By Ted Sherman/The Star-Ledger
New Jersey schools grew more dangerous last year, with steadily increasing reports of violence in districts across the state.
Though there were 276 fewer assaults in the schools, the overall number of violent incidents — which included gang fights, robberies, sex offenses and criminal threats — increased by 5.6 percent over the past three years, according to the latest figures released Friday by the state Department of Education (viewable below).
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