To be fair, truck tires are an entirely different level than most car tires. More air at much higher pressure. I did some research on what actually happens if you try to slash a tire. A car tire is only slightly risky, but a truck tire can flay your hand.
Please tell us more about your research.
What is the safest method to vandalize car tires?
Unscrew the inner valve stem and it's an annoyance that doesn't create permanent damage.
I suppose a more committed vandal could go on to do permanent damage after deflating the tires at reduced personal risk.
One of the more evil variations I've heard of involves pinning a bb or pebble between the cap and valve pin, creating a slow leak that's invisible until you think to take off the cap.
That's neat, but... at that point they must have considered just getting someone to shoot the tires with a gun at a safe distance?
And on the next level are tires of mining trucks, like that caterpillar 797 which can carry 300+ metric tons of rocks.
This is true for any compressible fluid. Work = -pressure * delta_volume. That amount of energy is why there are different standards for stress-testing something like a pipe, depending on the medium it's carrying. Occasionally you'll see an engineer or technician stress test a pipe carrying a compressible gas similar to one carrying a liquid. I can't remember the exact ASTM standards, but I think a compressed fluid should be tested to around 110% rated pressure and an incompressible fluid at 150%. If they use the wrong one on a compressible fluid, it's putting a lot more energy in the system. If it fails, it can be a bad day.
this is why people shouldn't pipe compressed air in PVC. PVC is rated for 300psi (iirc). However, it derates pretty quickly in cold temperature. If 150psi of air is pressurizing PVC pipe and it ruptures, its going to be a terrible day. Where if water pressurizes PVC pipe and it ruptures, its just a little messy.
there's a whole subreddit for that (and other misadventures): /r/tiresaretheenemy
Ever seen Rubber?
Apparently z-nails are inexpensive but excellent caltrops against cars and boy-racers.