[microtherion]

It's interesting to see how certain crimes (e.g. Assault and Robbery) have hotspots that map perfectly onto BART stops (16th & Mission, 24th & Mission).

[duskwuff]

Possibly because the crimes are occurring aboard the train, so the exact location of the crime is unclear?

[whimsicalism]

probably not - the areas outside these bart stations are known as crime hotspots

[matrix87]

made that mistake once and never again, not fun when it's pitch black out, you're waiting for a bus, and there are drug addicts crawling around doing weird shit

[reducesuffering]

The rest of the hotspots are just 2 more stations, Civic Center and Powell, too.

[whimsicalism]

it’s not surprising if you’ve ever lived in that area

[autoexecbat]

It is somewhat surprising actually. Presumably if there's an actual hotspot that police would be ever-present in the area until it dilutes out

[whimsicalism]

> police would be ever-present in the area

you live in the area? because your comment doesn’t sound like it

[kjkjadksj]

If police were ever present dealing with crimes, that’s actually how we would see hotspots. No police, none of that gets reported, and bart stops fade into the background.

[boingo]

Stopping crime means arresting marginalized people, and SF leadership won't let that happen.