i wonder, james, how can you explain these record breaking homicide levels? happy new year and thanks for having me on the show. this is no surprise to me. d.o.j. puts 1.6 billion to do what? so they can move away from the progressive social lifts that keep still talking about defund the police. it is not going to work. these political servants don t really understand how are you going to recruit, retain police officers? but more important than that we keep focusing on police. the reason why we re seeing a spike in crime in the major cities is because we have progressive judges, progressive d.a.s, funded by george soros we shouldn t be surprised. you mentioned philadelphia. that d.a. got up and made this reckless statement about we don t really see violent crime.
toward community policing and helping with violence intervention. the answer is not to defund the police, it s to give you the tools, the training, the funding to be partners, protectors, and community needs you and know the community. this message comes as the u.s. is obviously reaching what is record homicide levels in many different countries in different cities. near the 25 year high in homicide rates nationwide. new york city, murders are up 53% over the last two years, but so two are burglaries, up 17%, and is the president willing to intervene when it comes to democratic district attorney s like alvin bragg in manhattan and help push some of the changes the mayor says are necessary. he has said that illegal gun
without power. there is grim new data on the nation s crime wave. 16 cities have broken their all-time homicide records in 2021 and the year isn t even over yet. william la jeunesse is live in los angeles county with more. the question is did the pendulum swing so far to the left basically no bail, less jail, fewer cops, will it swing back the other way? 25 cities literally set records for violent crime in 2021 and seven more are close to seeing homicide levels last seen in the crack cocaine 1990s. on christmas eve homicides in houston and oakland along with a police shooting and gunfire there outside a hospital. the callous nature of people s behavior right now and the willingness and brazen willingness to use firearms in our community.