We don't solve the crime problem, we only control it. And we were controlling it until we let it get out of control.

We've had eight wonderful years of declining crime rates, and at a certain point you just can't push those numbers further down, and we've hit that point,

These are the long-term positive repercussions of a lower crime rate, ... People see that streets are safer and are not as compelled to go out and buy a gun.

We definitely need to strengthen our soil and erosion control ordinance.

I was raised to believe that all I could ever be was a criminal. It made me want to be anything but one. When you know that you can get away with any crime, it becomes a matter of self-respect to commit none. When there is no one to force you to stay within the norms of the society, self-control becomes all that stands between you and the person you want to be.

The typical mass murderer is extraordinarily ordinary.