President Biden's anti-crime bill: Will it make America safer?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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President Biden's $37 billion anti-crime plan includes funding to hire 100,000 more police. What's actually in the plan? Richard Rosenfeld and Elie Mystal join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:25.9	This is on point.
0:27.1	I'm Megna Chacrabardi.
0:29.0	The COVID pandemic ushered in an era of rising crime
0:32.5	in the United States.
0:33.8	Homicides are up 40% in major cities
0:37.0	according to the Council on Criminal Justice.
0:39.6	And so far this year,
0:40.8	robberies are up 19% over 2021
0:43.7	and car thefts up 15%.
0:48.0	Well, President Joe Biden has unveiled a new $37 billion
0:52.6	plan to tackle crime nationwide.
0:55.6	He introduced the so-called safer America plan
0:58.5	in Wilkesbury, Pennsylvania last month.
1:01.5	You know, a peace of mind knowing your kids can go to school
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