> The problem is that people are less likely to report crimes if they don't think they're going to be prosecuted. There's many anecdotes of people asking for po

> The problem is that people are less likely to report crimes if they don't think they're going to be prosecuted. There's many anecdotes of people asking for police help and they just tell them not to bother. That's 100% speculative. Do you have evidence of their effect on crime stats, and wouldn't that effect also take place when crime was higher in the 90s?