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Mayors from around the country are facing a common threat that isn’t just the coronavirus: spiking violent crime. Across virtually every large urban area, a wave of violent crime has plagued residents as they struggle to adjust to new pandemic-related restrictions and a general decline in their quality of life. From bustling metropolises such as … Read more

A far-left journalist working in Arkansas was among four suspects formally charged last week in connection with  the firebombings of police vehicles during Black Lives Matter protests during the summer, according to reports. Federal  authorities alleged that Renea Baek Goddard, 22, was associated with a  group that tossed Molotov cocktails toward Little Rock Police Department vehicles on Aug. 25 as a large crowd … Read more

The Seattle Police Department is on pace to lose nearly 200 officers  by the end of the year in a historic mass exodus, the Jason Rantz Show  on KTTH has learned. The vast majority of those who left the department  are patrol officers. By the end of November, the official number of separations was 164. … Read more

Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles City Council is considering a plan  to slash over 600 positions from the city’s police force in a move that  the police chief said would devastate department operations. The defunded Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is already reeling from a hiring freeze and a $150 million budget cut. “This … Read more

SEATTLE, WA – Since the death of George Floyd in  police custody in May of this year, the Seattle Police Department has  been attacked from Antifa, Black Lives Matter, the City Council and the  Mayor.  As a result of pressure from outside groups, the City Council vowed to significantly reduce funding to the agency.  This, among … Read more

The  Democrat-controlled Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on  Thursday to cut millions of dollars in funding from the Minneapolis  Police Department’s budget next year after failing to abolish the police  department altogether earlier this year following the death of George  Floyd. The Minneapolis City Council voted to “shift nearly $8  million from next year’s police … Read more

Denny Park is Seattle’s oldest, dating back to 1883. Walking paths are lined with azaleas, rhododendrons, and trees from around the world including Japanese snowbells and Sawara cypress. In 2017, the park underwent a $2 million renovation with new planting beds and an automatic irrigation system. The Seattle Times reported at the time that “plans are in the … Read more

The Bottom Line is you may not need more COPS but you need to free the ones you do have from routine tasks that can be done by others.  COPS deter crime and that is GOOD! More cops mean less crime. This is one of the most robust findings of empirical criminology, supported by study … Read more

Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizations are flexing their new political muscles. They  are pressuring the incoming Biden administration as well as state and  local lawmakers to fulfill their personnel and policy demands. However,  their radical ideas could be devastating to the black community leaving  minority neighborhoods more lawless and dangerous. The BLM  protests that began … Read more

As if the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t bad enough, America is also seeing a surge in homicides this year. A new report,  by the Council on Criminal Justice, found homicides have increased  sharply this year across 21 US cities with relevant data: “Homicide  rates increased by 42% during the summer and 34% in the fall over the  summer and … Read more