I grew up in a rough neighborhood in the 80s, about a mile away from the nearest precinct. We had regular shootings, and my parents complain that the police wo

I grew up in a rough neighborhood in the 80s, about a mile away from the nearest precinct. We had regular shootings, and my parents complain that the police would wait approximately 30 minutes before driving the 2 minutes from the precinct to the scene of the shooting. So the indifference you're describing is nothing new to me. But neither is the notion of police departments juicing their stats.