Safety is paramount in the city of Philadelphia, whether you're riding SEPTA or not. And all across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on my watch, violent crime is down nearly 20% across Pennsylvania. Homicides are down 39%. We've invested in hiring more than 2,000 police officers and invested a billion dollars in violence prevention issues. So we come at this in a multitude of ways when it comes to mass transit. (45:09–45:12)
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