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Sean Duffy: “Law enforcement actually works. Were four weeks into…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Public transportation has become an 'epidemic' of violence: Sean Duffy

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

… to come into FOX at three, four o' clock in the morning, they stopped because it's too dangerous. There's too Many crazy people on public transportation. But here's what's interesting. Law enforcement actually works. Were four weeks into President Trump in Washington, D.C. and the stats of as of last week is robberies are down 52%, carjackings are down by 38%. Violent crimes down by 40%. Those numbers have improved. But when you put cops on the street, when you put cops in the subway, when you put cops everywhere in a community, guess what? (02:26–02:40)

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Claims that increased law enforcement under President Trump led to significant reductions in crime in Washington, D.C.

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