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Tom Barrett: “Lansing, Michigan...was ranked as high as the ninth most…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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One-on-one with State Sen. Tom Barrett on Michigan's 7th Congressional District race

Published | Video Starts at 04:43

What should Congress do to help voters feel safer? Yeah, you're exactly right. Lansing, Michigan is the central geographic city of the district in which I'm running. And it was Lansing, Michigan...was ranked as high as the ninth most dangerous city in America just recently by FBI statistics. They had a record breaking number of murders in 2021 in Lansing. And that crime is now spilling over into other surrounding communities and it's spreading. (04:43–04:54)

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Asserts that Lansing, Michigan, was recently ranked as the ninth most dangerous city in America by FBI statistics.

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