Agent Smith, Your point is more then valid. If the gamer truly wants to immerse them selfs in Los Santos then adjusting the Reality of conflict should be a major area of interest.
Since I am still learning about how to use what some may consider basic mods and scripts I still will share how I protect the peds of Los Santos.
Active patrol, is more then running to radio calls, those are bread and butter to the officer. It's when you see something odd and make the decision to investigate and see if someone's ok or why it happened. I have started driving to areas and either working traffic stops or walking an area with lots of ped traffic. Talking to peds and breaking up large groups that are hanging around. I patrol the back streets and industrial areas, check "Abandoned Vehicles", The guy walking oddly down the street with no shirt, or in swim shorts? These are things that stand out that need attention. Investigate areas and locate the oddities.
Have I had troubles? Yes, some scripts freak out and out of nowhere the Peds are pissed and attacking you. I am looking forward to a time when we can join other gamers in protecting Los Santos in an open world format. That would be great. Join someone's Swat team or do warrant service with a team... HELL, Create a Secret Service Motorcade for the President and get them through LosSnatos to the Airport...