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Josh Shapiro: “Violent crime is down 42% across this Commonwealth [of…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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If Donald Trump Wants to Get Serious on Safety, He Should Do This.

Published | Video Starts at 01:11

I pledge to get to 2000, and we will surpass that. We've invested hundreds of millions of dollars in violence prevention initiatives here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And Violent crime is down 42% across this Commonwealth [of Pennsylvania]. The President really wants to help on safety. He should invest more in policing here in Pennsylvania. He should invest more in violence prevention here in Pennsylvania. (01:11–01:16)

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