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Joel Aylworth, a former San Francisco police officer, explained that the recruiting crisis is the result of an extremely high cost of living in areas that need officers and more than a decade of anti-law enforcement rhetoric.

"This has been building up for over 10 years," Aylworth said on "Fox & Friends" Friday. 

"I can remember back in Occupy Wall Street, that's like almost 15 years ago, where this anti-police, vitriolic narrative has been being pushed on and on."

Law enforcement officials have told Fox News that negative rhetoric has come from both sides of the political aisle and poses concerns for law enforcement officers everywhere, from small-town departments to FBI agents.

Alyworth told host Steve Doocy that his $200,000 salary wasn’t enough in San Francisco. "I told my wife, ‘we will never be able to afford a home here’ because I just can't catch up," he said.

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