So, if you are struggling to get a decent reputation level in Expert mode, here are some tips to increase your chances of getting a good reputation score.

1. Never have units for a single purpose


Well, you wouldn't expect a cop to save your cat from the tree, right? Well, what if you haven't got a Fire Engine to spare? Or what if you need a Ambulance but all Ambulance units are unavailable? Having police cars with fire extinguishers and first-aid kits would make it useful to delay until an Ambulance or Fire Truck arrives if needed. Sometimes, police officers and sometimes fire fighters equipped with first-aid kits and/or fire extinguishers can resolve the situation before the Fire Department or Ambulance arrives. That way, you might just save losing reputation points to cases timing-out before your units arrive on-scene.

2. Use your units wisely


Similar to the first point, equip your police officers and fire fighters with first-aid kits so that can assist in medical calls. But when you get a medical call, you need to decide whether transport is needed.

For cases like broken limbs or heart attacks, you definitely need an Ambulance. However, if the distance between the Ambulance and incident location is long, sending an officer or a fire-fighter that is equipped with a first-aid kit and is near the scene speeds up the response time. That way, by the time the Ambulance arrives, they can just pick-up the patient and rush him/her to hospital immediately. However, this should only be done if you have units to spare.

If it's cases like a fall, you might only need a unit that is equipped with a first-aid kit. Try to save Ambulances for those with more serious injuries that requires medical transport.

How about non-medical calls? Like speeding or wrong way driving, which can only be handled by the police? If you have some motorcycles, use them instead of regular police units, as most of the time offenders are fined only. This frees up police units to respond to cases that an arrest is likely needed.

3. Space out your units


This one should be obvious, as to reduce time taken for emergency units to respond to incidents.

4. Helicopters and other fast response vehicles


For those that can afford to splash out on an expensive helicopter, how do you use it efficiently? Starting with police helicopters, police helicopters are not effective in a pursuit as it can't get down and stop a road vehicle. Police helicopters are effective when performing a search or when it is needed urgently. Moving on to medical helicopters, it is highly effective if the travel time is long for a road ambulance to get to an incident scene that needs medical transport.

And for the high-speed unit, when is it most effective? Pursuits or Urgent Medical Calls. This can save you from either losing a suspect and losing reputation points for call timing-out.


These are my tips to increase your chances of getting a good reputation points score. Good luck!