Crime Quote by Heather Mac Donald

Our people went out every single night trying to stop crime before it happened, trying to take people off the street that they believed…

— Daryl Gates

When residents feel like they can talk to the police, officers can stop crime before it starts.

— Kevin Faulconer

Putting cops on streets is the most effective way to combat crime.

— Letitia James

A strong police presence keeps individuals involved in 'street life' from triggering the most severe penalties of the law by providing a surrogate for…

— Heather Mac Donald

Policies must be altered to address both the challenge that law enforcement feels every day, as well as the apprehension too many within our…

— Wes Moore

Reactive and proactive policing are both necessary. Still, we need to lower expectations that such efforts can ever be responsive to crime.

— Greg Boyle

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

As an early advocate for neighborhood policing, I've been heartened to see the tangible impact of police officers spending less time in their station…

— Eric Adams

You can be stopped if a police officer reasonably suspects a crime is about to be committed, is being committed or has been committed.…

— Raymond Kelly

I know what it means to be stopped by police. I've been stopped by police a lot.

— Daniel Kaluuya

We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad... Do you know how bad…

— Charles Barkley

Gun control responsibilities are taking police officers off the street and adding to crime.

— Stockwell Day