Yeah,going public is bad idea if you don't have strong base of operation,that why I want to continue reveal secret for close circle of friend and family first,seek consult with them before made any decision.What even is all this talk of going public and to hospitals this is BTVS, there are multiple organisations that will come down on you hard if you try to go magic public. Watchers, Wolfram and heart every other miscellaneous vampire group, even the government later on hell i was always convinced they were infiltrated or purposefully smothering the data at what must be a ridiculous high number of people vanishing in cities at night.
Huh i wonder the in Buffy verse it the general perception is that the crime rate is just higher like we accept a certain level of crime is normal in cities i just wonder if they have always had an extra 10% murders and the like and just assume that is normal, tough on crime initiatives must have a field day with unsolved murder cases statistics unless they are smothered.
About crime rate,I think that canhandwave with police is normal corrupt and magical contract corrupt,Some senator is evil in Buffy verse.