Okay, thank you.
We've heard from various witnesses—expert witnesses in their own fields--at this committee and at other committees in the justice field who have commented on, of course, this relatively recent phenomenon of guns, gangs, and drugs. You've stated that in reality there's a decrease in the rate of violent crime, and yet these witnesses have testified that it's quite the opposite. They've suggested that as of late there has been a rather dramatic increase in the rate of violent crime, particularly associated with this triple phenomenon.
Would you agree with that assessment?