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ICYMI: What Mayors Are Saying About Reduction in Crime in America’s Cities

Mayors credit innovative policing and crime prevention strategies, strategic partnerships & holistic approaches to crime reduction for downward trend Washington, DC — Last week during the 93rd Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in Tampa (FL) mayors from across the country gathered to discuss the tremendous progress

By |2025-08-13T14:52:27-04:00June 26, 2025|News, Press Room|

America’s Mayors Trumpet Progress Reducing Crime, and Warn of Immigration Enforcement Overreach on Day Three of USCM’s 93rd Annual Meeting

Immigration, public safety and housing took center stage, and mayors championed abundance-focused reforms to lower costs and boost quality of life. (Tampa, FL) – Today, on the third day of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 93rd Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, mayors celebrated local achievements, especially improved public safety, and they reiterated concerns about the

By |2025-06-23T12:27:07-04:00June 21, 2025|News, Press Room|

Statement by the U.S. Conference of Mayors on ICE’s Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

Washington, DC–Below is a statement by Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, on today’s arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka by ICE: “The events this afternoon involving the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka by ICE agents outside Delaney Hall, a detention facility run by a private prison operator

By |2025-05-09T18:58:11-04:00May 9, 2025|News, Press Room|
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