Vehicle thefts and carjackings spike in major US cities[1]: "The number of carjackings - defined as auto theft or attempted theft by force or threat - rose by 24% in seven cities: Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Norfolk and San Francisco."
Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says[2]
Perhaps most tellingly[3]:
"In September 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a poll of 1,653 city residents found that over the past five years, 45% of San Francisco residents had been the victim of theft and 24% had been either been threatened with violence or had been the victim of a violent crime.[4]"
> If you look at just violent crimes
If we are shifting the conversation from "dangerous" to "violent", I would certainly agree with you. My concern is similar to that expressed by huevosabio[5] based on his experience in Mexico: "Every crime that goes unprosecuted is an invitation for a repeat crime. This is as true in Juarez as it is in San Francisco."
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64414985
[2] https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/nearly-half-of-san-f...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_San_Francisco
[4] https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sfnext-poll-crime-sfp...