By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
The clock reads 10:10 p.m. and it looks like Newark just might clear the March calendar as the first murder-free month since May 1966.
The Newark Police Department media relations office told The Black Urban Times that as of 10:00 p.m. Newark was still running murder-free.
Two years ago, Newark experienced a 43-day stretch of murder-free crimes. During the first quarter of 2010, ten people were murdered in Newark. The numbers matched 2009 and were the second lowest since 1941.
Police Director Garry McCarthy says violent crimes are down 14 percent compared to last year and shooting crimes have decreased by 18 percent. McCarthy attributes the low numbers to Newark PD
McCarthy attributed the decreasing numbers to the stance the Newark police department has taken against drug activity in the city.
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