Who Could Have Seen This Coming? All Over America, Blue Cities Are Facing A Severe Shortage Of Police Officers

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Who Could Have Seen This Coming? All Over America, Blue Cities Are Facing A Severe Shortage Of Police Officers

It turns out that we really do need the police after all. Do you remember a few years ago when blue cities all over the nation wanted to defund the police? Needless to say, that didn’t work out too well. Wherever police budgets were slashed, crime rates shot up. Today, we are in the midst...

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Who Could Have Seen This Coming? All Over America, Blue Cities Are Facing A Severe Shortage Of Police Officers

September 20, 2023 by Michael

It turns out that we really do need the police after all. Do you remember a few years ago when blue cities all over the nation wanted to defund the police? Needless to say, that didn’t work out too well. Wherever police budgets were slashed, crime rates shot up. Today, we are in the midst of a massive crime wave that is sweeping the country. In fact, it has gotten so bad that even many our most liberal politicians are desperate to restore law and order. But that won’t be so easy, because after everything that has transpired blue cities are discovering that they are having a really difficult time finding enough warm bodies to serve in their crime-ridden communities.

Just look at what is happening in Minneapolis. Since the death of George Floyd, the number of officers serving in the MPD has fallen by about 35 percent…

The Minneapolis Police Department is experiencing historically low staffing shortages, with ranks down approximately 35% since the death of George Floyd in 2020.
According to a June report from the Department of Justice, the MPD had 892 sworn officers in 2018, but that number has since dropped to just 585. An officer told the DOJ that the police department’s morale “is at an all-time low.”

Once upon a time, Minneapolis was one of the most beautiful cities in the country.
But now it is a crime-infested hellhole, and at this point the city “has one of the lowest ratios of police officers to population” in the entire nation…

Some days, the department has only four officers working a given precinct, the outlet reported. The MPD is often so understaffed that it does not have anyone available to work the station’s front desk.
Minneapolis has one of the lowest ratios of police officers to population, with 1.4 officers per 1,000 residents, while the national average is 2.4.

Similar things could be said about San Francisco.
The “City by the Bay” is one of the epicenters of our rapidly growing national drug crisis, and they are having such a hard time finding police officers that they have decided to start recruiting in Texas…

San Francisco is trying to recruit cops from Texas as it faces a shortage of officers, after businessman Marc Benioff slammed the city’s homeless and drug problems.
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is visiting four Texas university campuses throughout the month as part of a new recruitment drive.
Candidates from outside of the state of California will take a written test, a physical ability test and an interview to see if they make they cut.

Yes, things have really gotten this bad.
Blue cities are having such difficulty hiring police officers that they must try to recruit them from red states.
This month, the SFPD will be making recruiting trips to four different Texas universities…

• Texas Southern University in Houston;
• Sam Houston State University in Huntsville;
• Prairie View A&M University; and
• Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.

If you always dreamed of serving as a police officer in a lawless city with hordes of drug addicts, this is your chance.
In Prince George’s County just outside of Washington D.C., authorities have decided to search for hundreds of new recruits in Puerto Rico because the shortage of police officers has become so severe…

Officer shortages are so dire in the Washington, D.C., area that one county police department is planning to send officials to Puerto Rico in an attempt to bring back hundreds of new recruits, the department announced Monday.
Law enforcement officials in Maryland’s Prince George’s County, which borders D.C., told the city’s Fox affiliate that they plan to travel to the Caribbean island “soon” in an attempt to hire the roughly 350 officers they need to achieve a full staff. In addition to the tropical recruitment trip, the county’s police department is targeting Hispanic communities at parades and other events across the country and running ads in Spanish.

At least they are still trying.
Other communities seem to have given up completely.
In Seattle, citizens are being instructed to “give up their car keys” and to give criminals “whatever they’re looking for” when they inevitably encounter violent thugs…

The best thing to do if you are ever confronted by criminals while in Seattle is to simply give them “whatever they’re looking for,” according to King County Sheriff David Robinson.
Instead of trying to fight criminals when they attempt to, say, steal your car, Robinson suggests that residents and visitors of Seattle “give up their car keys” and avoid provoking these robbers and thieves.
“Give the criminals what they want,” Robinson told Seattleites about how to live in their city, which is currently facing the highest violent crime rate in 15 years.

I have been to downtown Seattle, and I don’t plan on going back any time soon.
Of course these days you can literally be robbed anywhere.
On Sunday, a wealthy man in Connecticut was actually carjacked inside his own garage…

A Connecticut man pulled his Aston Martin convertible into his garage Sunday and encountered two masked men who attacked him and stole the vehicle in a brazen broad daylight carjacking captured on home security video.
“Get out, get out,” a masked man can be heard telling the victim as he sits in his own Bayberry Lane garage in an exchange captured by a Ring camera in the corner of the room.
A second man opens the passenger door and then rifles around inside another luxury car parked to the side.

