Yes, there are far less strays around now than there used to be. There was a big clean up program a while back where lots of strays were caught, and if they were injured or had a disease or illness they were put down but if they were healthy they were neutered (and vaccinated I think) and released.

People think they're doing good by feeding the strays, when in actual fact they're only making the problem worse. Far better to catch and neuter.