William Barr Quotes

There are many factors that affect crime rates. But we recognize that the main reason crime has decreased has always been - and always will be - the dangerous and stressful work done by state and local law enforcement officers day in and day out.

There is insufficient support for the police and safety and law enforcement, in general, in the city council.

Fighting crime is not cheap, because it requires boots on the ground.

Police reform is working, and crime is falling.

The police should be addressing car break-ins and burglaries and things like that. And increasingly what they're doing is providing social services. The majority of police are not trained in the provision of social services.

I do not support the idea of defunding police departments. I believe that it does nothing to solve the root problems we must address and it makes our communities less safe.

Police officers are the best of us. And the men and women, white, African-American, Asian, Latino, Hispanic, they put their lives on the line every single day. And let my say community policing is a great idea. It's worked in the Hoosier state. And we fully support that. Donald Trump and I are going to make sure that law enforcement have the resources and the tools to be able to really restore law and order to the cities and communities in this nation.

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.

To control violence [and other crime] requires a police system of professional investigations and good equipment. We don’t have it.

“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.

But passing by all other considerations, and contemplating merely the political institutions of the United States, I lament that we waste so much time and money in punishing crimes and take so little pains to prevent them.

Broken-windows enforcement is really about controlling behavior to such an extent you change it: If you deal with the little things, you can keep them from going into the big things. Zero tolerance implies zealotry. It's oppressive. And it's not achievable. You're never going to be in a position to eliminate all crime.

The overall policing budget is protected.

Every day, in every city and town across the country, police officers are performing vital services that help make their communities safer.

The police should be focused on policing criminal activity, and that's sort of the beginning, the middle and the end of it for me.

I don't support defunding the police.

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

My job as Home Secretary is to keep families and communities across our country safe.

My top priority as Attorney General is to continue the fight against violent crime, and step it up wherever needed.

I believe deeply that the first duty of government is providing for the personal security of its citizens. Therefore I would naturally place the highest priority on strengthening law enforcement.

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.

Let's talk about the real issues of crime which people are worried about. What people are worried about is the rise in violent crime. We believe that more community policemen and women are part of the answer to this.

We have to bring back law and order in this country and I think the police are phenomenal people.

I will work with local police and appoint the best prosecutors and federal investigators, whose mission will be to ensure every American is safe.

I've always liked cops, as much as you can like a group of people, you know? Sure, I've been hassled, but I'm a white dude - privileged.