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[Marvel/DC] Why are criminals so bad at dealing with street level heroes?

Or to put it another way, why do most criminals in Marvel and DC not act smarter or more strategically with superheroes and superpowered people? One one hand, I can understand why the higher tier superheroes like the Avengers and the JLA would be a complete gamechanger for society in general, but it's hard for me to see why organized crime wouldn't be able to adapt to dealing with street level heroes ala Batman, Daredevil, The Punisher, etc. Although contrary to my main thesis, there are some counter-examples that demonstrate what I mean. In The Dark Knight and the Luke Cage Netflix show, the criminal antagonists grew desperate  and escalated the "superhero problem" into a bloody war, which I feel is what would likely happen in real life. Yet most of the time, criminals in superhero fiction are treated as incompetent and unwilling to do what it takes to neutralize, isolate, or put a stop to vigilantes in Marvel and DC. Most of the time, they are simply cannon fodder. Why is this? In real life, it took us decades to dismantle the mafia. Today, many governments are essentially run by crime syndicates, like how the drug cartels in Mexico hold an obscene amount of power over certain areas. These people are ruthless, and not a "cowardly and superstitious lot".
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Because the only reason why Thor and Iron Man and other heavy hitters aren't intervening in street crime is because they are handling the super criminials that can cause more damage and the street heroes are managing it well enough for them. 

If the street crime escalates into all-out war, it puts more civilians in danger and makes the heavy hitters re-prioritise, deciding that the alien invasion won't happen for a week anyway so they can spare a couple of days to pulp anyone who's trying to start a war. Similarly, if Joe Thug and Paul Pimp decided to band their gangs together and managed to off Daredevil, then the Thing will remember all those good times he had playing poker with the newly deceased hero, and decide to go and make his displeasure known via his rocky, invulnerable to small-arms fire fists.

Crime Lords like the Kingpin are actually in a delicate balancing act, trying to ensure that the street heroes aren't hurting their business too badly, while also ensuring that their henchman don't accidentally bring Thor down on their heads by shooting the wrong guy. If they did kill someone, they'd probably do their best to point the blame at some like the Green Goblin so that any heat from it doesn't hit their operations.