Joe,

How any moons are there in your planet?

Our cops come armed to the teeth when enforcing the law for the
simple reason that they have to or get sent home with their
tails between their legs or in body bags. The bad guys are
very well armed and mean as snakes.

The only "solution" is to disarm the citizenry at large and
this only means the law-abiding citizenry. The criminal rest
then can have their way with society as they are doing now in
Australia and in the UK, where cops, as they would in your
world, go unarmed.

It's a war, not a tea party.

1B