I'm a sworn officer in one of the Philly burbs. And also used to be a cop overseas, back in the days, so I do have a point of reference to compare.

And as I stated, criminals are armed and agressive in exactly the same way here and overseas, which requires the same vigilance efforts. While law abiding citizens are not a concern, when it comes to that.

Least to say, I never got shot or stabbed by a person, without previous run ins with the law, while I was in fact ran over by an otherwise law abiding motorists several times.