Too Many Cops Per Shift on Slower Nights

I have been back in the city after a small hiatus for about a week now, and I have never seen this many cops on shift at any point, almost makes you not want to do crime because how unbalanced it is. The straw that broke the camel's back that urged me to write this was me standing around by the hotel and witnessing 12 cops respond to an ATM hit, not a store robbery or bank. The person who they stopped who most likely was the one that hit the ATM in the first placed, asked "8 squad cars is a bit of overkill don't you think?", the cops response was that "they were bored".

I understand it is a big city and you need a police force that is able to handle it, but on nights where shifts are slower, do what any other business does and cut staffing to meet the needs of the city.