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Eric Adams: “Second lowest number of homicides.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams Discusses DOJ Investigation of Andrew Cuomo and New York City Crime

Published | Video Starts at 06:13

But crime has gone down five straight quarters. Three months is a quarter, so that's 15 months. The last quarter we had the lowest number of shootings in the recorded history of the city. Second lowest number of homicides. You're seeing all the major areas. The transit crimes take away. The COVID years is one of the lowest in almost 20 years. (06:13–06:16)

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Asserts that the last quarter had the second lowest number of homicides in New York City's recorded history.

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