How do you keep criminal RP meaningful without letting the entire server turn into cops vs. robbers?

I’ve seen a lot of servers where civilian RP is strong at first, but eventually everything starts revolving around gangs, drugs, robberies, and police chases. If you were building a server, how would you keep crime fun while making civilian jobs, businesses, and everyday interactions just as interesting?

by limiting gang rp to only nights , drugs limited to one lab they can fight over it , robberies limited to 1 hr a day or when cops are mostly on. make business the factor that people cannot live without then youll make a great inpact.