Read this passage from “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury:

The police, of course, but what a rare, incredible thing; in a city of three million, there was only one police car left, wasn’t that correct? Ever since a year ago, 2052, the election year, the force had been cut down from three cars to one. Crime was ebbing; there was no need now for the police, save for this one lone car wandering and wandering the empty streets.

Which statement best explains how irony is used in the passage?
A. there is only one police patrol car to serve a city of three million people.
B. during an election year, a city agrees to reduce its police force by 200 percent.
C. even though the people stayed in their houses, the city still held elections.
D. if people stayed inside, there would be crime and no need for police.