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San Francisco had more rates of violence and crime in the 80s than it has now.
by hezralig 4y ago
San Francisco had more rates of violence and crime in the 80s than it has now.
- treeman79 4y ago90s was all about getting tough on crime. Crime rates dropped a lot. Now it’s soft on crime and rates are raising.
- crooked-v 4y agoThe same holds for every big city in the US, in fact. The numbers line up pretty closely with the gradual ban of leaded gasoline starting in 1973.
- Gigachad 4y agoIt's so crazy that there is such compelling evidence that we poisoned an entire generation so badly.
- ilrwbwrkhv 4y agoNot downtown and in crowded areas. Let the zodiac killer kill in the shadows. From San Francisco to Vancouver this menace is taking over cities.
- hezralig 4y agoShow me the numbers then.
- bombcar 4y agoIt would be interesting to see the number of stores closing a year after opening in the 80s.
- analognoise 4y agoThe people I know in the Bay no longer even bother to report crime - it does nothing and wastes their day.
- fnordpiglet 4y agoIf by crowded you mean crowded by empty office buildings, sure.
- ed25519FUUU 4y agoClearly there’s more to the content and substance of the crime in 1980s versus what SF is experiencing today even if the charts say it’s declining.