Donald Trump Quotes

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

In Chicago 3,000 people have been shot since January 1st. We're not going to let that happen. Our inner cities are almost at an all-time low, run by the Democrats for sometimes more than a hundred years, chain unbroken.

We've directed the creation of a task force for reducing violent crime in America, including the horrendous situation - take a look at Chicago and others - taking place right now in our inner cities.

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

Our inner cities are a disaster. You get shot walking to the store. They have no education. They have no jobs. I will do more for African-Americans and Latinos than Hillary Clinton can ever do in 10 lifetimes.

The African-American community, the community within the inner cities has been so badly treated.

I know that statistically, it has been proven that there is a tremendous amount of black on black crime within the inner cities.

We have to help African American people that, for the most part, are stuck there, Hispanic American people. We have Hispanic-American people that are in the inner cities and they are living in hell.

There's no question that there's been a breach in the trust between urban - especially urban community, African-American and minority communities and the police in major American cities.

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?

Congressman John Lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner-cities of the U.S. I can use all the help I can get!

As big a problem as gun violence is for Chicago, it is not beyond our ability to solve. Ending this string of tragedies is our top priority as a city. We are infusing our police department with the manpower, technology and training to meet this challenge head on.

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

No one wants dangerous criminals in our communities.

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

I've huge responsibilities in this job. The biggest is to keep everyone safe. Like many others, I've seen the effects of crime close up, and I worry about my kids.

Our police officers are on the front line of a battle to maintain control of our streets.

I'm really looking for an agenda that looks at safety for our communities beyond policing.

Obviously, we have to do a far better job on keeping our community safe, and that's where I'm going to put a significant amount of input.

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

I thank the officers of the Minneapolis Police Department, who work hard every day to help people in their most vulnerable moments, keep our communities safe, and build relationships and trust with the public.

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.

When we look at cities across the country, Cincinnati, for example, where they have come under DOJ guidance with a consent decree, we see that, over time, there has been a transformation in the relationship between the police and the community, where now they have a partnership and true collaborative policing, co-policing, to make the community safer overall.

We need law and order in the inner cities, because the people that are most affected by what's happening are African-American and Hispanic people. And it's very unfair to them what our politicians are allowing to happen.