Crime
The department enforces the laws within Connecticut's most populous city. Bridgeport has the 56th largest metro area in the United States. Consequently there is a considerable amount of criminal activity the department has to contain and neutralize. This may range from occurrences of (but not limited) to gang violence, car theft, standoffs, murder and muggings.
Read more about this topic: Bridgeport Police Department (Connecticut)
Famous quotes containing the word crime:
“Growing old’s like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven’t committed.”
—Anthony Powell (b. 1905)
“Although good early childhood programs can benefit all children, they are not a quick fix for all of society’s ills—from crime in the streets to adolescent pregnancy, from school failure to unemployment. We must emphasize that good quality early childhood programs can help change the social and educational outcomes for many children, but they are not a panacea; they cannot ameliorate the effects of all harmful social and psychological environments.”
—Barbara Bowman (20th century)
“It recognizes no morality but a sham morality meant for deceit, no honor even among thieves and of a thievish sort, no force but physical force, no intellectual power but cunning, no disgrace but failure, no crime but stupidity.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)