Crime Escalation Quotes

In my day, we didn't have the cocaine, so we went out and knocked somebody over the head and took the money. But today, all this cocaine and crack, it doesn't give kids a chance.

Small crimes always precedes great ones.

If you turn a blind eye to fare evasion, if you accustom people to getting away with minor crime, you are making it more likely that they will go on to commit more serious crimes. That is why we have so much disorder in London. It is a disgrace.

I am so sick of you smart kids. Why can't you just boost cars or steal stuff like normal kids?' 'We do steal stuff. Just bigger stuff.

Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.

Little crimes breed big crimes. You smile at little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off.

What man have you ever seen who was contented with one crime only?

As the economy goes south, petty theft begins. And then grand theft. And then muggings.

Some smaller crimes always precede the great crimes.

Where have you ever found that man who stopped short after the perpetration of a single crime?

Broken Window Theory: Consider a building with a few broken windows. If the windows are not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows. Eventually, they may even break into the building, and if it's unoccupied, perhaps become squatters or light fires inside. Or consider a sidewalk. Some litter accumulates. Soon, more litter accumulates. Eventually, people even start leaving bags of trash from take-out restaurants there or even break into cars.

Crime is increasing, trigger happy policing. Panic is spreading, God knows where we're heading.

Crimes lead into one another. They who are capable of being forgers, are capable of being incendiaries.

Little rogues easily become great ones.

An egg thief becomes a camel thief.

They don't have a lot of crime in the countryside other than theft. But every once in a while, things turn ugly, and when they turn ugly, they turn very ugly.