Crime and Public Safety
- Return to pro-active policing and tactics aimed at stopping suburban and out-of-state drug and gun buyers who come to Trenton with the intention of committing crimes.
- Use technology to make policing more efficient and effective, including solutions such as surveillance cameras and gunshot spotter technology.
- Increase opportunities for interventions and alternatives that deter crime through city wide youth programs, such as YouthStat.
- Conduct round-table discussions with community stakeholders to ensure improved public safety.
- Establish the Citizen’s Safety Initiative [CSI-Trenton] to provide technological solutions, including a smartphone app, to anonymously report suspicious activity and crimes immediately.
- Increase the number of undercover officers on city streets.
- Pursue technology grants for public safety and train officers in the latest policing technology.
