For sure, and that's really around the prevention piece. Every domestic assault that can be prevented saves some woman from being victimized. Every crime that can be prevented prevents some elderly person from losing their life savings or someone from being victimized or brutalized in some way. That's the main goal. It saves money because prevention is cheaper than investigation, response, and putting people through the courts and incarcerating them. So let's try to prevent the crime so you're not responding hither and yon.
Crime has dropped in Canada, but it's because of the prevention efforts. Some communities say that because crime has dropped, you don't need as many police officers. But it has dropped for a reason. It's because they've put efforts into prevention. They can't stop doing that or crime will increase again.