Many people don't understand much about the composition and responsibilities of American police and might not grasp why Cheng Daqi isn't worried about being taken away by the cops.
In Saint Rodu, its LAPD is the third largest local police force in America.
With civilian staff included, LAPD has eighteen thousand employees.
An eighteen thousand-strong police force for a city seems quite sufficient.
In reality, it's not enough.
LAPD officers need to take vacations, slack off, and some need to sit in the office.
In fact, the number of officers available for action might be less than ten thousand.
The officers in the action department are the kind that come when you call 911.
So, how many emergency calls does Saint Rodu get every day?
There's a statistic that shows, on one day in 2023, Saint Rodu's 911 received over six hundred emergency calls.
