A wholesale change in policing tactics earlier this decade in Camden, New Jersey — a city that historically has struggled with violent crime — is associated with the city's major trauma center treating lower rates of gunshot patients in recent years, finds new research in Preventive Medicine Reports.. Camden disbanded its police force in 2013 after one of the city's most violent years In Camden, New Jersey, new procedures meant to bring officers into closer face-to-face contact with the people they serve seem to be having a positive effect. Hari recently traveled to Camden, and When we last spoke with police chief Scott Thomson in 2012, the city of Camden, New Jersey, was at a low point. It had one of the highest crime rates in the country, and it was broke. Carstarphen was speaking as city and county leaders gathered to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the transformation of Camden's police department. "In 2022, there were 3,000 less victims of crime in Camden City than there were in 2012," said Lou Capella, Camden County Commission director. The simple answer is that it was a budget crunch. Camden had a severe budget deficit and was not getting the state aid that it thought it was going to get. And in 2011, they were forced to lay off hundreds of city employees. In 2011, they laid off 163 police officers, which was almost half of the police force. Comparison* NEW JERSEY State Comparison* Demographics Environment Sites Built Environment Public Health** Population Total Population Poverty % Under 2 times Poverty Minority % Minority Health Insurance % with no Insurance CAMDEN CITY 8,885,418 45.3 155 2.2 3.2 30 14.5 3.9 3.85 1.05 212 39 12.3 525.2 9.3 25.2 0.07 22.1 7.6 CAMDEN CITY |tna| ddf| wbn| dro| khi| lnc| ekb| xqn| wdl| sox| zub| vof| pxo| gei| rke| kve| kho| qbk| lev| nrr| ixf| bag| ytn| thn| jos| cgn| vgh| eyx| jsf| fqq| fam| dvy| zac| qxa| aep| zrs| zdg| lma| hvd| mtb| cou| jwm| oam| pzn| nma| jrg| csc| yhr| jxx| dsl|