Montclair Crime Rate Up Nearly 5%, Says Report

The New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report for 2011 was released last week.

  The overall crime rate in Montclair rose about 5 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, according to a state report.  There was a total of 768 crimes committed in 2011, according to the New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report released last week. Out of eight categories of crimes, Montclair’s numbers increased in six of them. The largest jump was in motor vehicle thefts. There was a 182 percent increase last year, going from 23 incidents in 2010 to 65 in 2011.   When it came to violent crime, Montclair had a total of 81 incidents in 2011, up from 75 the previous year. While reports of rape decreased from four to one during that time, there was one murder, 46 robberies and 33 assaults -- all up from 2010.   The increase in crime in 2011 …

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