"tanks in cities were the best way to address crime in cities"
Given the amount of tanks the UK has I think it would have to be "tank in city" - mind you tanks have been used in Glasgow! ;-)
https://euppublishingblog.com/2018/10/03/georgesquarebattle/
Interesting! There's also a Wiki article:
They cut the tanks up to make Irn-Bru!
Or the Ruth Davidson rent-a-tank: https://news.channel4.com/election2015/04/29/update-4401/
(more seriously, let's not forget the deployment of the Parachute Regiment to Northern Ireland, although that was a while ago)