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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release December 27, 1998

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

The 1997 National Crime Victimization Survey released by the Department of Justice today shows that violent crime fell seven percent last year and 21 percent since I took office. With the violent crime rate now its lowest level since 1973, Americans are safer today than they have been in many years. These new figures again show that our strategy of more police, stricter gun laws, and better crime prevention is working. But we are not yet done. Working together, both in Washington and in communities across our nation, we must redouble our efforts to make our streets, homes, and schools safer for all Americans.

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