We hire more cops --- reported crime increases! What's going on? Seeing so many cops on patrol deters criminals from crime Newer cops are not experienced enough and cannot catch criminals in time Hiring more cops means that individual cops now don't feel so pressurized and don't work as hard as they used to. "The additional cops simply catch and record more of the # of crimes being committed. Nothing significant has been done to actually 'improve quality', that is identify and reduce the root economic/social causes of crime."