Following are excerpts from an address by Hillary Rodham Clinton at Riverside Church yesterday, as recorded by The New York Times:

Let us start by recognizing that crime is down dramatically -- and lives have been saved in this city -- because every day, brave men and women put on a uniform and place themselves in harm's way to protect us.

And let us also recognize that far too many people believe they are considered guilty simply because of the color of their skin. Thousands of African-American and Latino men in this city have suffered the inconvenience -- and the indignity -- of being stopped and searched by police for no apparent reason, reasons they do not understand. . . .

Yet the leadership in this city refuses to reach out -- to work with a community that is in pain. To even acknowledge there is a problem. I say that bad relations with the community are not a necessary cost of doing business. . . .

There are two precincts in the South Bronx where crime rates and civilian complaints are falling simultaneously. And studies of those precincts in the South Bronx have found that this is because of strong leadership and respectful policing. . . . You know, good community policing is not social work. It is an effective crime strategy that works. . . .