Excerpt: “In 2020, the nation experienced the largest increase in murders ever recorded and the largest increase in violent crime in thirty years. Having inherited this dire public safety challenge, President Biden and Vice President Harris immediately got to work. Guided by their belief that the first responsibility of government is to keep people safe, President Biden and Vice President Harris backed their commitment with historic investments in public safety. The end result is clear: violent crime is at a 50-year low and homicides have fallen dramatically in the last four years to nearly a 50-year low. The Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in reducing crime included: 1) Funding the police; … 2) Expanding federal partnerships with state and local law enforcement; … 3) Addressing the scourge of gun violence; … 4) Investing in programs proven to prevent crime; and … 5) Building trust between police and the communities they serve.”