The governor also announced $8.2 million in state grants will be awarded to 25 non-profit organizations across New Jersey.
The money will be used to buy gunshot detection equipment, video cameras, and automatic license plate readers, which officials say aid police in quickly responding to shootings. Gun violence soared across the United States and in New Jersey in 2020 asThe governor also announced $8.2 million in state grants will be awarded to 25 non-profit organizations across New Jersey for community-based violence intervention programming.
As New Jersey continues to fight back the latest wave of the pandemic, it also needs to “combat the epidemic of gun violence,” he said outside of a police station in Paterson. “Gun violence is a public health crisis,” Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said, adding 419 guns were confiscated in the city over the past two years.
In 2020, 218 people in New Jersey died in shootings, an increase of 45% from 2019, according to State Police tracking. Another 1,052 people were wounded, up 25%.
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