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Kathy Hochul: “Gun crimes are down to record lows.”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Safer Streets: Governor Hochul Announces Shootings Down 60 Percent Since 2021

Published | Video Starts at 26:22

But today we're focusing on the localities here in New York that participate in the GIVE program, the Gun Involved Violence Initiative. And we've partnered with more than two dozen police agencies. And as I mentioned, the Gun crimes are down to record lows. And if you had asked me a few years ago if I'd be able to say that today, I would have said I'm not sure because the trend was going upward. (26:22–26:26)

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Asserts that gun crimes have decreased to record low levels.

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