Actually, the police hate them here - they MUCH prefer the Dodge Charger and departments here are converting to them wholesale.
Whether justified or not, the Panther cars (Crown Vic, Grand Marquis, Lincoln Town Car) have a reputation for bursting into flame when hit from the rear, are overpriced for what little you get, and are grossly underpowered in police trim.
Interesting... Here, they want to keep them, hate the Chargers. Complain about the Chargers being to small, and bad visibility towards the rear (thick C pillars). I guess it’s regional!