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Josh Shapiro: “Violent Crime is down 13%. Fatal gun violence is down 43%.”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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We've worked hard to invest both in hiring more police, 2,000 to be exact, across Pennsylvania, and investing in violence prevention initiatives. About 886 million to be exact, across Pennsylvania. And as a result, Violent Crime is down 13%. Fatal gun violence is down 43%. We're proud of that. But we're also keenly aware that one shooting is too many and that we have to continue to work at this to bring those numbers down, particularly in a wonderful community like this. (25:46–25:53)

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Asserts that violent crime is down 13% and fatal gun violence is down 43% in Pennsylvania.

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