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.