James Comey Quotes

There's a perception that police are less likely to do the marginal additional policing that suppresses crime: the getting out of your car at 2 in the morning and saying to a group of guys, 'What are you doing here?'

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

The police need to come down to street level.

In New York City we have the biggest police force in the country. We have 35,000 uniformed officers. We're able to mass officers in significant numbers if we had to.

My 26 years experience as a police officer and official, including command of two police districts, tells me that unfortunately the only short-term response that can counter the on-street violence and offer neighborhoods relief from crime and drugs is aggressive law enforcement.... Cities and states have made police the institution of first response rather than of last resort in addressing this crisis.

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

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.

A cop by themselves on every corner is not going to make that much difference.

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

I was a policeman for 18 years.

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.

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.

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

Where are the cops when you need them? (Nick) Probably eating beignets. As the old saying goes, when seconds count, the police are just minutes away. (Caleb)

There is no tougher job in America than being a cop on the beat in a major city in this country, big and brawling.

Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed.

We can't do much about ensuring that the homeland is safe if our local police and sheriffs' departments don't have the personnel they need to keep our streets and neighborhoods secure.

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

I promise you a police car on every sidewalk.

Local people do want to see more police on the streets.

I enjoyed being a police officer; I enjoyed the investigations.

We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.

In the 1990s, we introduced Boston's community policing strategy. We reversed the tide of violent crime that threatened our city, and we established a national model for preventing and fighting crime.

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

“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.