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Some major cities have increased support for their police in recent years and have seen a decline in homesides, some law enforcement groups say they indicate a “complete rejection” of efforts to blame them.
Cities such as Philadelphia, Denver, Miniapolis and New York City have increased their police budget and have seen a low murder rate in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 2024.
Major Association of major cities, which Compiled data From 1 January -March 31 in 2025 and 2024, it was shown that many cities with increased funding for the police also experienced a decline in housewives.
Philadelphia saw a decrease of 28% in the assassinations for the year, while Miniapolis saw a decrease of 54%, and Denver experienced a decrease of about 59%.
Chicago Alderman slammed the ‘disregard for human life’ of the capital of the murder
NYPD officials gather during a rally in New York City on 31 May 2020. (Justin Heman/Getty Image)
According to the police department of New York City, the murders have decreased by 28% for years.
There is some common in all these cities: Local MPs voted in 2024 to increase the police budget, who wanted to blame the police despite the pressure of the workers.
City officials voted in 2024 to increase their police budget 6% in Miniapolis, according to MPR newsNew York City too increased Funding to his police department in 2024.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish, who took over as the department in November 2024, said in the January’s op-ed New York Post That its focus on recurrence is helping to make the city safe.
Local MPs voted in 2024 to increase the police budget, who wanted to blame the police despite the pressure of the workers. (Miniapolis Police Department/Facebook)
“Don’t make any mistake: The cuts in these crimes were obtained thanks to New York’s best work and grit – but we know that many new yorkers do not feel safe,” Tish said. “Their perception about public safety has become their reality, and we know why: to increase recurrence.
National Police Association spokesman Sergeant. Betsi Brannner Smith told Fox News Digital that the decline in killings suggests that Americans are rejecting the “police defunded” movement.
“I really believe that what we are seeing in 2025, ‘blames the police movement,” again is a complete rejection of the police movement. The law enforcement profession is always a place for improvement. “And the US law enforcement officer sees it.”
Smith said that it should not be a shock that “more police work is equal to less crime.”
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The Major Cities Chief Association showed that many cities with increased funding for the police also experienced a decline in housewives. (Fox News)
“Obviously, this is something that we have been talking about for the last five years. And we know, you know, we are trying to convince the American public that you need law enforcement, and when you need law enforcement, law enforcement needs resources. And in the end, I think the public, politicians, media are holding that idea,” he said.
