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W. TRENTON - Jto an attempt to calm the. furor caused when New J*rtey Monthly magazine listed peaceful shor.^ communities like Stone Harbor %i crlifie-ridden, Col. Clinton L. Pagano, State Police superintendent, has-issued an explanation of the offending crime chart. "I wish t6 address the mattei- concerning a chart listing of “The State’s Safest and Most Dangerous Towns", which was published in the February issue of New Jersey. Monthly. Pagano said./' • THE PORTRAYAL of New Jersey criirie statistics in the. manner carried by the magazine was misleading and Is t directly contrary - to the caveat carried in the publication from which t£e statistics were obtained. ' The chart, offered withouluexplanation, incorrectly portraye<LoU»erwise quiet New Jersey communities as crime ridden and dangerous. This por-, trayal is Especially inappropriate in the case Qf those,resort communities where images are so very important to the attraction ' of vacationers and conven-

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"RAD A MEMBER of the magazine contacted my office, he would have found that^e have traditionally refused to categorize commUnities in -this respect, especially those Nejfr Jersey towns where there is not a stable population and where the highly transient vacation group visits. ••The State Police publication 1980 Crime, in New Jaraey, specifically states that crime rates are based on the stable population of the municipality. SEASONAL POPULA-

TION figures are toto inaccurate and fluctuating to 6e used as a measurement for determining crime rates. Municipalities with high seasonal populations may indicate a higher crime rate per one thousand than may be normal for a municipality their size. * Awareness of the presence of certain crime* factort, which may influence the resulting volume and type of statistics presented, is necessary if fair and equitable conclusions are to be drawn.” Housing Units To Be Moved V <• \ ' CAPE MAY — Tbe Coast Guard tn^niiig' T>ntet\ here is seeking bids Jor the * relocation of three duplex housing' units from a government housing site outside-, to another in the'

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• Opening date for bids is 2 p.ii*. Friday, March 19. Information can pe obtained by calling- the Contracting Office, Helen Pasqtiith, 884-8451, ext. 269. \ Seasonal Bazaar COURT HOUSE — A Welcome Spring Bazaar will be sponsored by Thurston ^ Elmer Wood American Lefeion Auxj iliary. Unit 196 10 a m -3 " p.nt Tuesday, April 6, at Post 198 Home, Dias Creek vRd. and Hand Ave. . ‘ Offered fqr sale will be home made food and baked goods, handcrafted items, used books, second-hand clothing and white elephant table o^ects.

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