No. I'm arguing that systemic rise of crime is generally a symptom. Sure, you can repress the symptom (temporarily and at large cost) by heavily policing. But IMO it's much better to treat the root cause of the issue, which is that for a very large and growing part of the society in US, there's no future.
The reason I bring wealth into the equation is because out of all the places in the US, SF and California has enough wealth to be able to afford to do well in this respect.
That's a problem of perception much more than fact, a perception that's created by people pushing it baselessly. Wealth inequality is real and a problem, but the "there is no future" garbage is ridiculous. Big blips in household income and prices happen every few decades. It's not the end of the world.
Most people aren't low income or in poverty because "there is no future". It's because they're injured, addicted, handicapped, or just made a few bad calls. Most crimes are passion or survival, not "there is no future".
As much as crime shot up during COVID, it's still down from when your parents were your age.
The reason I bring wealth into the equation is because out of all the places in the US, SF and California has enough wealth to be able to afford to do well in this respect.