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Donald Trump: “2% of the people create 91% of the crime.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the Republic of Lebanon

Published | Video Starts at 14:45

If they'd ask us for help in New York, we would turn that around so fast. Los Angeles, we would turn that around so fast. But the stat that's so amazing is that 2% of the people create 91% of the crime. Think of that. It's a great stat because if it was 70% of the people, that's a problem. It was 20%. That's a 2% of the people. Create 91% of the crime. (14:45–14:50)

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Asserts that a small percentage of people are responsible for the majority of crime.

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