Overall crime dropped slightly in Essex County in 2012, report shows

... Murray, pictured here with the county's top law enforcement officials. (Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger) NEWARK - Homicides, along with crime in general, dropped slightly in Essex County between 2011 and 2012, according to the 2012 uniform ...

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