Hoboken Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante announced a 17.9 percent drop in total crime in 2018, with no homicides, rape down 60 percent and robbery down 28.1 percent.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“I am proud to announce that the City of Hoboken had a 17.9% reduction in total crime compared to 2017!,” Ferrante began in a series of tweets posted this afternoon.
“The @CityofHoboken did not have one homicide in 2018, and has had one in the past four years. Rape was down 60% in 2018. Robbery went down 28.1% and the @HobokenPD closed robberies at a rate triple that of the State average. Burglary dropped 18.2% while Thefts dropped 20.3%”
The police chief continued that violent crime was down 8.4 percent, while non-violent crime also saw a 19.1 percent drop in 2018. He also said that the HPD closure rate for making arrest was 30.6 percent last year.
Overall, crime was down in 11 of 13 categories in the Mile Square City, according to Ferrante, with the only exceptions being aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft.
In 2018, Hoboken reported 93 aggravated assaults, compared to 88 in 2017, while car thefts also went up slightly: 37 in 2018 as opposed to 32 in 2017.
The final 2018 Crime statistics and Closure by Arrest rates for @CityofHoboken are complete. Thank you to @HobokenPD Lieut. @antpasculli and his staff for completing them. I am proud to announce that the City of Hoboken had a 17.9% reduction in total crime compared to 2017!
— Chief Ken Ferrante (@KenFerrante) January 16, 2019
The @CityofHoboken did not have one homicide in 2018, and has had one in the past four years. Rape was down 60% in 2018. Robbery went down 28.1% and the @HobokenPD closed robberies at a rate triple that of the State average. Burglary dropped 18.2% while Thefts dropped 20.3%
— Chief Ken Ferrante (@KenFerrante) January 16, 2019
Violent Crime in @CityofHoboken is down 8.4% while non-violent crime dropped 19.1%. Violent crime index for the City was 2.40 crimes per 1000 residents. @HobokenPD saw drops in 11 of 13 main crime categories. The areas which went up, Agg. Assault 88 to 93, & MV Theft 32 to 37!
— Chief Ken Ferrante (@KenFerrante) January 16, 2019
Closure rate for the @HobokenPD was 30.6%, an outstanding number, making arrests on almost 1/3 of crimes in @CityofHoboken . Anything over 20% is considered to be good and it was the fourth straight 6 month period where our closure rate was over 30%, a number near the top in NJ!
— Chief Ken Ferrante (@KenFerrante) January 16, 2019
I want to give a heartfelt thank you & give major credit to all of our uniformed & civilian members of the @HobokenPD Uniformed, Investigative & Training/Administrative Bureaus, for providing 365/24/7 dedication to the residents of @CityofHoboken , keeping this a very safe city!
— Chief Ken Ferrante (@KenFerrante) January 16, 2019
I also would like to thank Mayor @RaviBhalla & every member of the Mayor’s Administration as well as the @CityofHoboken City Council for providing the @HobokenPD and all of our residents and visitors with the resources needed to best serve and protect this city!
— Chief Ken Ferrante (@KenFerrante) January 16, 2019
Excellent news! Even better if they arrest all those in the mayor’s office responsible for shady monies going out the back door and trying to trick the City Council into approving them! Must investigate!