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Kathy Hochul: “We've driven down crime... from Long Island to East…”

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Kathy Hochul Holds Press Briefing On Public Safety And Police Investments

Published September 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:46

I said, Mr. President, you need to see our crime statistics. So the answer to your question is it is statewide. It has been a statewide phenomenon that We've driven down crime... from Long Island to East Greenbush... in Albany and in Buffalo and in Plattsburgh. in Plattsburgh. So it is a statewide phenomenon. I'm keeping an eye on any out. The outliers are actually the ones where the crime may not have gone down to the levels we want to see. (13:46–13:58)

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