IMO (as a left-leaning person politically) choosing not to call the cops is generally going to increase your danger level. It's a decision you make if you want

IMO (as a left-leaning person politically) choosing not to call the cops is generally going to increase your danger level. It's a decision you make if you want to protect other people, because calling the cops to protect yourself or your own property rights might result in an innocent person getting injured or worse. I've called the cops before when my judgment call was that someone was in serious danger and they were the correct people to resolve it, but my bar for that is much higher than some other people I know. If I see someone looking 'suspicious' I generally mind my own business or might settle for talking to building security (not carrying guns around eager to use them) or something like that instead. This does mean that, for example, when someone tried the (locked) door on my apartment (running up and down the hallways looking for an unlocked door), I didn't call 911. I called building security instead, even though that event did make me feel unsafe.