Editing Trenton, New Jersey (section)

==Crime==
The Trenton Police Department was founded in 1792, when the city was incorporated. It works in conjunction with the [[Mercer County Sheriff's Office]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jersey |first=Trenton Police Department, Trenton, New |title=Welcome to Trenton Police Department Trenton, New Jersey |url=https://trentonpolice.com/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Trenton Police Department, Trenton, New Jersey |language=en-US |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511163042/https://trentonpolice.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, there were 31 homicides in Trenton, which at that time was the largest number in a single year in the city's history.<ref>[http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2006/01/25/trentonmurdershitalltimehigh/ "Trenton murders hit all-time high"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112192123/http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2006/01/25/trentonmurdershitalltimehigh/ |date=January 12, 2016 }}, ''The Signal'', January 25, 2006. Accessed June 7, 2015. "With 31 murders, 2005 was the deadliest year in Trenton's history, up from 18 in 2004."</ref> The city was named the 4th "Most Dangerous" in 2005 out of 129 cities with a population of 75,000 to 99,999 ranked nationwide in the 12th annual [[Morgan Quitno]] survey.<ref>[http://www.morganquitno.com/xcit06pop.htm 12th Annual Safest/Most Dangerous Cities Survey: Top and Bottom 25 Cities Overall] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919201014/http://www.morganquitno.com/xcit06pop.htm |date=September 19, 2011 }}. Accessed June 23, 2006.</ref> In the 2006 survey, Trenton was ranked as the 14th most dangerous city overall out of 371 cities included nationwide in the Morgan Quitno survey, and was again named as the fourth most dangerous municipality of 126 cities in the 75,000–99,999 population range.<ref>[http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm 13th Annual Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities: Top and Bottom 25 Cities Overall] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615000102/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit07pop.htm |date=June 15, 2011 }}, [[Morgan Quitno]]. Accessed October 30, 2006.</ref>

In September 2011, the city laid off 108 police officers due to budget cuts; this constituted almost one-third of the Trenton Police Department and required 30 senior officers to be sent out on patrols in lieu of supervisory duties.<ref>Zdan, Alex. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/09/trenton_police_layoff_plan_to.html "Trenton police layoff plan to go into effect today"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030082253/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/09/trenton_police_layoff_plan_to.html |date=October 30, 2012 }}, ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', September 16, 2011. Accessed January 10, 2012. "The 108 police officers slated to be terminated represent one-third of the force. Demotions affecting nearly 30 members will send current lieutenants and sergeants back to the street, depleting supervisor levels and the detective bureaus in an effort to keep patrols close to their current strength."</ref>

In 2013, the city set a new record with 37 homicides.<ref>Queally, James. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/nj_homicides_soared_to_six-year_high_in_2013_after_surges_in_newark_trenton.html "N.J. homicides soared to seven-year high in 2013 after surges in Newark, Trenton"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104044522/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/nj_homicides_soared_to_six-year_high_in_2013_after_surges_in_newark_trenton.html |date=January 4, 2014 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 1, 2014. Accessed February 12, 2014. "In Trenton, the number of homicides soared to 37, the most in the state capital's recorded history."</ref> In 2014, there were 23 murders through the end of July and the city's homicide rate was on track to break the record set the previous year until an 81-day period when there were no murders in Trenton; the city ended the year with 34 murders.<ref>Brown, Keith. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/01/trenton_homicides_down_in_2014_but_not_by_much.html "Trenton homicides down, but not by much, in 2014"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617172944/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/01/trenton_homicides_down_in_2014_but_not_by_much.html |date=June 17, 2016 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 1, 2015. Accessed May 16, 2016. "There were 34 homicides in Trenton in 2014 – a year following an inglorious record-setting 37 homicides in 2013."</ref><ref>McEvoy, James. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/10/authorities_id_trenton_homicide_victim_investigating_separate_shooting.html "Authorities ID Trenton homicide victim, investigate separate shooting"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617180812/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/10/authorities_id_trenton_homicide_victim_investigating_separate_shooting.html |date=June 17, 2016 }}, ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', October 19, 2014. Accessed May 16, 2016. "Sutphin's slaying was the first homicide in Trenton since July 30 when Tyshawn Goodman, 25, of Trenton, and George Jamison, 44, of Pennington, were shot to death in what police believed were separate robberies. The nearly three months of relative peace followed a bloody start in which the city saw 23 homicides in the first seven months of the year."</ref> In 2020, the city surpassed the 2013 homicide number with a record 40 homicides.<ref>Shea, Kevin {{cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/mercer/2021/11/man-shot-in-front-of-trenton-bar-dies-of-wounds-prosecutor-says.html |title=Man Shot in Front of Trenton Bar Dies of Wounds |date=November 3, 2021 |publisher=NJ.com |access-date=November 4, 2021 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001195027/https://www.nj.com/mercer/2021/11/man-shot-in-front-of-trenton-bar-dies-of-wounds-prosecutor-says.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[New Jersey State Prison]] (formerly Trenton State Prison) has two maximum security units. It houses some of the state's most dangerous individuals, which included New Jersey's [[death row]] population until the state banned capital punishment in 2007.<ref>[http://www.windsorpress.net/io_hotp.html A Short History of Trenton State Prison] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621075528/http://www.windsorpress.net/io_hotp.html |date=June 21, 2009 }}, InsideOut: Fifty Years Behind the Walls of New Jersey's Trenton State Prison. Accessed March 16, 2012.</ref>