Nonviolent Crime Down in Madison in 2011
Latest Uniform Crime Report shows drop in burglaries and larcenies from the previous year, while Morris County saw an increase overall.
Going against the countywide trend, the total number of nonviolent crimes reported in Madison for 2011 was down nearly 17 percent from the previous year, at 98, according to the latest Uniform Crime Report. While instances of burglary and larceny fell in Madison, reports of nonviolent crime were up 9 percent in Morris County overall and throughout New Jersey reports of nonviolent crime were up 3 percent, according to the 2011 Uniform Crime Report released Friday by the Department of Law & Public Safety. The number of violent crimes increased by three in Madison over the previous year, with an uptick in robberies and aggravated assaults, bringing the total number of violent crimes reported to eight. The report also notes how the number of …
In this Article:
Steve
5:21 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013
LOL more ›