I'm not convinced budget is the issue. Many police still perform patrols around the city, and the data does not support the efficacy of that. Data shows that

I'm not convinced budget is the issue. Many police still perform patrols around the city, and the data does not support the efficacy of that. Data shows that crime occurs in highly concentrated areas, and those are typically the undesirable areas of the city where police rarely patrol. I also question the efficacy of city-wide patrols now that every citizen is carrying a phone and can easily call in an issue. How would crime change if we committed just 2% of the 2000+ SF police force on permanent patrol in tenderloin? That's something like 20 officers walking around tenderloin at all times, it would make the open-air drug market significantly more difficult. You could commit 10% or 200 officers to tracking down citizen-sourced live-GPS crime. Car breakins where a GPS device was taken (airtag is present, or cellphone/airpods was taken). I'd wager that those 12% of officers would make more total arrests than the 88% doing patrols throughout the rest of the city.