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Article: 3 percent increase in crime ends five-year decline for N.J.
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
- Article date:
- September 21, 2002
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3 percent increase in crime ends five-year decline for N.J.
By RANDY DIAMOND, TRENTON BUREAU
Date: 09-21-2002, Saturday
Section: NEWS
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New Jersey's crime rate jumped by 3 percent last year, ending a steady
five-year decline that saw criminal activity drop to its lowest levels
in nearly 30 years, according to an annual report released Friday.
The report, compiled by the state police, detailed a 16 percent increase
in overall crime in Passaic County in 2001, the highest spike in New
Jersey. Violent crimes in the county rose 10 percent, and non-violent
crimes increased 17 percent.
Bergen County also had a ...