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I find it interesting that crime in S.F. in 2021 is actually amongst some of the lowest it's been in in a decade. https://sfgov.org/scorecards/public-safety/vi

I find it interesting that crime in S.F. in 2021 is actually amongst some of the lowest it's been in in a decade. https://sfgov.org/scorecards/public-safety/violent-crime-rate-and-property-crime-rate https://sfgov.org/scorecards/public-safety/violent-crime-rat... But it appears that compared to a similarly sized city (850,000ish) Jacksonville FL, San Fr. has almost twice as much property crime. https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/jacksonville/crime https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/jacksonville/crime Does anyone have any additional data that would be good to look at to get a clearer picture?

diogenescynic 5y ago
People aren't reporting all the crime because cops take 3-4 hours to show up and even when the cops do show up, they don't even always take a police report. For car breaks they tell you to call 311. If it's an issue with a homeless person (and most are) then they tell you to call the non-emergency line... It's a complete joke. Last year my wife was pregnant and we had a homeless guy walking around our building with a machete and smoking meth and it still took the cops HOURS to show up and when they did--they just shooed him down the street. Great job! You have to have an actual restraining order for the cops to do anything and that takes time+money. People just aren't wasting their time reporting crimes that they know the SFPD and city won't do anything about. I know I didn't report the last 3 times my car got broken into. Most people probably report it the first time, see that the SF basically takes no action, then stop reporting further break ins.
- dariusj18 5y ago
  Anecdotally, this is the same anywhere. Cops take forever to show up. I always assumed it was a coordinated effort to pump the populace for more funding.
  - diogenescynic 5y ago
    Not true. I've lived in other parts of the state where cops show up much quicker--especially if it's something that isn't a property crime.

diogenescynic 5y ago

People aren't reporting all the crime because cops take 3-4 hours to show up and even when the cops do show up, they don't even always take a police report. For car breaks they tell you to call 311. If it's an issue with a homeless person (and most are) then they tell you to call the non-emergency line... It's a complete joke. Last year my wife was pregnant and we had a homeless guy walking around our building with a machete and smoking meth and it still took the cops HOURS to show up and when they did--they just shooed him down the street. Great job! You have to have an actual restraining order for the cops to do anything and that takes time+money. People just aren't wasting their time reporting crimes that they know the SFPD and city won't do anything about. I know I didn't report the last 3 times my car got broken into. Most people probably report it the first time, see that the SF basically takes no action, then stop reporting further break ins.

dariusj18 5y ago
Anecdotally, this is the same anywhere. Cops take forever to show up. I always assumed it was a coordinated effort to pump the populace for more funding.
- diogenescynic 5y ago
  Not true. I've lived in other parts of the state where cops show up much quicker--especially if it's something that isn't a property crime.