I suppose it depends on your perspective. Property crime is getting much worse around here, and it is such a frustrating crime. The thief gets $20 if they are lucky per break-in and each victim has to pay $500 for repairs, $1000 or whatever for the stolen goods, waste a day dealing with body shop, police, and then feel stressed out for weeks or longer.
The tiny benefit for the thief is dwarfed so thoroughly by the suffering and damages to the victim it is maddening. If things keep getting worse we will have mobs demanding big brother as long as it gets the crime down.
I don't trust a surveillance society to always look out for my best interests but I think it is inevitable. Between government and private approaches there is no stopping it. In 20 years I think property crime won't be a thing anymore, due to ubiquitous surveillance. All crimes will be trivially linked to the perpetrator and they will be punished promptly. Nobody will bother doing car breakins when you can count on a swarm of drones following you until a cop grabs you, removes the stolen items, and puts you in forced labor until you pay for the broken window.