You will see that most NPCs defend the state security forces, both police and military.

Have they ever helped you? Because the police always help after the fact, that is, they are rarely at the scene of the crime and prevent crime, they are really useless.

They are only effective in defending the interests of the state, so if you try to evade taxes, you'll see what happens, or if you get traffic fines to raise money, or if you don't show up at a polling station, then the police will come to your house.

For robberies, murders, assaults, etc., forget about them, they are not there to defend you, and they also have orders to defend illegal immigrants in Europe.