OldOllie,
Not surprising that the crime rate went down while they were on strike. No homeless people being shot to death at the Sandia mountain foothills by the police. The police in Albuquerque are notorious for the number of police officers who have shot and killed citizens. The homeless man killed by the police was not an isolated issue. The US Department of Justice investigated the police force and made many recommendations regarding needed changes and cited spefic cases.