    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book II)]
    [October 13, 1996]
    [Pages 1823-1824]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Anticrime Initiatives
    October 13, 1996

        All Americans can be pleased with today's report that our Nation's
    crime rate is at a 10-year low and we have reduced murder and violent
    crime rates to their lowest levels since 1989. Our anticrime strategy--
    to put more police on the street while working to get drugs, gangs, and
    guns out of our neighborhoods--is working.
        We can be proud of the progress we have made, but there is still
    much work to be done. We must bear down even harder on violent

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    juvenile crime. Last May, I submitted to Congress the Anti-Gang and
    Youth Violence Control Act of 1996. Enacting that bill's tough, new
    measures is my top anticrime priority.

    Note: This statement was made available by the Office of the Press
    Secretary on October 11, and it was embargoed for release until October
    13.