Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Crime rate in Bridgeton, New Jersey (Blog # 3)

McCullen,S . (2010) Bridgeton residents discuss crime solutions
Bridgeton, New Jersey
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2010/09/bridgeton_residents_discuss_cr.html

The city of Bridgeton, New Jersey has sky rocketed with crime related issues more than ever in the past decade. The small town that people usually pass through for its historical views has been talked more about its unsafe violent ways. Gang violence to murders and rapes. Bridgeton is an all-out crime scene.
In this article, the author talks about the recent activities the city has done in order to keep the violence off the streets. “We can talk about problems all night long. But I want this to be about solutions.” Mayor Albert Kelly said at the event. The resident give ideas about some solutions that could help solve the problems.
Playgrounds where kids can come and play safe and after school related activities for the kids whose parents work late hours to give them something constructive to do other than be on the streets. These were some of the solutions the resident people had about the violence situation. People are doing all they can the “STOP THE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE THE PEACE” all throughout the Tri-State area. (South Jersey, Philadelphia, and Delaware)

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