Since George Floyd's death in May, Black Lives Matter activists have demanded that their elected officials "Defund the Police." But many Democratic-controlled cities that followed through with these far-left demands are today witnessing an uptick in violent crimes.
His "Police Reform Action Plan" sought to dissolve the city's Gun Violence Reduction Team in order to "Fundamentally re-shape" law enforcement's approach to shooting prevention.
The city reported that although year-to-date shootings rose 10.8 percent by May, the months of June, July, August, and September suffered 96.8 percent, 186.1 percent, 195.1 percent, and 243.8 percent hikes respectively.
New York City The country's largest city announced $1 billion in cuts to the New York Police Department's spending in late June.
The city's top law enforcement official declared her retirement decision just hours after the city council implemented its first substantive cuts to the department's budget-including the salaries of Best and department executives.
Do you think the Seattle City Council is responsible for Chief Carmen Best stepping down as chief of the Seattle Police Department?- KOMO News August 11, 2020 Best was the first black woman to lead the Seattle Police Department and spent 28 years serving the city's police force.
Austin The Austin City Council voted unanimously to slash its police department budget by $150 million-34 percent of its $434 million budget-in August.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Democrat-run cities that voted to 'Defund the Police' now face soaring violent crime rates
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