. >>> trenton is new jersey's state capital, a city rich in history and darron green says it is rotten to the core. you say rotten to the core? >> right. >> reporter: i guess this is what we're talking about. >> this is it and much more than the physical phenomenon. >> reporter: green, the community activist that goes by the nickname freedom says it's the mind set that's rotten. drugs is epidemic and so is violence. this city of 8 square miles, $84,000 has 43 murders this year. >> there is open air drug trade, prostitution. it's craziness. >> reporter: it's not just the mind set or the fact that trenton's mayor is under federal indictment for corporation. two years ago to balance the city budget in the face of deep cuts and aid trenton laid off 105 police officers, a third of the force. new jersey governor chris christie has said the capital city should do away with the police force all together and turn law enforcement over to the county but state senator shirley turner says that's a bad idea. >> in the city in particular, you need to have people who are familiar with the neighborhood