https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/04/07/despite-high-profile-killing-of-tech-executive-san-francisco-has-far-fewer-homicides-than-other-similarly-sized-cities/

The stabbing death of CashApp founder Bob Lee has prompted comments perpetuating the notion that San Francisco is dangerous and crime-riddled, but data shows violent crime — especially homicides — are well below that of many other cities of a similar size.

George Tita, a criminal justice professor at the University of California, Irvine, believes the perception has more to do with the profile of those involved in certain crimes than the actual data.