The Crime Counter-Revolution Has Begun

Highlights Violent crime is exploding. Fear is at an all-time high. Firearm and security sales are going through the roof. People are leaving cities. Progressives…

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The Number of Police Officers Leaving Law Enforcement

Highlights Are cops leaving the job? Do we have enough police officers? Are they properly funded? Does the Department of Justice have a plan for…

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Do Black and Hispanic Americans Support Law Enforcement?

Highlights Do Black and Hispanic Americans support law enforcement? Yes, but polling data provides a range of emotions and opinions. Many police officers regardless of…

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Sending The Wrong Messages To Criminals Encourages Crime

Highlights Offenders understand that the rules governing them have softened considerably. We are telling offenders that the justice system is backing down and that their…

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Like Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The Job

Highlights Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant. State correctional agencies are having problems with recruitment and retention. The…

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What The Public Knows About Cops Or Police Shootings Is Usually Wrong

Highlights Is misinformation about law enforcement affecting the vast increases in violent crime? Are we losing cops? There is endless negative publicity (some of it…

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It’s Open Season On Law Enforcement-Is It Time To Leave?

Highlights Per Derek Chauvin and related incidents, are all cops brutal or racist? Per President Obama, society demands too much from police officers. Until communities…

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33% Increase In Urban Homicides-Rising Violence Continues In 2021

Highlights Violent crime, aggravated assaults and homicides increased in 2020. Rising violence continues for 2021. “Some cities are set to outpace last year’s numbers,” The…

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Homicides-Violent Crime-Aggravated Assaults Increased in 2020 Per FBI

Highlights Per FBI preliminary statistics for 2020, there was a 25 percent increase in homicides. Per FBI preliminary statistics for 2020, overall violent crime increased…

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Aggressive Police Media Relations And Hot Spot Policing

Highlights One Florida Sheriff-One House-One Very Public Message On Hot Spot Policing. Law enforcement public outreach efforts create community support and enhance citizen satisfaction. Author …

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Media Questions Regarding The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Highlights I responded to a national media source regarding the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Additional media outlets are also inquiring. What does the…

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Law Enforcement Public Opinion Continues To Improve

Highlights Taking all recent polling data together, the overwhelming number of Americans have relatively high opinions of law enforcement regardless of background. Differences as to…

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Do Reporters Hate Cops? Law Enforcement And Media Objectivity

Highlights Is media objectivity a relic of the past (per the Columbia Journalism Review)? Many (most?) cops believe that media reporting of law enforcement and…

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Is There A National Police Strike?

Highlights Department of Justice data indicates that there is no national police strike or slowdown. There are, however, problems in communities where trust between cops…

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Cops Are Leaving-What Does This Mean For Public Safety?

Highlights Cops are leaving the job in record numbers. If there is any question as to the impact of police officers on society, remove them…

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Crime And Threats Cause People and Businesses To Move

Highlights Per Gallup, “when Americans felt under threat in their daily lives,” they express a desire to move. 48% now prefer to live in a…

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Gun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?

Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…

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Explaining COVID And Post Lockdown Violence

Highlights The bedrock of today’s violence could be the shock of the pandemic plus relaxed or disappearing enforcement. The increase in homicides, aggravated assaults, carjackings…

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National Police Slowdowns And Other Myths Debunked Per The USDOJ

Highlights The data below is based on what citizens interacting with police tell researchers about their experience from 2015-2018. Contrary to critics, there was no…

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