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Cracking Down on Gun Trafficking, or Impeaching Public Officials? Shapiro and Mastriano on Stopping Crime

Crime has been a central talking point in the race to be the next Pennsylvania’s governor. Republican Doug Mastriano has tried to pin higher-than normal homicide rates on his opponent, Attorney General Josh Shapiro -- a Democrat. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports crime statistics often get twisted.

(Original air-date: 9/22/22)

Katie Meyer is WHYY’s political reporter. She covers politics, policy, power, and elections at every level of government, with the goal of showing how it all affects people’s lives.