Those who live outside of a major city and its suburbs are generally said to live in the exurbs. In some cases, exurbs are literally nothing more than a collection of residential neighbors located far from grocery stores or other community resources. Therefore, it can...
Year: 2019
Age plays a role in overall crime rates
New Jersey residents might be interested to learn that Americans between the ages of 26 and 35 were 3.6 times more likely to have been taken into custody compared to those over the age of 66. This was according to a study called the Panel Study of Income Dynamics,...
Are you buying a home? Avoid these home inspection mistakes
A home inspection may not be the most exciting part of purchasing a property, but it's absolutely one of the most important. Without this, you never truly know what condition the home is in.Here are five of the most common home inspection mistakes that buyers...
Racial disparities in misdemeanor sentencing
About 80 percent of the people arrested each year in New Jersey and around the country are charged with misdemeanors, according to figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The vast majority of these cases are resolved by plea agreements rather than trials....