What Kind Of World Do We Inhabit?

'Police will no longer be able to ignore homeowners whose lives are being made a misery by yobs, the Home Secretary is set to announce.
Once three separate complaints have been lodged, officers will have no option but to take action, Theresa May will say.
The same will apply if five individuals from five different households in the same neighbourhood complain about the same issue.' (Mail.)

THREE? - FIVE?