Collingswood Police Officer Attends Summit On Bias Crimes

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ — Collingswood Police Department Chief Kevin Carey was one of several Camden County law enforcement officials who attended acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s Summit on Combatting Bias, Hate and Violence last month, according to a department Facebook post.

A total of 1,871 hate and bias crimes —the highest since the Garden State kept track of such data —were reported to local police departments in 2021, according to data from the New Jersey State Police. One of the crimes was in Collingswood, the data also show.

"Collaboration across all levels of government and with community stakeholders is our best tool in the fight against bias and hate and [this] summit was the first step in strengthening that collaboration," acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a tweet.

Gov. Murphy, who was one of the summit's speakers, said attendees have several tasks.

"You will take with you a responsibility to make New Jersey a model for all states in not only
honoring our diversity, but ensuring that every resident of our state can live in peace and can work without prejudice toward achieving their American Dream," he said.

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