To some extent you can "throw more cops" at the problem, but at some point, you have to realize that it's the people, the society and what they put up with. Be it at home, in school, in pop culture, etc. Accepting petty crime as part of every day life eventually erodes enough civility that at some point the criminals realize they have overwhelmed the system.
People are afraid to speak up when Johnny does something inappropriate. "How dare you scold my kid". There is no longer much social pressure to conform. It has good aspects (people can now do activities that harm no one else and no one will bat an eye, but also this same sword allows opportunists to take advantage of the situation. It's a multi decade phenomenon. At some point, people will get fed up and the stars will align and the pendulum will swing the other way (Wild West initially vs Statehood later on)