now, joeenpresident biden: thanr the introduction.t on that shield, walk out the door and your families worry about receiving that phone call. thank you for your service and your sacrifice and that of your families. and thksrcement and community leaders who have helped bring down violent crime rates in their cities set to historic lows. we what's going to happen now. you just heard from the chief and they salute these cities are makinglast year the united statd one of the lowest rates of all vient crimes in more than 50 years. murder, rape, aggravated assault , burglary. and it matters. as president, public safety and crime reduction is a top priority for my administration and for me and has been for a long time back when i was chairman of the judiciary committee. since day one, my administration have been working with law enforcement, mayors and community leaders to do what we know works to keep people in communities safe. states and cities saw violent crime rising and their budgets were strained as they faced deep cuts on law enforc