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Murder Totals in Mercer County for 2021: Trenton: 40 Hamilton: 6 Ewing: 3
January 1, 2022
MERCER COUNTY, NJ –Murder Homicides in Mercer County have reached an all-time high of 49 for the year 2021. Other higher years in Mercer County were tied with 41 murders in 2013 and 2020.
Trenton ends 2021 with 40 murders with a tie of the all-time high set the prior year in 2020. Ewing Township reported 3 murders and Hamilton Township 6 murders in 2021.
None of the other municipalities in Mercer Conty have reported any murders for 2021
Homicides in Mercer County, NJ have reached an all-time high of 49 for 2021 40 Homicides again for 2021 in the City of Trenton have tied 2020’s all-time high record.
40th Trenton Murder of 2021 Ties Last Year’s All Time Record
Mercer county Murders Per Year Since 1989
NJ State Police Uniform Crime Report available here: https://www.njsp.org/ucr/uniform-crime-reports.shtml
1989 = 26
1990 = 25
1991 = 10
1992 = 17
1993 = 19
1994 = 12
1995 = 20
1996 = 16
1997 = 14
1998 = 15
1999 = 10
2000 = 17
2001 = 18
2002 = 21
2003 = 16
2004 = 23
2005 = 34
2006 = 21
2007 = 26
2008 = 24
2009 = 18
2010 = 20
2011 = 25
2012 = 26
2013 = 41
2014 = 32
2015 = 20
2016 = 26
2017 = 27
2018 = 22
2019 = 20
2020 = 41
2021 = 49** As of 12/31/2021 at 9:00 p.m.
Trenton Murders Per Year Since 1989
NJ State Police Uniform Crime Report available here: https://www.njsp.org/ucr/uniform-crime-reports.shtml
1989 = 22
1990 = 21
1991 = 7
1992 = 16
1993 = 11
1994 = 9
1995 = 16
1996 = 14
1997 = 12
1998 = 15
1999 = 8
2000 = 14
2001 = 13
2002 = 19
2003 = 13
2004 = 18
2005 = 31
2006 = 18
2007 = 25
2008 = 19
2009 = 18
2010 = 15
2011 = 23
2012 = 24
2013 = 37
2014 = 32
2015 = 17
2016 = 21
2017 = 23
2018 = 16
2019 = 15
2020 = 40
2021 = 40** As of 12/31/2021 at 9:00 p.m.
- Prior to 1989 the known highest murder number in Trenton, NJ was 1970 with 27
Names of 40 Trenton 2021** homicide victims with links to MidJersey.News stories:
- 2/18/2021 Jabree Saunders, 26, from shooting on May 14, 2018
- 2/22/2021 Khalil Gibbs, 25, of West Windsor, shooting
- 2/25/2021 Lovelle Laramore, 60, of Trenton shooting
- 4/15/2021 Kaheem Carter, 22, of Trenton, shooting
- 4/20/2021 Shaquan McNeil, 25, of Trenton, shooting
- 4/24/2021 Cheryl Jones, 65, of Trenton, shooting
- 4/29/2021 Ramire Harvey, 25, of Trenton, shooting
- 5/15/2021 David Williams 36, of Trenton, shooting
- 5/29/2021 Edgar Geovani Sis-Luis, 34, of Trenton, aggravated manslaughter
- 7/05/2021 Dion Ellis, 16, Trenton, Shooting
- 7/14/2021 Pablo Herrera Chun, 53, Trenton, Shooting
- 7/19/2021 William Mitchell, 33, Trenton, Shooting
- 7/19/2021 Jermel Carter, 38, Trenton, Shooting
- 7/29/2021 Leonard Pettigrew, 58, Trenton, Shooting
- 7/30/2021 Shaquil Loftin, 23, Shooting, Trenton
- 8/01/2021 Daquan Basnight, 30, of Ewing, Shooting
- 8/13/2021 Javier Chaj-Ajtun, 33, of Trenton, Shooting
- 8/19/2021 Herberth Ramirez Pimentel, 37, of Trenton, Shooting
- 8/23/2021 Yanquai Edwards, 25, of Rancocas, NJ, Shooting
- 8/25/2021 Daron Cheston, 18, Trenton, Shooting
- 8/27/2021 Ziare Jones, Shooting
- 8/30/2021 Fred Davis, 43, Trenton, Shooting
- 9/06/2021 Shamiem Young, 26, Trenton, Shooting
- 9/17/2021 Jeff Charles, 37, Trenton, Shooting
- 9/25/2021 Shemiah Davis, 15, Trenton, Shooting
- 10/2/2021 Omar Burgess, 49, of Trenton, Shooting
- 10/3/2021 Elias Juarez Lopez, 31, of Princeton, Shooting
- 10/4/2021 Candice Ruff, 19, of Trenton, Shooting On September 25
- 10/7/2021 Douglas Munn, 50, of Trenton. Shooting
- 10/13/2021 Melvin Williams 26, of Trenton, Shooting
- 10/29/2021 Edwin Obdulio Gomez Interiano, 41, Shooting
- 10/29/2021 Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, Shooting
- 10/30/2021 Dartanian Ames of Lawrence, 41, Shooting
- 11/1/2021 Hector Torres, 43, of Trenton, Shooting on 10/31
- 11/17/2021 David Johnson, 39, of Trenton
- 12/11/2021 Michael Degrass of Trenton
- 12/18/2021Unidentified male, shot Garfield Ave
- 12/25/2021 Selvin Lima, Arson
- 12/25/2021 Dilman Canpos, Arson
- 12/31/2021 Shooting Donnelly Homes
*Updated to reflect the person who died in 2021 from complications from a shooting on May 14, 2018 as per medical examiner report.
**As of 9:00 p.m. 12/31/ 2021
Hamilton Township 2021 homicides stories:
Edison Man Arrested For Hamilton Township Murder
Fatal Shooting in Hamilton Township Under Investigation
UPDATE: 2nd Alarm Fatal Fire in Hamilton Under Investigation
Ewing Man Arrested For Hamilton Township 7-11 Murder
BREAKING: Authorities investigating fatal shooting in Hamilton
Ewing Township 2021 Homicide stories:
Shooting Homicide in Ewing Township Under Investigation
Two Ewing Residents Arrested in Connection to Ewing Murder
One Pronounced Dead in Ewing Shooting
Update: Trenton Man Killed In Ewing Shooting Last Night
Developing: Shooting Investigation In Ewing Township
Trenton Resident Arrested In July 1 Ewing Shooting
21 Year Old Trenton Man Shot In Ewing