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How One Community Reformed Its Police and Cut Its Crime Rate
Community groups and local media pushed the department to curb stops, and use-of-force complaints fell from 43 in 2015 to 3 in 2018.
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How One Community Reformed Its Police and Cut Its Crime Rate
In 2025, Camden, New Jersey—a city of about 72,000 residents that sits across the Delaware River from Philadelphia—experienced its first homicide-free summer in nearly 50 years. The city ended the year with 12 homicides—a stark drop from 2012 when it recorded 67, a per capita rate 18 times the national average at the time. I’m a professor of criminal justice who wrote a book on police reform efforts in Camden over the last 15 years. The stunning…
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left, 50% Center
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50% Center
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