We have to look at the crimes, the sanctions we have for retail theft and aggregate crimes together so more can be treated as felonies to stop these crime rings. And I've been tracking these numbers closely, and here in the Bronx, Retail theft alone is down 20% [in the Bronx] not since that time, but literally since last year. So I want to thank the people who are making this happen on the ground. I'll continue to be a partner in driving the message in Albany that we have to do more to help our district attorneys. (19:46–19:53)
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