That's the wrong question, though. A calm peaceful society, with low enforcement of security, is obviously the ideal. But increasingly it is not an available option. The available options are mayhem with low security, or higher enforcement of security. So far as I can tell, those are the only available options. So, which of those do you prefer?

Sure, tons of security feels unsafe. But a mob charging into a store with crowbars and smashing things doesn't feel very safe, either. (I mean, so far they're just smashing display cases instead of customers' heads, but still...)