Axios: Crime Jumps After Court-Ordered Policing Changes

Have you noticed the striking correlation between the agenda of progressive activists and what is swiftly becoming our contemporary set of problems?

Axios:

“Most police agencies in recent federally court-ordered reform agreements saw violent crime rates skyrocket immediately, according to an Axios examination of departments under consent decrees since 2012.

Why it matters: The increases in violent crime rates — in one case by 61% — suggest that there can be unintended consequences, at least in the short term, to the policing changes many Americans have demanded in the year since George Floyd’s death. …

Seattle saw a 27% surge in its violent crime during that period following its consent decree in 2012.

Albuquerque, N.M., a city that saw violent protests in 2014 following the shooting of a white homeless man, later experienced a 36% increase in its violent crime rate. Before its consent decree, the city had seen a 30-year low in crime.

Los Angeles County, a region of 10 million people, saw a colossal rise of 61% in its violent crime rate following a consent decree with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department — an agency with a troubled history among Latinos and Black residents.

Yes, but: Municipalities with less than 50,000 people that entered into consent decrees saw violent crime rates decline.

Ferguson, Mo., a city of 21,000 outside of St. Louis that saw heated demonstrations after the police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014, saw its violent crime rate drop by 7% during the same two-year comparison.

Warren, Ohio, and East Haven, Conn., also experience noticeable declines during the same period following their consent decrees. …”

In the realm of law enforcement, progressive activists want to “Defund the Police” or “Abolish the Police” and pass criminal justice reform and have Merrick Garland’s Department of Social Justice launch federal investigations of the police. It is almost like the push by progressive activists to demonize the police and release hardened criminals from prison is driving up violent crime in big cities.

In the realm of immigration enforcement, progressive activists want to “Abolish ICE” and pass comprehensive immigration reform and an amnesty for DREAMers.