Police officers don't get enough credit. People call the cops over everything. Cat stuck in a tree? Call the cops. Someone stole your bike? Call the cops. Someone stabbed you in the dick? Call the cops. Crackhead in front of your business? Call the cops. Your trans girlfriend is getting too violent? Call the cops. School shooting? Call the cops.
A police officer's day can range anywhere from counselling a damsel in distress to being in a full blown shootout with some gangster crackheads within 2 minutes.