Crimes in Bridgeport

Connecticut man accused of hitting, killing Rowan senior charged with vehicular homicide

Article : http://Connecticut man accused of hitting, killing Rowan senior charged with vehicular homicide, DWI

Taken from http//www.NJ.com

Published :April 25,2013

This guy was driving near a fraternity house around 12:30 am and he was drunk and hit a student who suffered brain injury then died later that afternoon. Police said that he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath . He didn’t talk to the cops so they took him to a hospital to get his blood tested and then they found out what they needed to know. He was charged with vehicular homicide, reckless driving and aggravated assault.

Crime Prevention in Bridgeport CT

In the Bridgeport CT the crime rate has been slowly increasing in the last few years. In the FBI data it says from 2008 to 2017, crime in¨ Connecticut including murder, rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault have declined over the years¨.

Over several years the total numbers of crime such as robberies slowly shifted. In my opinion the crime rate in Bridgeport CT has been slowly decreasing by the many years and months . But I think we need stricter laws against crime and more prevention against crime because more people are potentially getting hurt or even getting killed.

Newark uses $2M to help prevent juvenile crime

Article: Newark gets $2M juvenile crime prevention grant

Taken from: http://www.NJ.com

Author: James Queally/The Star-Ledger

Date Published: Sep 19 2011

Newark was given $2.19 million dollars from the federal that will allow the state’s largest cities to hire police officers and social services to city residents who are a high risk to commit violent crimes.

Booker said “The way to solve crime problems is to empower people to make sure crime does not happen in the first place, The plan is to head off crime by offering jobs and other forms of assistance to residents who face a high risk of falling into the criminal lifestyle,” Booker said.