[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.