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Crime Plummets in First Month of 2013
New tool from State Police offers a snapshot of recent crime reporting.
Did it seem January was a quiet month for local police activity? If you noticed fewer crime reports from police, it's due to a big drop in local crime, according to the New Jersey State Police.
A new online system for reporting the month-by-month data collected by the State Police, crime reported in January 2013 was a whopping 70 percent less than in January 2012.
Keep in mind Warren is always a pretty safe place, so even a small change can make a meaningful statistical difference.
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But last January was a busy month for local police—a string of burglaries kept police busy and pushed up local crime tallies. Police said a total of nine burglaries were reported in January 2012—compared to three last month.
Vehicle thefts were the same in both years—one.
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Another big difference this year was the drop in theft. In January 2012, Warren police said 17 theft reports were received, compared to only four this year.
The result? A 70.4 percent decrease in Warren's crime rate.
Will it continue? We'll check next month, when Warren By the Numbers looks again at the crime stats.
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