A lot of this has to do with the average joe just not having the gumption to do whatever it takes to use the legal system to their advantage. It goes back to the beginning of time. When you keep people working and/or poor, they start to see themselves as peasants, unworthy of basic human rights that the haves in enjoy, like security and peace. A lot of people just call the cops one time, then become discouraged when the police tell them there isn't much they can do. Then, they just eventually let it go. The police do that on purpose to save time and resources. A lot of people become shut ins this way. They don't go outside anymore. They're afraid. Contact the DA's office. Give them hell. Write letters. Contact free legal services. Be a constant pain the ass, until they decide it would be easier to actually do something to placate you rather than continue to blow you off. Again, our legal system is a system of survival. You have to scratch and claw.