Hillary Clinton Quotes

Gun control responsibilities are taking police officers off the street and adding to crime.

Fighting crime is not cheap, because it requires boots on the ground.

Our streets should be safe at all times. You shouldn't have to worry about things like knife or other crime.

When you have 4,000 people killed in Chicago by guns, from the beginning of the presidency of Barack Obama, his hometown, you have to have stop-and-frisk.

The answer to crime is not gun control, it is law enforcement and self-control.

Cops on the beat can stop problems before the damage spreads.

“I’m going to stop crime in the streets.” A president is pressured to make that promise even though a President can’t do anything about street crime.

Having the support of our communities is absolutely essential to productive and sustainable crime prevention efforts. While there are law enforcement agencies that have meaningful and transparent relationships with all segments of their communities, it is fair to say that there are other agencies that need to further enhance relationships and build trust within their communities, particularly among disenfranchised segments.

More cops on our streets and in our neighborhoods mean safer streets and neighborhoods.

Putting cops on streets is the most effective way to combat crime.

San Francisco needs a Mayor who will make all our neighborhoods safe, a Mayor with a record of standing up for public safety and fighting for the resources we need.

My top priority as Attorney General is to continue the fight against violent crime, and step it up wherever needed.

The more able we are to keep guns out the hand so criminals and spouse abusers all - the better. So the more information we have the better for law enforcement perspective.

Tonight, I propose a 21st Century Crime Bill to deploy the latest technologies and tactics to make our communities even safer. Our balanced budget will help put up to 50,000 more police on the street in the areas hardest hit by crime, and then to equip them with new tools from crime-mapping computers to digital mug shots. We must break the deadly cycle of drugs and crime.

Let's talk about the real issues of crime which people are worried about. What people are worried about is the rise in violent crime. We believe that more community policemen and women are part of the answer to this.

If a law could keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be virtually no gun crime at all.

Perhaps the crime situation would be improved if we could get more cops off television and onto the streets.

There are some weapons that are just so dangerous that society has a right and the obligation even to take those weapons out of circulation.

Where are the cops when you need them? (Nick) Probably eating beignets. As the old saying goes, when seconds count, the police are just minutes away. (Caleb)

I will work with local police and appoint the best prosecutors and federal investigators, whose mission will be to ensure every American is safe.

When it comes to stop-and-frisk, you know, Hillary Clinton is talking about takes guns away.Well, I'm talking about taking guns away from gangs and people that use them.

This is a matter of vital importance to the public safety ... While we recognize that assault-weapon legislation will not stop all assault-weapon crime, statistics prove that we can dry up the supply of these guns, making them less accessible to criminals.

If people want safer streets, they want police supported, then they should vote for Donald Trump because that's what he'll do.

In my home State of Minnesota, I have seen firsthand the importance of Byrne grants to local police in reducing crime and drugs and improving public safety.

It doesn't matter if gun violence is down. We need to get guns and bullets and automatic weapons off the streets.