{"id":602690,"date":"2021-07-26T12:50:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602690"},"modified":"2021-07-26T12:50:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:50:32","slug":"amid-crime-spike-detroit-residents-reject-radical-police-reform-and-want-more-cops-on-the-street-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-crime-spike-detroit-residents-reject-radical-police-reform-and-want-more-cops-on-the-street-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Crime Spike, Detroit Residents Reject Radical Police Reform And Want More Cops On The Street: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Famid-crime-spike-detroit-residents-reject-radical-police-reform-and-want-more-cops-on-the-street-poll%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=602690&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--><p>A new poll released Monday found a majority of Detroit residents want more cops on the streets as the city sees a massive spike in crime.<\/p>\n<p>The USA Today\/Suffolk University\/Detroit Free Press <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.usatoday.com\/amp\/8001468002?__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a>&nbsp;found 90% of people polled said they would feel more safe if there were more cops on the street.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the \u2018defund the police\u2019 movement, a majority surveyed said they don\u2019t support the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/29\/democrats-defund-police-unpopular-blame-republicans-eric-adams-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The poll was conducted among 500 Detroit residents between July 13-17 with a +\/- &nbsp;4.4 percentage points margin of error.<\/p>\n<p>While one third of individuals polled said the Detroit Police force allegedly uses force when uncalled for and that black men were subject to higher rates of racial profiling, individuals surveyed rejected by 3-1 the \u201cdefund the police\u201d campaign. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/25\/defund-the-police-george-floyd-minneapolis-police-department-washington-square-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rising Crime Forces Liberals To Reckon With Their Stance On The Police)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amongst those surveyed, 1 in 5 residents said public safety was the second greatest issue plaguing the city, coming in after education. Meanwhile, police reform ranked last on a list of concerns, according to the poll.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, eight out of 10 residents surveyed said they would likely ask a police officer for assistance if needed and 87% would be willing to share information about a crime they witnessed to police, according to the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Seventy-seven percent of those surveyed believe the Detroit police force \u201cgenerally [does] a good job and treat people fairly, even if there are a few bad apples on the force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like they\u2019re one of us; they\u2019re not some invading force,\u201d 74-year-old Detroit landlord Kenneth Wolfe said, according to USA Today. \u201cThis is a society that is based on law and order. If you don\u2019t have people there to support law and order, then you don\u2019t have a society. They\u2019re the enforcement of law and order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Less than a quarter of respondents said the police are \u201cracist in the way they treat people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7244764\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7244764\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7244764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"A sign on a van window reads &quot;Bad cop no donut! ACAB&quot; as protesters march in Detroit, Michigan on May 31, 2020 following a night of protests that saw several arrests and uses of tear gas by the Detroit Police department on what was peaceful protesting. - Thousands of National Guard troops patrolled major US cities after five consecutive nights of protests over racism and police brutality that boiled over into arson and looting, sending shock waves through the country. The death Monday of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands of police in Minneapolis ignited this latest wave of outrage in the US over law enforcement&#039;s repeated use of lethal force against African Americans -- this one like others before captured on cellphone video. (Photo by SETH HERALD \/ AFP) (Photo by SETH HERALD\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-187x120.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-620x397-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-768x492-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-1536x985-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1216624680-2048x1313-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7244764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign on a van window reads \u201cBad cop no donut! ACAB\u201d as protesters march in Detroit, Michigan on May 31, 2020 following a night of protests that saw several arrests and uses of tear gas by the Detroit Police department on what was peaceful protesting.(SETH HERALD\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The city saw a 19% increase in murders in 2020 when compared to 2019 and a 53% increase in non-fatal shootings during that same time period, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganradio.org\/post\/detroit-2020-violent-crime-spike-led-homicides-shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan Radio<\/a>. Former Detroit Police Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/21\/detroit-michigan-james-craig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Craig<\/a> said while there were several factors contributing to the rise in crime, bail reform and \u201ccompassionate releases\u201d of prisoners due to the pandemic were severely hurting the community, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are replacing them in our communities, and many are re-offending. That\u2019s a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlita Bell, 41, told USA Today she is scared of the increase in shootings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scary sitting in the house, and when you go outside to the gas station or the store, it\u2019s possible someone will be shooting right next to you,\u201d the lifelong Detroit resident reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>Seventy-year-old Rita Gibbs told USA Today the shootings are out of control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always some random shootings,\u201d she reportedly said. \u201cI just can\u2019t stand it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Detroit residents have been largely split on whether to \u201cdefund the police,\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/detroit-city\/2020\/08\/11\/detroiters-split-calls-defund-police\/3307532001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">residents telling<\/a> the Detroit News in August that police actually need more funding, not less.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lawyer years before he can practice the law, but police can go out and enforce the law after six months in the Police Academy,\u201d 21-year-old resident Ethan Williams reportedly said. \u201cThat shouldn\u2019t be; they need more training, but you can\u2019t do that if you\u2019re defunding the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cdefund the police\u201d movement was pushed heavily by Black Lives Matter (BLM) throughout 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit, of which black residents make up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/detroitcitymichigan,MI\/PST045219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nearly 80%<\/a> of the city\u2019s population, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/23\/detroit-sue-black-lives-matter-detroit-breathe-civil-conspiracy-riots-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sued<\/a> BLM in December for allegedly conspiring to damage property, attack law enforcement and incite riot activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCounter-Defendants illegally, maliciously, and wrongfully conspired with one another with the intent to and for the illegal purpose of disturbing the peace, engaging in disorderly conduct, inciting riots, destroying public property, resisting or obstructing officers in charge of duty, and committing acts of violence against Counter-Plaintiffs and DPD officers,\u201d the suit alleged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new poll released Monday found a majority of Detroit residents want more cops on the streets as the city sees a massive spike in crime.The USA Today\/Suffolk University\/Detroit Free &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-602690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602690","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=602690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}