I would imagine one things what villains would not want is efficient security/police force, so perhaps starting government ran factory which produces robots for police/security forces (not massive numbers as idea is that these robots assist vs villains who are above the crop of generic population and robots more than match against them). Or simpler as add additional security cameras or surveilance for the police (generic population ofc can be paranoid about increased surveilance or robots but it all depends how active the hooligans had become in the area).