Zohran Mamdani: “65% of crimes in the first quarter of this year are still…”

“That's why we've said that we're going to create a Department of Community Safety, which will allow the police to focus on their job, allow them to tackle the fact that 65% of crimes in the first quarter of this year are still unresolved. and hire the mental health professionals to tackle crises like mental health, homelessness, as well as gun violence. All right, Mr. Mamdani, wish we had the two hours last night that we had for the debate.” (06:41–06:47)

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