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Is where i will start. >> this is where it all started back in 1991. >> this is a pretty violent place back then. i think my first year here precinct covers 1 pulp 6 square miles and i think we had 89 homicides, robberies were commonplace. gunshots were commonplace, we drive on patrol at night and routinely hear gunshots. it was all night long. >> lawrence: how did you all clean it up? what was it about that moment from a leadership perspective and policing perspective that changed your community? >> the public just got sick of the crime. the media was outraged, the cops were outraged. mayor d...

Cops is making it more difficult for officers all across america to safely do their job. watch. [sirens] i'm with scott at the 44 rt precinct this is where it all started. j back in 1991. what was life like back then? >> it was a violent place back then i think my first year cover 1.6 square miles and i think we have 89 homicides in that 1.6 mile area just in that precinct robberies were common place. how did you clean that up? >> public got sick of the crime media was outrage and they call upon politicians at that time mayor david dinkins to take action and mayor dinkins push through what was...

Cops is making it more difficult for officers all across america to safely do their job. watch. [sirens] i'm with scott at the 44 rt precinct this is where it all started. j back in 1991. what was life like back then? >> it was a violent place back then i think my first year cover 1.6 square miles and i think we have 89 homicides in that 1.6 mile area just in that precinct robberies were common place. how did you clean that up? >> public got sick of the crime media was outrage and they call upon politicians at that time mayor david dinkins to take action and mayor dinkins push through what was...

For officers all across america to safely do their job. watch. [sirens] i'm with scott at the 44 rt precinct this is where it all started. j back in 1991. what was life like back then? >> it was a violent place back then i think my first year cover 1.6 square miles and i think we have 89 homicides in that 1.6 mile area just in that precinct robberies were common place. how did you clean that up? >> public got sick of the crime media was outrage and they call upon politicians at that time mayor david dinkins to take action and mayor dinkins push through what was called a safe streets safe city ...