I was just going to write about the crooked statistics and DAs not charging violent crimes, but you beat me to it.
Add crooked WOKE DAs to your list of reasons. I guess the DAs fall under Crooked Cities.
Government crime stats are just like their inflation stats — untrustworthy, crooked, and just plain gaslighting lies for the rubes. “Look! All is well! Trust Us!”
I agree, it is a critically important and destructive activity.