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Vintage photos of things made in N.J.

With apologies to the City of Trenton, "New Jersey Makes - The World Takes."

 

Here's what Donald Trump is saying now about Cory Booker, his potential rival in 2020

Trump opened up a new line of attack against U.S. Sen. Cory Booker in a New York Post interview.

 

Frequently asked questions about The Force Report

The common questions about N.J.'s first statewide database of police use of force. Search your town or your local officers to see how often they use force.

 

Explore how often police in every N.J. town punch, kick or use other force (MAP)

Does your town fall in line with the state average or is it an outlier? Use our interactive map or select your town with the dropdown menu below.

 

Hundreds of N.J. cops are using force at alarming rates. The state's not tracking them. So we did.

A total of 296 officers used force more than five times the state average from 2012 through 2016. Search your town or your local officers to see how often they use force.

 

Every way a police officer is legally allowed to harm another person, ranked

From punches and kicks to pepper spray and gunshots, officers have a range of options to subdue unruly subjects. Search how often police in your town use force.

 

Excessive force claims cost N.J. taxpayers millions every year. Here are some of the costliest.

Monitoring police use of force can help prevent excessive force, unnecessary injuries and the resulting lawsuits, which can be very expensive.

 

For 17 years, N.J. had the chance to stop potentially dangerous cops. The state failed to do it.

Some officers have used force at alarming rates and have escaped scrutiny for years. Search your town or your local officers to see how often they use force.

 

How we built the largest database of police force in N.J. history

Five years. 72,607 documents. We built the most comprehensive statewide database of police use of force in the U.S. Search your town or your local officers now.

 

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