JCRegister

Data extracted from JCPD website.

For the past month, Assault, Burglary, and Larceny – Theft increased, while the rest of the offense slightly dropped. Altogether, Jersey City crimes went up from 777 (April 2008) to 780 (May 2008). Based on how you feel, do you think the report accurately reflects the crime situation here in Jersey [...]

Not actual location.

A man was brought to Jersey City Medical Center after he was hit by either a baseball bat or wooden stick in the head. He was robbed $150 and a cellphone. This happened when he was walking on Pacific Avenue at 4AM. I am guessing he was attacked from the back as he [...]

Wednesday night is a time when 12-year olds should be doing their homeworks. But this group of five girls (ages 12-16!) was roaming around the Journal Square area mugging adult women twice their age.
Fortunately, they were busted last night at Baldwin Avenue and Wayne Street (see C on the map) after witnesses told the [...]

For illustration purpose only. Not the actual Yankees items.

More than $200,000 – that’s the estimated total amount of the stolen Yankees hats, shirts, and jerseys from Arya Samaj Mandir ministries in Jersey City. The merchandise was donated by the New York Yankees.
The robbery happened last Friday (May 30, 2008 between 2 and 3 a.m.) [...]

Taken at Bergen Square. Right across is Martin Luther King, Jr. School (PS 11). Camera facing west of Academy Street.

Do you know when they were first installed? I just noticed the cameras on top of two traffic lights on Academy Street the other day. As a result, I tried to be as observant as possible [...]