From WSJopinion: Dealing with the crime surge is back on the national agenda. President Biden has some work to do, writes William Galston.
About a year ago, my wife, who follows the neighborhood listserv carefully, noticed an alarming uptick of reported crimes in our area. We live in Maryland’s Montgomery County, a prosperous area with good public schools and a wealth of social services. Homicides in the county surged by 88% from 2020 to 2021 while carjackings rose by 72% and identity theft by 62%. In 2022 violent crime rose 13%.
Montgomery County isn’t exceptional. It’s typical, and that’s the point. Long-overdue efforts to hold men in uniform accountable for abuses have caused the morale of decent veteran officers to fall, even in well-managed departments. Around the country, retirements and resignations are way up and recruiting efforts have struggled. In Louisville, Ky., where Breonna Taylor was killed, 300 positions are vacant, and a recent class for new candidates was only one-third filled.
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