Michael Johnston: “Saw 23% reduction, reduction in shootings.”

“The success of the last year is critically important. We're very proud of the fact that we saw the historic reduction in our homicide rate last year, the largest in more than 10 years, Saw 23% reduction, reduction in shootings. We've seen here in downtown, 55% decline in drug related offenses. And so we see that all those are heading in the right direction.” (01:42–01:46)

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