Driving an expensive vehicle can be fun.
But in our current social environment, it makes you a target.

It appears that those two criminals followed that man home.

Sadly, this sort of crime is rapidly rising all over the nation.
So from this point forward, make sure that nobody is following you when you are headed back to where you live.
If you do suspect that you are being followed, pull into a gas station, but don’t get out.
Circle around and watch to see if the vehicle that was potentially tailing you follows suit. If you are still being followed at that point, call the police and head toward the nearest police station. Only really stupid criminals will follow you there.
I wish that we did not have to constantly be on guard like this, but it is imperative to understand that our society has been fundamentally transformed.
Lawlessness reigns in major cities all over the United States, and I fully expect violent crime to get even worse during the years ahead of us

 

[Darts]

The blue cities have to suffer the consequences of their actions before they wake up to reality. Actually, they might never wake up to reality.

 

[mandrill]

I believe ALL US cities are facing a shortage of police officers. The pay is far lower than in Canada and the work is dangerous and you work shifts.

 

[Not getting younger]

I believe ALL US cities are facing a shortage of police officers. The pay is far lower than in Canada and the work is dangerous and you work shifts.

PTSD rates over 30%
a public that mistrust or despises them too.

Id also want to see if like the GTA, who has also seen a spike in violent crime since JT came into power. Are likewise seeing populations explode. And whether or not their governments have the money to hire enough to keep pace. Aka how many coppers per 100,000 residents.

 

[Frankfooter]

I believe ALL US cities are facing a shortage of police officers. The pay is far lower than in Canada and the work is dangerous and you work shifts.

The NRA has filled the country with weapons making the job much more dangerous.

 

[mandrill]

PTSD rates over 30%
a public that mistrust or despises them too.

More of an American thing than a Canadian thing.

Do cops get PTSD?.... Sure. I'd hate to be a cop. It's a shitty job. My latest lame joke whenever I talk to a cop is to say: "Have a good shift, officer. Well, as good as it can get anyway!"

It usually gets a weak, pained smile and wave.

Id also want to see if like the GTA, who has also seen a spike in violent crime since JT came into power. Are likewise seeing populations explode. And whether or not their governments have the money to hire enough to keep pace. Aka how many coppers per 100,000 residents.

I haven't noticed US style crime rates here. And - you know what?! - the police and law enforcement are a provincial constitutional area of power. So blame the Ontario Tories, not Justin. Justin's not involved in any of this.

Give Duggo a phone call and tell him he's fucking up. Maybe he'll stop partying with his developer buds to tell you to go fuck yourself for a second or two.

 

[John_Jacob]

Who knew that living in Johannesburg for 6 months would come in handy later as a 'life skill' for Canada

 

[Not getting younger]

More of an American thing than a Canadian thing.

Assuming you are referring the the mistrust/despise part. Definitely but it’s getting worse here.


Do cops get PTSD?.... Sure. I'd hate to be a cop. It's a shitty job. My latest lame joke whenever I talk to a cop is to say: "Have a good shift, officer. Well, as good as it can get anyway!"It usually gets a weak, pained smile and wave.

Yeah, that old expression about walking a mile.

I haven't noticed US style crime rates here.

Toronto saw 15 per cent increase in its violent crime index in 2022, more than three times the jump seen nationally: StatsCan

New data suggests that violent crime occurrences in Toronto were up 15 per cent in 2022, more than three times the rate of increase seen nationally.

beta.cp24.com

And this. Low point was 2014

Violent crime keeps rising; murder rate highest in 30 years: StatCan

Canada had 874 homicides last year, a fourth consecutive rise year on year

nationalpost.com

And - you know what?! - the police and law enforcement are a provincial constitutional area of power.
What about the laws? Aren’t they Federal? How is a lawyer not aware of this?
-wasting energy on bans, and not targeting bangers

-Doing away with minimums

-Relaxing and already revolving door bail

A lot of cops I know, often feel their efforts are in vain.

So blame the Ontario Tories, not Justin. Justin's not involved in any of this.

While I do think he takes some heat. Police forces are municipal how are you not aware of this..???

except for the OPP but even there…municipality have their own agreements..how are you a lawyer not aware of this???

and as always, whose fault is it, money is a huge problem? Any additional funds allocated to law enforcement have to come from tax payers or other ministries. do you suggest healthcare? Ministry of environment? Education?

Give Duggo a phone call and tell him he's fucking up. Maybe he'll stop partying with his developer buds to tell you to go fuck yourself for a second or two.

given your brain farts above with whose responsible for laws and the justice system, crime stats since and lately, and not seeing things I will assume it’s you that’s partying and stoned.

