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How community groups, activists and local media turned Camden, New Jersey, into a model of police reform

by John A. Shjarback, Rowan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] 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.…
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Cobb County Courier broke the news on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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