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> SF had 40 murders per 100,000 people [last year] No it didn't. It had 56 murders [1] and a population of 808,437, so 6.9 murders per 100k [2], vs London's ra
by verteu 4y ago
> SF had 40 murders per 100,000 people [last year]
No it didn't. It had 56 murders [1] and a population of 808,437, so 6.9 murders per 100k [2], vs London's rate of 1.42 murders per 100k.
[1] https://sfist.com/2023/01/03/sf-sees-exact-same-number-of-homicides-in-2022-as-previous-year-while-burglaries-are-down/ https://sfist.com/2023/01/03/sf-sees-exact-same-number-of-ho...
[2] https://sfstandard.com/research-data/san-francisco-bay-area-california-population-decline-census-pandemic-covid/ https://sfstandard.com/research-data/san-francisco-bay-area-...
- syzarian 4y agoAccording to the FBI webpage you linked to it was 40 murders and non negligent manslaughters per 100,000 people in SF. I don’t know the nuances of the definitions involved so maybe the non negligent manslaughter portion is what causes the disparity in the stats cited. Still, the low murder rate, by American standards, in SF is almost 5 times higher than London’s.