Polly Toynbee Quotes

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

If crime went down 100 percent it would still be 50 percent higher than it should be.

Without the punishment of the Death by a Thousand Cuts, I am afraid people in China would have nothing to fear … and before long there would be more and more criminals, and it would be hard to ensure peace and stability.

If we're going to talk about mayors, that under the current mayor [of New York in 2016], crime has continued to drop, including murders.

If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped precipitously.

Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime.

The streets are safe in Philadelphia, it's only the people that make them unsafe.

Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration.

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

I saw my city gripped by fear. Because of violent acts committed by illegal aliens, my residents were afraid to shop - or even drive - on certain streets.

We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.

Respect for law is fading from the sensibilities of our people. Twenty times as many people in proportion to the population are lawlessly killed in the United States as in Great Britain. There are fifty times as many robberies. Life and property are relatively more unsafe than in any civilized country in the world.

Crime is out of control in Baltimore City.

Since 1992 we have made dramatic progress in reducing violent crime.

Crime is increasing, trigger happy policing. Panic is spreading, God knows where we're heading.

Even though the crime rate has dropped in recent years, the United States has more police per capita then any other nation in the world.

Property crime is down 40 percent. We just don't want to see it creep back up. We've had 25 years of very good cooperation.

Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.

I believe in community policing. And, in fact, violent crime is one-half of what it was in 1991.

When it comes to crime, the violent crime rate in America has been lowered during my presidency and any time in the last three, four decades.

Well, you know what happens to crime when the heat goes up.

I live about four muggings from Central Park.

If we are tough on crime and on terrorism, as Labour is, then I think Britain will be safer under Labour.

There are some exceptions: Chicago, my hometown, in particular. But overall in the country this is a much safer place than it used to be.

Legalizing drugs would simultaneously reduce the amount of crime and raise the quality of law enforcement. Can you conceive of any other measure that would accomplish so much to promote law and order?