Jersey City Mayor James Solomon and his predecessor, Steven Fulop, are bareknuckle boxing this morning over alleged improper city crime reporting that occurred under the latter’s watch.
Solomon today said findings of an internal audit of Jersey City Police Department crime data reporting that found at least 3,251 criminal cases between 2021 to 2024 were not properly entered into the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
The audit attributed the gaps to fragmented workflows, inconsistent tracking, inaccurate initial incident coding, and failures to update offense classifications when supplemental reports changed the facts of a case.
“Transparency is only meaningful if the data behind it is trustworthy. And a new era of public safety transparency can only happen if we are honest and accurate about past statistics. Jersey City residents deserve accurate information, and we’re committed to fixing and building systems that deliver it,” Solomon said in a statement…