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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by Nightshaxx on Sunday June 07, 2020 @06:41PM (#23451655)
Camden had the most violent crime in 2019 [1], but are around the 12th highest population in NJ in 2017 [2]. They are the 10th most dangerous city in the country [3] as of 2020 according to neighborhood scout. The FBI ranked it #1 in 2012. [4]

Yep, sure seems like a success story....

[1] https://nj1015.com/the-10-most-violent-cities-in-new-jersey-... [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Ne...

https://www.newjersey-demographics.com/cities_by_population

[3] https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/blog/top100dangerous

[4] https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2012/10/compared_to_cities_...

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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by compscistd on Sunday June 07, 2020 @06:45PM (#23451692)
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but good stats. From #1 ranked dangerous country in 2012, a disbandment in 2013, and #10 today seems at least somewhat successful to me
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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by waiseristy on Sunday June 07, 2020 @06:47PM (#23451711)
Not sure how a steady decline in crime over a 10 year span is a failure!

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/camden/sections/law-and-justic...

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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by therealdrag0 on Monday June 08, 2020 @01:34PM (#23458659)
Hasn't crime declined in a lot of places though? What's the control?
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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by rland on Sunday June 07, 2020 @06:45PM (#23451700)
From tfa:

> Homicides in Camden reached 67 in 2012; the figure for 2019 was 25.

yes, I would call almost a 2/3rds reduction in homicides a success

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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by Nightshaxx on Sunday June 07, 2020 @06:45PM (#23451697)
Third most crime in 2019* whoops
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