By C. Eugene Emery Jr.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With U.S. Rep. David Cicilline coming under fire for his work as a defense attorney, the Democrat has been fighting back by saying that, during his tenure as mayor of Providence, the city logged the lowest crime rate in three decades.
"I'm very proud that while I was mayor of the city of Providence we had the lowest crime rate in 30 years," Cicilline said during his Oct. 16 debate against Republican Brendan Doherty, the former superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.
Cicilline talked about the crime statistics at least three times during the WPRI - Providence Journal faceoff.
PolitiFact Rhode Island examined his claim and ruled it True. Read the complete analysis here.