How about the courts, state justice system, and APD start arresting and prosecuting Base Level Crimes, like shoplifting? You think it's not effective? Waste of time? Low priority?

Where do you think the meth heads and heroin addicts are getting their ca$h? Where do you think the higher-level crime STARTS?! If the vehicles are being stolen to provide rides for theft, where do you think the thieves ARE? At the local businesses shoplifting carts of tools and easily-fenced electronics! They are stealing piles of expensive parts, tools, fittings, whatever they can get in the cart, and the employees have no power to stop them, with APD only showing up hours later if one or two are stopped by 'security', just to play catch-and release. You want to stop car theft, vandalism, massive drug use and neighborhoods shot up every night by drug-thugs? Focus on the BASE LEVEL CRIMES. Take these druggies off the streets, theft goes DOWN in every category. This isn't rocket-science, Chief Doll!