Year to date, major Crime is down 5.5%, equating to 3,348 fewer major crimes. Thousands and thousands of people are no longer being traumatized by being a victim of crime. And those who committed the crimes … When you empty Rikers [Island], you're sending them back to the communities that they have hurt in the first place. … Homicides are down more than 23% so far this year, they are down 36%. When you compare to the same six month period in 2021, right before we came into … (06:38–06:46)
CLAIM
Asserts that releasing inmates from Rikers Island returns them to the communities they harmed.
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