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Eric Adams: “Lowest crime numbers in the history of the city [in 2025].”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

Eric Adams Opens Up For The First Time Since Leaving Office

Published March 31, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:38

And as we peel back layer after layer after layer, I'm hoping to give a full scope of what these four years were like. Now look at 2025 at the end of my term. Lowest crime numbers in the history of the city [in 2025]. 27,000 illegal guns removed off our streets. Bond raiders gave us a high bond rating based on what we have done. (03:38–03:41)

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