PRESS SEC LEAVITT: CHICAGO #1 IN MURDERS FOR 13 YEARS

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“It is a priority of this administration to ensure that American cities are safe again.

And I’m so glad you brought up the crime in Chicago, because we’ve seen the governor of Illinois parading around saying there’s nothing wrong with Chicago. It’s a great place to live. That there’s no crime there. That he doesn’t need President Trump’s help.

Well, I think the residents of Chicago beg to differ, and the statistics beg to differ.

Let me share a few of those with you. For 13 consecutive years, Chicago has had the most murders of any U.S. city. This is J.B. Pritzker’s legacy.

For 7 consecutive years, Chicago has had the highest murder rate among U.S. cities with more than 1 million people.”

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