Bill Clinton: “Violent crime fell 7 percent last year and 21 percent since I took…”

On the recordDecember 26, 1998

Violent crime fell 7 percent last year and 21 percent since I took office.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the 1997 National Crime Victimization Survey

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