The more cases you finish, the higher your social credit. Why not add popularity?

[torpid carbon]

Chances are, the local newspapers will be covering your every step after a certain threshold. News of you will spread. To some, you will be a hero, to others, a rat who likes poking their nose into too many things at once. Adding popularity, as well as reputation with different groups (gangs, shop owners, office people, gangs, cults, nationalities since we already have such a variety of names, ...) where you might even be inspired to fix the reputation with certain groups, because otherwise they'll refuse to help you, will not testify, will refuse to tell you if they know anyone, etc. etc. In addition, if you have a high enough popularity with a certain group, you could ask them to keep a lookout at a certain place, but only in their domain. Shop owners will note who comes in and out of their shop, office workers will note who walks past their floor, homeless people will note who walks by their slums, ...

[hoary jackal]

I really like the idea of being able to have a network of homeless people for surveillance in exchange for helping them when you can

[twin pulsar]

That’s running a private detective agency with extra steps

[torpid carbon]

or just employing people who seem to need money

so yea actually

hey, informed means armed

you could become the new thief king

[serene acorn]

I'd also say infamy. could cause copycat killers, people not wanting to talk to you because they know your face, etc.

[torpid carbon]

that has been covered in the original description, but yes

[serene acorn]

Oh I apologize.

[torpid carbon]

it's fine, doesn't hurt to reiterate