EDIT: Having read the additional comments I understand that the perspective is those in US cities versus other locations in the world. The crime being described is common in major US cities.
> I was worried Austin was on the cusp of such problems a year or two ago when the mayor implemented SF style policies
Extreme eye rolling here...
Every underpass was filled with tent cities and trash. Downtown was covered with urine and there were protests that got out of control. Very little of that now.
The encampments just got moved, they still exist. The cops left behind a ton of garbage too that was otherwise mostly handled by the homeless when the city was distributing garbage bags. Protests never got serious here at all, so curious what gave you that impression.
Context is important...for example in Tokyo this would be highly unusual.