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		dahfizz on April 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee – alleged kil... SF still has above average violent crime[1]. Its top 7 in terms of overall crime, so being "just" above average for violent crime seems not so bad in comparison. But the objective reality is that BOTH property crime and violent crime is worse in SF than in most other cities. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b...

donohoe on April 13, 2023 [–]

Maybe. That data is 4 years old (from 2019)

dahfizz on April 13, 2023 | [–]

The violent crime rate hasn't changed much. The total number of incidents[1] and population[2] have both decreased around 10% since 2019.

Do you have evidence to the contrary? You can't just claim everything is fine and discard all evidence you disagree with.

[1] https://sfgov.org/scorecards/public-safety/violent-crime-rat...

[2] https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/sanfranciscocountycaliforn...

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