It is only through your efforts that this community can, in fact, make a difference in combating crime. A community free of crime does not have to be a dream. During my campaign, I made crime a top priority. Because that is what the people of this community told me concerned them most. People from all walks of life, in every neighborhood.
Crime cuts across all ethnic and economic barriers.
It affects a child's right to play peacefully in a neighborhood park, an elderly citizen's right to walk to the corner grocery store at night as well as a business owner's decision to invest and create jobs in our community. A crime-free society is critical to our survival and success. That's why two days after my election, we already had a plan in place to combat crime. We didn't reinvent the wheel or design any fancy new programs. The programs and the know-how and the commitment was in place.