American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
Using the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), the ACLU of New Jersey sought and obtained raw crime statistics from the Newark Police Department and several other municipalities around the State. Our request letter, and the responses from the Newark Police Department, are linked below.
Citizens can make similar requests from their towns using OPRA.
- Newark Police Department Crime Statistics Analysis
- Newark Open Public Records Request Number 1
- Newark Open Public Records Request Number 2
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009
December 2009
January 2010
February 2010
March 2010
April 2010
May 2010
June 2010
Related Content
On the Frontlines of Freedom
Get your copy of the book chronicling the history of the ACLU-NJ. Author Mary Jo Patterson provides an exclusive front row seat to clashes waged in defense of civil liberties in New Jersey. More »
S.B. 1070 at the Supreme Court
The ACLU has filed lawsuits challenging Arizona’s controversial, anti-immigrant law, charging that it encourages racial profiling. Five other states have passed copycat laws. Federal courts have blocked major provisions of each state’s law from going into effect. More »
Department of Justice: We Need Your Help
On September 9, 2010, the ACLU-NJ filed a petition asking the DOJ to provide federal oversight of the troubled Newark Police Department. The petition outlined more than 400 cases of misconduct and abuse by police. More »
Laughter & Liberties
Visit our cartoon page to take a lighthearted look at the serious business of civil liberties. More »
Latest @ACLUNJ Tweets
-
MT @ACLU #NDAA: Using indefinite military detention of civilians here at home in the US is unconstitutional + illegal http://t.co/aztO6dls
-
On Saturday, the NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots-based civil rights organization, passed a... http://t.co/nzabhoiV
-
INFOGRAPHIC: Cory Booker spoke the truth when he said New Jersey has a "prison system that is 61 percent... http://t.co/EnGgqmTx
