- Target:
- STATE GOVERMENT
- Region:
- United States of America
A rising crime rate has plagued our city.
According New Jersey and other state lists there were 325 registered sex offenders living in Newark, New Jersey as of October 13, 2015.
See how Newark, NJ is compared to nearest cities (Note: Higher means more crime).
Newark: 618.3, Irvington: 715.3, East Newark: 137.1, Harrison: 276.2
Violent crime rate in 2013
Newark:
703.9
U.S. Average:
203.3
Property crime rate in 2013
Newark:
378.8
U.S. Average:
250.2
On behalf of the residents of Newark, we the undersigned are requesting to have our police academy reinstated.
This need comes from the rising crime rate that has plagued our city.
We need to have the ability to be able to feel safe in our city We are losing police officers that will be retiring soon. As residents of this city we are entitled to certain unalienable rights.
The Declaration of Independence states that, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
By signing the petition below I agree to support the opening of a new police academy in the city of Newark, New Jersey.
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The Reinstate Newark's Police Academy petition to STATE GOVERMENT was written by Rigoberto Salas and is in the category Government at GoPetition.