The City is also unique in that businesses represent the majority of the voters in its council elections.

Moreover, the council is also the police authority, which could explain a more active copyright infringement force.

To be fair, a police force doing stuff you don't like doesn't necessarily mean that they're incompetent at doing those things

Sure. But their reputation is pretty much "police force for hire" rather than anything to do with competence.

But isn't that what police are? I don't see a ton of volunteer police...

That's a funny way of looking at it.

Generally a "police force for hire" is more associated with corruption, or were you not picking up on that?

It’s not a conspiracy; the City of London police, alongside normal local duties, have a national responsibility for many kinds of economic and cyber crime.

This almost certainly comes from long experience investigating fraud and other financial crimes amongst the businesses and people based there, to a degree and level of complexity not found in other regions of the UK.

For instance they host Action Fraud for the entire country.

If you want to talk about enforcement priorities, contact your PCC, or better yet, right now, your local candidates.