Our congratulations go out to Newark, NJ police, city officials and residents on their first homicide-free month in more than 40 years.

According to police, these promising results are the result of a comprehensive effort including; large-scale drug sweeps of the city’s drug strongholds, increased police presence on city streets at night, community safety caravans, and technology such as video surveillance and the ShotSpotter GLS.

Read more about Newark’s achievement and the city’s goals here.