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Although police (or cities) are not ordinarily held liable for neglecting to enforce a law or neglecting to protect someone, there are notable exceptions. Offhand I don't know the technical distinction.
Certainly when someone is killed there is a tangible injury. When the streets become more dangerous generally, there is also an injury to just about everyone in the vicinity even though it may be less obvious or measurable; I believe the streets are made more dangerous, and nearby real estate loses value, when the police ignore drivers without licenses or who violate other traffic laws.
AAA and the Dept of Transportation have established that a very disproportionately large number of highway fatalities are attributable to unlicensed drivers.
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