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Eric Adams: “Year to date, major Crime is down 5.5%, equating to 3,348…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Leadership Discuss Crime Reduction and Public Safety in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 06:17

And when you compare this six month period to the same period in 2021, right before we came into office, shooters are down in astronomical 54%. These are real results. 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 are incarcerated, particularly these serious crimes. (06:17–06:27)

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Asserts that major crime is down 5.5%, with 3,348 fewer incidents in 2025.

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