So we sprung into action, and I will say there was a Peak around 2022, right when I was coming into office, and I said we'd go after this. So how do you do this? First of all, We've invested an enormous amount of money overall in public safety. Nearly $3 billion, unprecedented numbers dedicated to all aspects of fighting crime. and making our neighborhood safer. But with respect to retail theft, we established teams to go into neighborhoods. I had 100 people from state police alone to work with the mayor and the mayor's office to try to address this. (01:34–01:46)
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