[WirelessGigabit]

The reality is that crime is a statistic and fully depends on your definition of crime and how well it is reported.

Take the <$950 theft being classified as misdemeanor, not crime plus general overload of the system means cops don't even bother.

So now you have a theft that isn't reported.

Crime goes down.

[Retric]

That’s not a location specific effect to it doesn’t really affect the relative statistics much. Comparing SF to actually dangerous US cities shows stark differences.

What hurts SF is a perfect environment for people to be homeless, and thus all the associated problems from homelessness. Rather than murder, rape, home invasion, etc it’s a host of lesser but still unpleasant things.