Could it be then that coercive policing is actually generating far more crime than prevents? Could it be that if the police suddenly popped out of existence, society would quickly reorganise itself and find far more effective consensual solutions to crime?

Sources:

Dr. Robert P. Murphy - The Market for Military Defense 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgpThFkZmbc

Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition

https://fee.org/articles/drug-war-crimes-the-consequences-of-prohibition/

Guns Prevent Thousands of Crimes Every Day, Research Shows

https://fee.org/articles/guns-prevent-thousands-of-crimes-every-day-research-show/

London Crime Statistics

https://www.statista.com/statistics/864736/knife-crime-in-london/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/863276/violent-crime-in-london/