Senator Mike Rounds proposes a commission to address violent crime on Native American reservations.

Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota has called for the creation of a Violent Crime Reduction Commission to tackle high crime rates on Native American reservations, which can be five times higher than the national average. The commission, proposed in a letter to the Attorney General and Secretary of the Interior, would involve officials from the Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, and tribal leaders. Rounds hopes the commission will address the public safety crisis on reservations.