San Francisco, CA
San Francisco crime drops but public perceptions slow to change
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor London Breed said, despite perception, crime in San Francisco is going down and newly released numbers reveal that is the case.
“We have the lowest crime rate in 2023 than we had in 10 years, not including in 2020 when we shut the city down,” Breed said.
According to SFPD publicly available data released by the mayor’s office, when comparing January 2024 to January 2023, property crime is down 32 percent and violent crime is down 11 percent.
The reductions in crime during that time period were broad-based, according to the mayor’s office.
· 39 percent reduction in larceny theft (includes car break-ins and retail theft)
· 11 percent reduction in robberies
· 20 percent reduction in burglaries
When comparing January 2024 to the three-year average across January 2018-2020, pre-pandemic, property crime is down 40 percent and violent crime is down 24 percent.
“All of the work that we’re doing with alternatives to policing, with our police department, with the community-based organizations — how we’re bringing all of that together has led to significant change on the streets of San Francisco,” Breed said.
The numbers may be reality but, for some business owners, they’re just numbers because that isn’t necessarily what they’re experiencing.
“We just had a break-in in December,” said Jeff Woo, owner of Il Canto Café.
He’s happy to be located in downtown San Francisco but he’s had to pivot a lot over the last several years because of a lack of foot traffic after the pandemic, including switching his business model to take-out and delivery.
Right now, he doesn’t want to bring people back inside.
“You just don’t know the people who are coming by anymore,” he said. “That’s one big reason why we don’t let people in. We’ve had some crazy people outside. They do their thing outside but as long as they’re not in here.”
This past week, the team at Fredericksen Hardware & Paint, near Fillmore and Union, showed CBS News Bay Area the steps they’re taking to reduce shoplifting at their store. After a recent string of thefts, they now have employees escort customers as they shop.
Sam Black, a longtime employee said they’ve experienced the worst bout of shoplifting he’s seen in his more than 20 years working there.
“It’s just been lawlessness. Nothing’s stopping them from stealing,” Black said. “And, with the felony thing being so high an amount, I’ve never seen anything like this. Not even close.”
Both realities appear to exist at the same time.
“Of course, we need to make sure we continue to do everything we can to combat the problems that exist and that’s what we’re doing,” Breed said.
Public perceptions of the city’s crime issue could make things difficult.
The mayor said San Francisco gets an unfair reputation and she believes the press and social media are parts of the issue.
“The negative stuff seems to get a lot more attention,” Breed said. “What doesn’t get attention are the exciting and positive stories.”
The data do show progress for San Francisco’s efforts to reduce crime.
“Is it where it needs to be? No. But this is a major city. There will always be challenges around crime,” Breed said. “But sadly, San Francisco continues to be a bit of a punching bag for a lot of folks who don’t necessarily live here.”
For those who aren’t experiencing the progress first-hand, the numbers will remain just numbers until their reality changes.
Division-leading Dodgers aim to snap home losing trend as they open series against the Giants in a matchup of NL West foes
After dropping their second straight home series over the weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers head into Monday night’s series opener against the San Francisco Giants sitting atop the National League West Division standings, aiming to avenge a series loss to the Giants from two weeks ago. San Francisco has lost nine of its last 12 games overall and have dropped seven in a row on the road as they begin a 10-game road trip that will keep them away from home until Memorial Day Weekend. The Giants will start Trevor McDonald (1-0, 1.29 ERA) in his fourth start in the Majors while the Dodgers will counter with second-year Japanese import Roki Sasaki (1-3, 5.97 ERA) who has given up a home run in five consecutive outings.
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Date: May 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
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Dodger center fielder Andy Pages, who has helped Los Angeles claim World Series titles in each of his first two years in the Majors, leads the team this season hitting .333, ranking the 25-year-old Cuban third among all hitters in MLB. Pages is hitting .371 so far in May with five extra base hits and 10 RBIs and has successfully reached base in 13 of his last 14 games.
With nine hits in seven games so far this month, Giants second baseman Luis Arraez is hitting a team-leading .310 at the plate in 2026 and is on pace for his eighth career 100-hit campaign. Arraez is one of only two active players with a career batting average above .300, hitting .316 for his career and leads Houston’s Jose Altuve by 15 points.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the McCoven who hopefully have better things to do than watch this dreadful baseball team. But if this is your chosen way of spending the day, then welcome, and may the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the series for you.
Right-hander Tyler Mahle takes the mound for the Giants, as the veteran makes his eighth start of the year. He’s 1-4 on the season, with a 5.00 ERA, a 4.91 FIP, and 34 strikeouts to 18 walks in 36 innings. He was very strong his last time out, pitching 5.1 shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays.
For the Pirates, it’s right-hander Bubba Chandler, a 23-year old in his second season. In seven starts this year, Chandler is 1-4 with a 4.76 ERA, a 5.60 FIP, and 31 strikeouts to 26 walks in 34 innings. Chandler gave up two runs in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his last game. He has issued the most walks in the Major Leagues, so he’s probably foaming at the mouth to face the Giants, who apparently believe that drawing walks is a sin on par with murder.
Enjoy the game, everyone. Go Giants! Go moms!
Who: San Francisco Giants (15-24) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-18)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
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