Thomas Menino Quotes

Let's make New York the safest state in America - that must be our goal. Let's achieve it together.

Certain crimes cannot be prevented unless there is a daily collective work done diligently.

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

The answer to crime is not gun control, it is law enforcement and self-control.

Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all.

“I’m going to stop crime in the streets.” A president is pressured to make that promise even though a President can’t do anything about street crime.

Regular, everyday working people in my state recognize that communities are going to have crime. They know that. The question is what do communities do about it?

I like going to areas where the murder rate is high and dropping it.

Targets don't fight crime.

Cops on the beat can stop problems before the damage spreads.

As long as I am mayor there will be law and order in Chicago.

Fighting crime requires a partnership between the police and the community. And we all know that this partnership has been tested in Chicago. It is a problem that has festered in this city for decades.

Without a beat officer system, there can be no crime prevention or supportive investigation. This is the very foundation of sound policing. It is the beat officer who connects with the common man on a daily basis and is the five senses of his area.

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

True public safety requires a collaboration between law enforcement and the community.

Fundamentally, we need to make sure that our neighborhoods are safe - all of our neighborhoods.

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

San Francisco needs a Mayor who will make all our neighborhoods safe, a Mayor with a record of standing up for public safety and fighting for the resources we need.

And not go to things that sound good that really did not have the kind of impact that we would want. Who disagrees with keeping neighborhoods safe?

In my home State of Minnesota, I have seen firsthand the importance of Byrne grants to local police in reducing crime and drugs and improving public safety.

I am in favor of community policing because it builds better working relationships with the communities.

With four of the top ten most violent cities in America, Michigan will never fully flourish unless our governments can fulfill their basic task: protecting public safety.

Boston is safe. And we're going to keep it safe.

The police need to come down to street level.