Claim: "In the mid 1990s, in our state,  No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds."
Fact-check: Crist defends 'chain gang' era, points to violent crime rate
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Allison Graves
Date published: 2016-09-20T00:00:00