 

[y2kmark]

Law enforcement is trying to weed out deplorables at the same time that outfits like the proud boys and various other fascists are recruiting. All the right wing drivel about weaponizing the justice system doesn't help either...

 

[The Oracle]

Hey just throw some social workers into problem areas. All will be fine,lol.

Olivia Chow will decimate the TPS in due fashion. It's in her mission statement.

Portland here we come....

 

[Darts]

It's JT and the feds who make the law. The RCMP administers the law in some provinces.

 

[mandrill]

It's JT and the feds who make the law. The RCMP administers the law in some provinces.

The province administers the criminal law. The province hires the prosecutors.

 

[Mod99]

@mandrill and @Not getting younger

You're both guilty of insults and trolling. Take the personal stuff offline if you wish, but stop posting it publicly.

(...and I don't give a shit who started it.)

 

[Darts]

The blue cities can always hire white lefties and BLM to keep them safe.

 

[Frankfooter]

Assuming you are referring the the mistrust/despise part. Definitely but it’s getting worse here.


Do cops get PTSD?.... Sure. I'd hate to be a cop. It's a shitty job. My latest lame joke whenever I talk to a cop is to say: "Have a good shift, officer. Well, as good as it can get anyway!"It usually gets a weak, pained smile and wave.

Yeah, that old expression about walking a mile.

I haven't noticed US style crime rates here.

Toronto saw 15 per cent increase in its violent crime index in 2022, more than three times the jump seen nationally: StatsCan

New data suggests that violent crime occurrences in Toronto were up 15 per cent in 2022, more than three times the rate of increase seen nationally.

beta.cp24.com

And this. Low point was 2014

Violent crime keeps rising; murder rate highest in 30 years: StatCan

Canada had 874 homicides last year, a fourth consecutive rise year on year

nationalpost.com

And - you know what?! - the police and law enforcement are a provincial constitutional area of power.
What about the laws? Aren’t they Federal? How is a lawyer not aware of this?
-wasting energy on bans, and not targeting bangers

-Doing away with minimums

-Relaxing and already revolving door bail

A lot of cops I know, often feel their efforts are in vain.

So blame the Ontario Tories, not Justin. Justin's not involved in any of this.

While I do think he takes some heat. Police forces are municipal how are you not aware of this..???

except for the OPP but even there…municipality have their own agreements..how are you a lawyer not aware of this???

and as always, whose fault is it, money is a huge problem? Any additional funds allocated to law enforcement have to come from tax payers or other ministries. do you suggest healthcare? Ministry of environment? Education?

Give Duggo a phone call and tell him he's fucking up. Maybe he'll stop partying with his developer buds to tell you to go fuck yourself for a second or two.

given your brain farts above with whose responsible for laws and the justice system, crime stats since and lately, and not seeing things I will assume it’s you that’s partying and stoned.

You didn't check the source for those numbers again, did you?
They show that the crime rate is much higher in Peterborough, Belleville and Kinsgton.
According to your stats Kelowna's crime rate is 3x what Toronto's rate is.

Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2022

none

www150.statcan.gc.ca

 

[mandrill]

You didn't check the source for those numbers again, did you?
They show that the crime rate is much higher in Peterborough, Belleville and Kinsgton.
According to your stats Kelowna's crime rate is 3x what Toronto's rate is.

Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2022

none

www150.statcan.gc.ca

My guess is that crime rate is connected to education level. The lower the average education level, the higher the crime rate. Urban people tend to be more educated than rural people. Hence a lower crime rate. Hence the higher stats in rural provinces like MB and SK.

Hence the decline in crime since the 1970's peak. People just get more education now. There are fewer blue collar manual jobs and more white collar jobs with a less macho culture. So people fight less, smash up each other's cars less and steal each other's stuff less.

Guns are more available now and the drug trade has grown. But that's a factor in small town crime as well. And the drug trade is - I would guess - a constant since the 1990's.

 

[Frankfooter]

My guess is that crime rate is connected to education level. The lower the average education level, the higher the crime rate. Urban people tend to be more educated than rural people. Hence a lower crime rate. Hence the higher stats in rural provinces like MB and SK.

Hence the decline in crime since the 1970's peak. People just get more education now. There are fewer blue collar manual jobs and more white collar jobs with a less macho culture. So people fight less, smash up each other's cars less and steal each other's stuff less.

Guns are more available now and the drug trade has grown. But that's a factor in small town crime as well. And the drug trade is - I would guess - a constant since the 1990's.

I still think its the old school reasons, poverty, lack of opportunities and drugs.

I've talked to people in Peterborough and worked enough across the country in Winnipeg and other small cities to see it. They have downtowns that are in a bit of trouble, more people with no jobs doing petty crime for drugs. Here we now get the tent cities in parks, but they are watched a bit more. But in the small towns you see more people wandering around doing petty stuff, which you don't see downtown Toronto as much. Violent crime might be the one outlier stat but even that is pretty low and the numbers aren't big enough to really be statistically accurate.

