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eye on the news Breaking the Crime Wave Remarks on crime, policing, and public safety at the National Press Club, June 25 Public safety Politics and law On June 25, the Manhattan Institute hosted Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for an address on the state of policing and criminal justice in America. The following is an edited and condensed version of his remarks. Five years ago, I spoke at some length on the subject of crime and violence in our streets. At the time, our nation was in the grips of the Obama crime wave of 2015–2...

AP Photo/Morry Gash City Journal published a story today which looks into why so many officers cut their careers short or moved to more hospitable locations last year. First, by way of reminder, here’s a summary of some of the decline in major cities: The NYPD’s headcount fell to its lowest level in ten years. In Chicago, police retirements rose 15 percent. The San Francisco Police Department is short 400 officers; over 115 officers, including an entire unit dedicated to crowd control, have left the Portland PD; and nearly 200 have left the Minneapolis PD or are on leave, rende...

Tracking anti-police protests and policies with a rise in violent crime.

Going to address this. >> will he be approaching this differently than he did in 1994. >> can gun violence you expect he will speak to and this his commitment to continuing to address gun violence and gun safety in the country. he has spoken himself to differences, things he would stand by. things he might do differently. but i wouldn't see this as a response to that as much as a conveying to the american people what he's going to do now to help address the rise in crime we have seen over the last year and a half. steve: see, that's important. she mentioned a couple dates there she was talking...

"Before Floyd, no big increase in homicides, aggravated assaults, and shootings."