I grew up in a mafia neighborhood.
No muggings. No burglaries. No robberies. No street crime of any kind.
Streets were clean and safe.
Only the businesses had to pay for protection. The rest of us benefited from that without having to pay anything, and at least the businesses got their money’s worth.
The Mafia are an INFINITELY more honorable organization than any Federal or Union-dominated organization I can think of.
Oh, and WOE to anybody that molested or propositioned a child. Retribution for such an offense was swift, final, and quiet.