Crime is still lower in Toronto and all of our bigger cities than the small towns, more jobs in urban than rural areas.

 

[Not getting younger]

Some stats. The same things that impact ethic groups such as economic disadvantages and access to education…..and ????

https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/ac.pdf

Domestic Violence and Homicide in Rural, Remote, and Northern Communities: Understanding Risk and Keeping Women Safe

Domestic Homicide Brief 7 October 2019 View Printable PDF Version En français : Violence et homicides familiaux dans les collectivités rurales, éloignées et nordiques : Comprendre le risque et assurer la sécurité des femmes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Domestic Violence and Homicide in Rural, Remote, and...

cdhpi.ca

As such, people living in some rural areas may be more at risk of firearm crime, but violent crime that occurs in urban areas is generally more likely to involve a firearm.

In 2020, more than six in ten (63%) of the firearm-related violent crime in urban areas involved handguns. In rural areas, the firearm present was most commonly a rifle or shotgun: 46% in the rural South and 39% in the rural North.

The accused in firearm-related violent crimes was most frequently a stranger to the victim in 2020 (for 55% of male victims and 41% of female victims). This was driven, however, by firearm-related violent crime in urban areas.

Trends in firearm-related violent crime in Canada, 2009 to 2020

This Juristat article examines the nature and prevalence of firearm-related violent crime in Canada. Trends in firearm-related violent crime between 2009 and 2020 are presented at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels as well as for urban and rural regions...

www150.statcan.gc.ca

On Bail and the revolving door

Data from Statistics Canada on incidents where someone has allegedly failed to comply with a court order — primarily those concerning bail or peace bond conditions — and allegedly committed a violent crime show that the numbers are up across Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) over five years.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6828070

On violent crime

Globe editorial: The rising tide of violent crime can’t be ignored. It’s time to ban handguns

The issue is mostly not what the Liberals have done but what they have not done. The government needs to acknowledge there is a real problem

www.theglobeandmail.com

On Bill c-75

The challenges facing the criminal justice system, specifically regarding remand and the overrepresentation of Indigenous persons and accused from vulnerable groups who are traditionally disadvantaged in obtaining bail, call for a careful look at Canadian bail law. As noted earlier, Statistics Canada reported that 60% of adultsFootnote 36 in provincial/territorial correctional facilities and 59% of youthFootnote 37 in custody were denied bail and on remand.

Overview of Bill C-75 - Legislative Background: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as enacted (Bill C-75 in the 42nd Parliament)

Legislative Background: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as enacted (Bill C-75 in the 42nd Parliament)

www.justice.gc.ca

And this

Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2022

none

www150.statcan.gc.ca

And this.

Shooting and Firearm Discharge

Trends related to shooting and firearm discharge.

data.torontopolice.on.ca

and this

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6250909

And this

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6250909

And this

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

And this dated July 2023 finally

New justice minister arrives amid bail debate, vows fresh look at judicial vacancies

Canada's new justice minister plans to tell his staff and department to move 'expeditiously' to address judicial vacancies, an issue that had dogged his predecessors and resulted in a reprimand from the country's top judge.

beta.ctvnews.ca

and this

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6806530

And this
In 2015, the previous government under Premier Kathleen Wynne cut funding for the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) in half, and disbanded the task force entirely in 2017. In 2018, the Ford government invested $25 million to fight guns and gangs across the province.

And this

Halton police chief calls for action on guns coming from U.S. after Toronto-area shooting rampage | Globalnews.ca

'Obviously he was not a lawful gun owner,' Halton police Chief Stephen Tanner said of the man who shot multiple people in the GTA on Monday.

globalnews.ca

And this

Nearly 80% of firearms involved in Toronto gun violence come from the U.S.: Police | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Nearly 80% of firearms involved in Toronto gun violence come from the U.S.: Police Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

globalnews.ca

And so on, ad nauseum

 

[Frankfooter]

Some stats. The same things that impact ethic groups such as economic disadvantages and access to education…..and ????

So you think while there is way more crime out where you are its more violent because of guns in Toronto?
Its still safer here.

 

[Not getting younger]

So you think while there is way more crime out where you are its more violent because of guns in Toronto?
Its still safer here.

Read the first couple links/quotes or is that too much to ask?

. And it’s more a case of the types of crimes. And more a case of economic opportunity vs uneducated rednecks, and lack of access. Not much different than inner cities.See also indigenous people in the further regions.

There are reasons young people leave rural communities. And small towns….you know…go to cities for university and then work live there????….”just saying”

And with respect to violent crime, the types of crimes in cities, and with what weapons…(vs farmers with shotguns) and whether or not there are increases, the types and what not.

read the rest