Barack Obama: “Violent crime is substantially lower today than it was 10 years ago…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2016

Violent crime is substantially lower today than it was 10 years ago, 20 years ago, or 30 years ago.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Briefing on Implementation of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st-Century Policing

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Barack Obama: “Violent crime is substantially lower today than it was 10 years ago, 20 years ago, or 30 years ago.”