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Pointless to speculate on. I hope in time there is conclusive data.
Although, and I know this sounds a bit conspiracy theorist-y, it's also possible that they aren't doing this/aren't doing it in any high numbers, and it's just to make would-be harassers second-guess whether there are undercover police in the area – like those frequent road signs that say undercover police operate in this area.
Come to think of it, Sunak said he was putting undercover police in pubs all over the UK, as a means to prevent violence and harassment. Did that actually even happen, or was it just a cheap way to keep would-be criminals in line? Because I don't recall hearing anything about the scheme after it made a few headlines.
It's like the tv license detector vans