Crime by the numbers
Fulop says most types have decreased; talks about problems and solutions

Jersey City 2016 crime stats: what's up, what's down, and what they're doing about it

By Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal
on January 05, 2017 at 8:00 AM, updated January 05, 2017 at 11:02 AM

JERSEY CITY -- Crime statistics in 2016 remained relatively stable compared to 2015 and city officials say they are now working to tackle what they consider to be their "hardest problems." 

In a meeting with The Jersey Journal, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and Public Safety Director Jim Shea provided the Uniform Crime Statistics that showed while homicides, sexual assaults, and auto thefts were down, nonfatal shootings and burglaries rose last year.

"The last year, our focus was what it's been since the beginning: addressing all of our crime out of citizens' concern with a special focus on violence," Shea said.

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