San Francisco Mayor London Breed is struggling to deal with residents’ perceptions that crime in the city hasn't improved despite her efforts.
From supporting the effort to oust former soft-on-crime District Attorney Chesa Boudin to pushing measures that ease restrictions on the police department,
Residents’ perceptions conflict with statistics released in April showing a decrease in property crime by 32% and violent crime by 14% compared to this time last year. Car break-ins are down by 51%, and smash-and-grabs are down by 50% in the first four months of 2024. Breed’s challengers are looking to home in on San Francisco residents’ dissatisfaction with Breed, who, for years, emphasized crime reports on the city.
. “It doesn’t seem credible even though, objectively, people actually are safer and their car is less likely to be broken into.”
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