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13 October
5:30 pm

We have driven down crime to historic lows, especially violent crimes like shootings and murders.

Overstated

Kathy Hochul, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:30 pm
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Why we checked itClaim that New York crime, specifically shootings and murders, is at historic lows is a specific verifiable assertion about crime statistics.
What we foundShootings and murders have declined significantly from their pandemic-era peaks, but they had not reached historic lows at the time of the claim and remained above pre-pandemic 2019 levels — the claim of 'historic lows' is an overstatement of the trend.
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