It is indeed the case in US. This is because we have way fewer cops than we should have relative to the amount of crime. We have 30-50% fewer cops per capita th

It is indeed the case in US. This is because we have way fewer cops than we should have relative to the amount of crime. We have 30-50% fewer cops per capita than France or Germany, but a big multiple of their crime rate. We have about as many cops per capita in Poland, and the crime rate in Poland is so low compared to US that when I grew up there, they would very much investigate and prosecute a lot of petty crime.