{"id":574777,"date":"2021-06-27T08:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T12:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574777"},"modified":"2021-06-27T08:35:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T12:35:39","slug":"democrats-blasted-as-thousands-of-cops-resign-amid-crime-wave-taking-a-toll-on-our-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blasted-as-thousands-of-cops-resign-amid-crime-wave-taking-a-toll-on-our-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Blasted As Thousands Of Cops Resign Amid Crime Wave: \u2018Taking A Toll On Our Communities\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-blasted-as-thousands-of-cops-resign-amid-crime-wave-taking-a-toll-on-our-communities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JB-3-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Democrats in a statement on Sunday amid news that thousands of police officers have quit police departments nationwide as a crime wave rocks the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York City saw 2,600 officers retire in 2020 compared with 1,509 the year before,\u201d The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/24\/us\/police-resignations-protests-asheville.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cResignations in Seattle increased to 123 from 34 and retirements to 96 from 43. Minneapolis, which had 912 uniformed officers in May 2019, is now down to 699. At the same time, many cities are contending with a rise in shootings and homicides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crisis at police departments, which followed months of demonization by Democrats who called the police \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-ilhan-omar-defund-minneapolis-police-theyre-cancer-we-dont-want-your-damn-reforms\">cancer<\/a>\u201d and pushed for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrats-push-new-extreme-anti-police-agenda-after-rashida-tlaib-calls-for-no-more-policing\">no more policing<\/a>,\u201d comes as homicide rates increased 30% last year and have already increased 24 percent this year, The Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ocasio-cortez-doubles-down-on-defunding-the-police-claims-concerns-over-crime-wave-are-hysteria\">reported<\/a> separately.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Executive Research Forum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policeforum.org\/workforcesurveyjune2021\">released<\/a> the following damning numbers from 194 law enforcement agencies this month that highlight the crisis in policing across the U.S. (emphasis added):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HIRING: There was a 5% decrease in the hiring rate for the 2020-2021 period, compared to the previous year. <strong>America\u2019s largest police agencies, those which have more than 500 officers, experienced a 36% decrease in the hiring rate<\/strong> for the 2020-2021 period, compared to the previous year. <strong>Law enforcement agencies that had 250-499 officers experienced a 29%\u00a0decrease in the hiring rate<\/strong> for the 2020-2021 period, compared to the previous year.<\/li>\n<li>RESIGNATIONS: There was an <strong>18% increase in the resignation rate<\/strong> for the 2020-2021 period, compared to the previous year.<\/li>\n<li>RETIREMENTS: There was a <strong>45% increase in the retirement rate<\/strong> for the 2020-2021 period, compared to the previous year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>McCarthy responded to the latest news about the crises at police departments across America by telling The Daily Wire in a statement that the problem was a direct result of Democrats\u2019 attacks on police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past year, Democrats\u2019 sustained movement to defund, dismantle, and demonize our cops is taking a toll on our communities,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cIt has manifested in the crime crisis our nation faces today, yet President Biden remains soft on crime and silent on Democrats\u2019 radical policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting the police and striving for safe communities should not be partisan objectives \u2013 they are shared values of the American people,\u201d McCarthy added. \u201cIt\u2019s troubling that Democrats continue to vilify the police at a time when they truly need our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Police Executive Research Forum released some of the following comments from their survey about officer morale, recruiting and hiring, and resignations and retirements in police departments (Quotations are not attributed because respondents were promised anonymity):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOfficers are depressed over the negative national narrative about the police. They also have pandemic fatigue.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThere is considerable concern by my officers over the future of policing. Their significant others are pressuring them to leave the profession. All of my resignations were leaving the profession completely, [not transferring to another department]. Also, there is not a hiring pool to replace these officers. The candidates are non-existent or very sub-par.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe are fortunate to work in a community that still supports its police department. However, the negative climate surrounding law enforcement has definitely affected morale. Officers are researching other careers in preparation to retire once they complete their 20 years of service and are eligible for retirement. This is different from a few years ago, when officers were planning to stay 30 to 40 years with the department.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe have seen an approximate 40% reduction in applicant packets this last fiscal year. In addition, we are seeing fewer \u2018above average\u2019 candidates. The current rhetoric and negativity surrounding law enforcement is having a negative impact on the number and quality of applicants we recruit.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSocial media is a complex issue that we must all address and look into when hiring our applicants.\u00a0 It has created another layer of investigative background work for my detectives.\u00a0 Social media checks have excluded many candidates from our process, because their thoughts and ideals do not align with the guiding principles of our department.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cApplications have decreased dramatically, making hiring extremely difficult. And our officers have fatigue from working long shifts and covering backfill slots to supplement staffing.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a more than 50% reduction in the number of applicants for the recruit academy, from an average of 450 per year, to only 205 in 2020. And we\u2019ve seen a 100% reduction in qualified lateral recruits, with zero hired in 2020, compared to an average of \u00a03 to 4 annually since 2008.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe have found that traditional incentives do not resonate with the applicants applying to be an officer.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019ve been attracting retired officers who want to stay in law enforcement, but don\u2019t want to work in a city any more, due to politics. As much as I appreciate their service, these applicants don\u2019t really add value to my organization. I need people who want to make this agency their career and stay for the long haul, not a person who only wants to work a year or two, on day shift with weekends off.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHiring has been a challenge. Many who applied could not meet minimum eligibility requirements, failing either the background investigation or polygraph. Minority hiring, a significant goal, has been considerably more difficult. Police accountability has been a source of conversation and concern among those who are hired, and those who left.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe are seeing a significant downturn in \u2018new to policing\u2019 recruits, and increasing interest from laterals. An increased number of applicants remove themselves midway through the hiring process.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe number of resignations is higher than years ago. People are retiring as soon as they have the minimum required time, either by age or years of service.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSenior officers who are able to retire are retiring. They enjoy the work and the people, but are not willing to go through another change in law enforcement with little structural input from all parties. And there\u2019s a belief that violent crime will continue to rise.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe have seen the most dramatic increase in retirements \/ resignations in my six years as chief.\u00a0 Officers who became eligible to retire have done it at the first opportunity. We had a lieutenant resign with 16 years who was not eligible for retirement.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn 2020 and 2021, most of our officers who left did not leave for another department. They left the profession.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt has been difficult to hire back to our full complement for the past five years. With over 25% of our department retiring since 2016, the candidate pool has gotten smaller and smaller. With another large wave of retirements due in the next three years, it could be an insurmountable task for an agency our size.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOur resignations have been at the very \u2018new\u2019 level of officers, with under 7 years of service.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOfficers are no longer waiting to be \u2018maxed out\u2019 at their pension to leave. They are leaving years early, collecting a considerably lower pension.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBoth sworn and professional staff are frequently retiring as soon as eligible, with fewer personnel staying on to optimize retirement or simply continue to serve the community. Fewer employees are willing to take promotional exams and advance to leadership positions, requiring us to hire \u2018from the outside\u2019 for lieutenants and above.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSworn officers are seeking jobs outside of urban policing. Officers have made it clear that they do not want to work the streets as a patrol officer or in the schools.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe have seen an increase in separations in all categories. A variety of different issues are presented during exit interviews, but consistently stated is the national climate on policing.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Democrats in a statement on Sunday amid news that thousands of police officers have quit police departments nationwide as a crime wave rocks &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281443,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JB-3-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Blasted As Thousands Of Cops Resign Amid Crime Wave: \u2018Taking A Toll On Our Communities\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-574777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/JB-3-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Blasted As Thousands Of Cops Resign Amid Crime Wave: \u2018Taking A Toll On Our Communities\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}