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Gavin Newsom: “We have the second lowest homicides in modern recorded…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Governor Newsom holds media availability following new statewide public safety announcement

Published | Video Starts at 25:39

So I think we have to be very careful about that. And I'm not arguing to defend the status quo. Quite the contrary. We think we can do better still. Just because We have the second lowest homicides in modern recorded history, certainly my lifetime. doesn't mean we can't do better. We can, and that's what this is about. But again, I also would highlight that our efforts were focused in the initiation of this effort that we're expanding here today. (25:39–25:46)

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Asserts that the current homicide rate is the second lowest in modern recorded history.

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