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Cherelle Parker: “Serious and violent crime is down dramatically in…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Full speech: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker delivers 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 34:53

You can't deny that hope is there. Even if they're mustard seeds. Gee, mustard seeds. Seeds of hope. No matter how small. They're being planted right now. How do you know? Serious and violent crime is down dramatically in Kensington. Shootings are down 27%. Gunpoint robberies decline 47%. Listen. Our police department seized over $4.6 million in narcotics this year, including 2.6 million in fentanyl. Listen, it's not just the numbers and the data, folks. (34:53–35:04)

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Asserts that serious and violent crime, shootings, and gunpoint robberies have decreased in Kensington.

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