“As he enters his final weeks in office, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday touted a decline in crime across New Jersey.

Speaking at a court and police building in East Rutherford, Murphy said there were 559 shooting victims statewide last year, a 28% drop compared to the previous year.

Of the 559 victims, 107 were fatalities.

At the start of his term, more than 1,300 people were shot annually, Murphy said. The 2025 reduction marks the fourth consecutive year of declines in gun violence injuries.”

From NJ Advance Media.