ve been in almost 60 years,” Director Fragé said. “The City of Newark reported 112 homicides in 2013 before Mayor Baraka took office. This year, we reported 50 homicides, the lowest number since 1963,” Director Fragé added.
“Our efforts this year have included embedding social workers at each Newark Police Precinct and actively responding to violent crime scenes and hospitals to support victims and their families. These are all part of Mayor Baraka’s holistic vision to address violence as a public health issue, which has for years been the missing piece in the equation of public safety.”
“We have added four additional robbery detectives and a supervisor to investigate robberies,” Chief of Police Emanuel Miranda said. “These detectives work on a 24/7 schedule and we commend their hard work and dedication to keeping Newark safe.” #newarknj #publicsafety #police #community #partnership #newjersey #cops #Crime #statistics
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