And if you came up in New York City at any point during that time, you came up in a city where crime was almost always low, it was safe. I did, yeah. People have no idea that 35 years ago, there were 2,200 murders a year in the city, and now there's less than 400. And that's a direct consequence of decisions made by our mayors. So that's another area where Mamdani, you look at how hostile he's been to police, you look at the … (11:41–11:52)
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Asserts that New York City's annual murder rate has decreased from 2,200 to less than 400 over 35 years.
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