Burglaries Drive 2011 Crime Rate Up in Warren
State police issue Uniform Crime Report, detailing local, state crime rates.
Warren Township's crime rate edged up in 2011, according to the State Police Uniform Crime Report, thanks to two strings of burglaries in the year. According to the report, Warren's almost-non-existent violent crime fell from a total of five incidents in 2010 to just two in 2011. The category includes murders, rapes, robbery (one reported in 2011) and aggravated assault (one reported in 2011). The township's violent crime was the lowest in the county, except for Bedminster, Rocky Hill, Far Hills and Millstone—primarily much smaller communities. Bernardsville, South Bound Brook and Peapack-Gladstone also reported only two violent crimes that year. In the categories for non-violent crime—larceny, burglary and motor vehicle theft—the picture …
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