Cops call it "proactive policing." I interpret that as they're lazy and only reach for the low hanging fruit to pad numbers they use to ask for promotions and funding from the state. It's all about making money, either through fines, funding, and asset forfeiture. The top brass is incentivized to keep crime numbers high so that when they ask for money from the state for new guns or swat equipment they can point to crime statistics that they themselves control. Quotas are illegal but policing is done with ulterior motives. Keeping you, your family, and your stuff safe is not a concern for them unless it directly benefits them.