Why are people so down on the police?

Up until you ass/house/bike/flat is in peril and they come to your rescue...

Notice firefighters are always hailed as heroes but police rarely so...even though the Police save more lives each year (an unconfirmed but likely fact)

..ok, I have had two houses burgled, living shit kicked out me by a car load of bams which they tried to drop a breeze block on my head from a nearby skip, bike stolen etc ..im still waiting for them to rescue me ..oh wait, thats right I got a letter saying they didnt want to allocate valuable resources to a crime that would be difficult to solve. Police save lives? so what have a fucking cookie.