SF Saw Fewest Homicides Since 1960 This Year But Traffic Deaths Hit a 17-Year High
Briefly

San Francisco recorded its lowest number of homicides in 64 years with only 34 murders, contrasting sharply with a rise in traffic deaths, which reached 41.
Despite the alarming trend of rising traffic fatalities, it is important to note that homicides have continued to decline nationwide, highlighting a complex urban safety issue.
The Vision Zero plan, which aimed to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024, revealed its shortcomings as traffic deaths grew from 31 in 2015 to 41 in 2024.
More than half of the traffic fatalities involved pedestrians, underscoring the dire implications of increasing car crash deaths, which included fatal incidents involving innocent victims.
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