Newark, NJ officials are thrilled with news that the city had no murders in March. Mayor Cory Booker Tweeted, "We did it! 1st calendar free month without a murder since 1966! http://bit.ly/b8RrDn - Welcome to April!!!!" According to the Star-Ledger, "Police Director Garry McCarthy said he hopes to best a 43-day period from March to April of 2008, the longest span of time without a slaying in the city since 1961. Ten homicides have occurred in Newark since Jan. 1, and none have taken place in the South Ward, long believed to be Newark's most dangerous section.... There were only eight reported shootings in Newark in March, and aggravated assaults, robberies, carjackings and other major crime rates are all down for the first-quarter of 2010 compared to their 2009 totals.