Pres. Nixon's State of the Union speeches: on Crime

Declare and win the war against crime

Last year this administration sent to the Congress 13 separate pieces of legislation dealing with organized crime, pornography, street crime, & narcotics. None of these bills has reached my desk for signature. We in the Executive have done everything we can under existing law, but new and stronger weapons are needed in that fight.

While State and local law enforcement agencies are the cutting edge in the effort to eliminate crime, the Federal Government should play a greater role. That is why 1971 Federal spending for local law enforcement will double that budgeted for 1970.