Despite high profile killing of tech executive, San Francisco has far fewer homicides than other similarly-sized cities
https://www.siliconvalley.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.
Despite high profile killing of tech executive, San Francisco has far fewer homicides than other similarly-sized cities
Apr 7, 2023, 12:15pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.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.