Author: Kamala Budhathoki Sarup
Published in Cape May County Herald.
Recently, around midnight, two young men were trying
to steal some money from my car. Unknowingly, they
tripped the car alarm and I woke up as soon as it went
off since my bedroom is very close to the driveway. They
stole my registration and insurance card. I immediately
called Middle Township Police. The police were very kind
and helpful, and I’d like to thank them.
This is one example of many of increasing terror/
criminal activities in New Jersey, which is an issue we
need to address without delay. We have to make sure we
are taking appropriate action to deter crimes throughout
New Jersey.
According to a report on NJ.com, the 2015 FBI data
showed there were 363 murders in New Jersey – up
from 349 the previous year. The slight bump increased
the rate to 4.1 murders per 100,000 residents.
Sexual
assault, murder, manslaughter, rape, and robbery are
also increasing.
Last month, in some counties, disputes between police
and criminals resulted in shootings. Crime seems to be
rising steadily and violently at an accelerating rate in New
Jersey’s major counties.
The above-mentioned issues might affect tourism,
which in turn will affect New Jersey’s economy as a
whole. New Jersey is a beautiful state but recently, higher
taxes, limited job opportunities, crimes and poorly paid
workers are adding to poverty, and need to be addressed
properly.
I think this has and will hinder the growth of
New Jersey’s economy and the rise of crime now and in
the future.
The executive director of the United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, told the Convention
in Vienna, the 2030 agenda for sustainable development
acknowledged that confronting crime and promoting
the rule of law were essential to the achievement of the
sustainable development goals. World Health Organization
said, “We need to integrate violence prevention into
social and educational policies, and thereby promote
social equality.”
There is a variety of intervention programs we need
to implement that may help people, especially young
people, stop committing crimes. If our goal is to reduce
crimes then programs related to those should be located
in local areas. We also need a systematic approach to
support schools to activate their involvement against
crime activities to develop these kinds of programs that
will demonstrate positive results. We also need to teach
crime resolution skills to our small children.
In my opinion, the key to making New Jersey less
dangerous is to reduce the time and effort that makes
it so expensive to arrest and convict the guilty people,
costing more for New Jersey as a whole.
I think creating more job opportunities will reduce the
crime. It is a basic human right to live crime free and
from being a victim of one. However, many countries
around the globe failed to identify the problems and have
no program against it that has left many people with no
choice but to become a victim of crime.
There is an urgent
need for crime protection and human rights monitoring.
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