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Ted Cruz: “Chicago, the murder rate dropped 30%.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 25:54

… because of common sense law and order policies, because of not releasing murderers onto the street, because of deporting murderers and violent gang members. And let's break the numbers down. Chicago, the murder rate dropped 30%. New York City, the murder rate dropped 20%. Birmingham, Alabama, it dropped 49%. Albuquerque, New Mexico, it dropped 32%. Baltimore, Maryland, it dropped 31%. Atlanta, Georgia, 26%. Oakland, California, 33%. (25:54–25:58)

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Asserts that the murder rate in Chicago dropped by 30%.

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