London Breed Quotes

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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 some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?

Our neighborhoods are safer when there is trust between communities and the police who are in charge of protecting them.

More cops on our streets and in our neighborhoods mean safer streets and neighborhoods.

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

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

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

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.

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.

The police need to come down to street level.

I promise you a police car on every sidewalk.

As mayor, I would support law enforcement, not knock it down.

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

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.

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.

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

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