> I am skeptical that the crime rates would drop if there is less policing since the crime rates are not caused by police. About that... >When New York police

> I am skeptical that the crime rates would drop if there is less policing since the crime rates are not caused by police. About that... >When New York police officers temporarily reduced their “proactive policing” efforts on low-level offenses, major-crime reports in the city actually fell, according to a study based on New York Police Department crime statistics. https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-proactive-policing-crime-20170925-story.html https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-proacti...