A view outside Prudential Center on December 18, 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) NEWARK, N.J. - Not a single shot was fired by officers in Newark, New Jersey in 2020, and city officials credit the department’s ongoing de-escalation training for the statistic in a year filled with challenges."This is proof-positive that our de-escalation training is highly effective.