"As the threat of a federal crackdown in San Francisco looms, local politicians are rallying to assert that sending National Guard troops isn't necessary. And they have the data to back that up. Both violent and property crime in San Francisco are at record lows and down between 29 and 41 percent since 2015. Homicides are at their lowest rate in 71 years, robberies and burglaries at their lowest in 40 years, and even car breaks are at their lowest in 20 years."
""Thanks to local law enforcement and city workers, San Francisco is one of the safest cities in the country," said City Attorney David Chiu in a statement to Mission Local on Monday. "Crime is at its lowest point in decades. Our local law enforcement are more than capable of keeping our city safe." Chiu, Mayor Daniel Lurie, and other city officials have repeatedly pushed back against claims by President Donald Trump that San Francisco "went wrong.""
Local politicians assert that deploying National Guard troops to San Francisco is unnecessary and cite sustained declines in crime. Both violent and property crime are at record lows, down between 29 and 41 percent since 2015. Homicides are on track for the lowest rate in 71 years, with 22 homicides so far this year versus 27 in 1954. Robberies and burglaries are on track to reach their lowest levels since 1985; 1,354 robberies so far in 2025 represent a 23 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. Motor vehicle theft has declined over the last two years after a 2023 spike.
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