Ron DeSantis is bucking the national trend of rising crime.
He has turned Florida into a citadel of law and order.
And Ron DeSantis put George Soros on notice with this devastating reality check.
Ron DeSantis speaks to Florida sheriffs’ convention
Crime began to spike in many jurisdictions during the destructive Black Lives Matter riots in the summer of 2020 after George Floyd’s death.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made standing for law and order a top priority for his administration.
Crime is at a 50-year low in Florida under him.
DeSantis has taken proactive measures to back the blue while Democrats were defunding the police.
He spoke at the Florida Sheriffs’ Association Summer Conference where he said that criminals would not run wild under his watch.
The Florida Governor noted that crime is surging from illegal aliens who are reconstituting gangs from their home countries.
“CNN of all places was investigating illegal aliens that would create criminal rings, and they were stealing and looting a lot of places in New York City,” DeSantis said.
He noted that Florida’s hard-earned reputation as a law-and-order state carries outside its borders.
“It turned out that when they would get the proceeds of this, they would try to wanna come down to Florida to spend the money,” DeSantis recalled. “Someone asked them from CNN why don’t you steal in Florida? They said because in Florida, they put you in jail.”
Florida stood by the police and the results paid off
DeSantis pointed to states that “kneecapped” the police like Illinois, New York, and California defunding the police and sending crime through the roof.
“Los Angeles defunded police by $175 million, San Francisco has reduced by $120 million for police budget,” DeSantis stated. “NYPD has gone a billion due to budget cuts, basically since 2020 that’s happened. Washington D.C., our nation’s capital…homicides up 30%, motor vehicle theft up 103%, robberies up 70% and violent crime up 40%.”
He explained that rising crime in Washington, D.C. was costing the city an extra $3 billion a year, which passed the cost onto taxpayers.
“We’ve seen examples of what’s happened, and we’ve done the opposite in Florida, and we’re better off for doing the opposite in Florida,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis said that responsible spending allowed the state to include additional money in its budget for law enforcement.
“A lot of these states that are doing poorly, you know they’re not even fiscally solvent as is, and so if anything more happens, they’re gonna be in big, big trouble,” DeSantis noted.
Florida used its Law Enforcement Recruitment Program to give $5,000 to new recruits and law enforcement officers relocating from other states.
The program recruited more than 5,400 new officers while many states are struggling with police recruiting.
Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper lauded DeSantis for his support of law enforcement.
“For a state and its residents to feel safe, strong leadership is essential, and in Florida, we have a Governor who not only believes in law and order but also shows action to implement his belief,” Leeper said.
Ron DeSantis has made sure that law and order reign supreme during his Governorship.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
