Editing San Francisco (section)

===Crime===
{{main|Crime in San Francisco}}
{{update|date=March 2024}}
[[File:Police Horse with Giants Hat (8146841565).jpg|thumb|left|[[SFPD]] mounted police officers]]

San Francisco's violent crime rate is low compared to other major cities, though many residents are still concerned about it.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Paayal|last1=Zaveri|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bob-lee-stabbing-murder-san-francisco-crime-data-square-block-2023-4 | title=San Francisco's homicide rate is low compared to other big cities, but the killing of tech founder Bob Lee shows that doesn't tell the whole story | website=[[Business Insider]] |publisher=Insider Inc|date=5 April 2023}}</ref>

In 2011, 50 murders were reported, which is 6.1 per 100,000 people.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Demian|last1=Bulwa |url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Through-hard-times-S-F-killings-at-historic-lows-2441692.php |title=Through hard times, S.F. killings at historic lows |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 5, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> There were about 134 rapes, 3,142 robberies, and about 2,139 assaults. There were about 4,469 burglaries, 25,100 thefts, and 4,210 motor vehicle thefts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-francisco/crime/ |title=San Francisco crime rates and statistics |publisher=NeighborhoodScout |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The [[Tenderloin, San Francisco|Tenderloin]] area has the highest crime rate in San Francisco: 70% of the city's violent crimes, and around one-fourth of the city's murders, occur in this neighborhood. The Tenderloin also sees high rates of drug abuse, gang violence, and prostitution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Tenderloin |title=The Tenderloin |publisher=FoundSF |access-date=July 29, 2013|author-first1=Rob|author-last1=Waters|author-first2=Wade|author-last2=Hudson}}</ref> Another area with high crime rates is the [[Bayview–Hunters Point, San Francisco|Bayview-Hunters Point]] area. In the first six months of 2015 there were 25 murders compared to 14 in the first six months of 2014. However, the murder rate is still much lower than in past decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Bay-Area-homicide-rates-remain-low-6366518.php|title=Bay Area homicide rates remain low|first1=Vivian|last1=Ho|date=July 4, 2015|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> That rate, though, did rise again by the close of 2016. According to the San Francisco Police Department, there were 59 murders in the city in 2016, an annual total that marked a 13.5% increase in the number of homicides (52) from 2015.<ref>Bodley, Michael (January 4, 2017). [http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/SF-cops-say-they-notch-2-arrests-in-last-2-10835808.php "SF cops say they notch 2 arrests in last 2 homicides of 2016"]. ''SFGate''. Retrieved January 17, 2017.</ref> The city has also gained a reputation for car break-ins, with over 19,000 car break-ins occurring in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shaban |first1=Bigad |last2=Campos |first2=Robert |last3=Carroll |first3=Jeremy |last4=Villarreal |first4=Mark |title=Breaking Point: SF Suffers Highest Rate of Car Break-Ins Compared to Atlanta, DC, Dallas, LA |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/breaking-point-sf-suffers-highest-rate-of-car-break-ins-compared-to-atlanta-dc-dallas-la/2731757/ |website=nbcbayarea.com |date=November 17, 2021 |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>

During the first half of 2018, human feces on San Francisco sidewalks were the second-most-frequent complaint of city residents, with about 65 calls per day. The city has formed a "poop patrol" to attempt to combat the problem.<ref name=sfchroniclepoop>{{cite news |last=Knight |first=Heather |date=August 14, 2018 |title=It's no laughing matter — SF forming Poop Patrol to keep sidewalks clean |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/It-s-no-laughing-matter-SF-forming-Poop-13153517.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>
[[File:San Francisco Police Department vehicles Market Street (July 2022).JPG|thumb|right|SFPD [[parking enforcement officer]]s]]

Several [[street gang]]s have operated in the city over the decades, including [[MS-13]],<ref>{{cite web |work=SF Weekly |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/related/to/La+Mara+Salvatrucha+Street+Gang/ |title=La Mara Salvatrucha Street Gang |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726192405/http://www.sfweekly.com/related/to/La+Mara+Salvatrucha+Street+Gang/ |archive-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref> the [[Sureños]] and [[Norteños]] in the Mission District.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bulwa|first1=Demian |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SAN-FRANCISCO-Sure-o-gang-s-threat-growing-in-2667647.php |title=SAN FRANCISCO / Sureño gang's threat growing in Bay Area / Widow's apartment is at heart of group's Mission District turf|work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 27, 2005 |access-date=March 29, 2014}}</ref>

African-American street gangs familiar in other cities, including the [[Bloods gang|Bloods]], [[Crips]], and their sets, have struggled to establish footholds in San Francisco,<ref>{{cite news|first1=Albert|last1=Samaha |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-09-26/news/crips-gangs-sfpd-bloods-bayview-hunters-point/ |title=Crip-less: S.F.'s Dislike of Franchises Extends to Street Gangs – Page 1 – News – San Francisco |newspaper=SF Weekly |date=September 26, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> while police and prosecutors have been accused of liberally labeling young African-American males as gang members.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Chris|last1=Roberts |url=http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/mario-woods-news-police-black-lives-matter-gangs-oakdale-mob-west-mob-public-defender/Content?oid=4330336 |title=Mario Woods and Gang Injunctions |newspaper=SF Weekly |date=December 2015 |access-date=September 5, 2016 |archive-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918232320/http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/mario-woods-news-police-black-lives-matter-gangs-oakdale-mob-west-mob-public-defender/Content?oid=4330336 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
Criminal [[Triad (organized crime)|Triad]] groups such as the [[Wo Hop To]], were active in San Francisco in the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |author=Mary Spicuzza |title=Enter The Dragon |newspaper=SF Weekly |url=http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/enter-the-dragon-head/Content?oid=2163615 |date=August 1, 2007 |access-date=September 5, 2016 |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919000401/http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/enter-the-dragon-head/Content?oid=2163615 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to statistics released by SFPD in April 2024, the crime figures were down in the first 100 days of the year, namely in terms of robberies, burglaries and larceny.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greschler |first=Gabe |date=April 23, 2024 |title=Crime is falling in San Francisco. Try telling that to voters. |url=https://sfstandard.com/2024/04/23/san-francisco-crime-rate-down-mayors-race/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |work=The San Francisco Standard}}</ref> In the first half of 2024, San Francisco experienced a 32% decrease in overall crime compared to the previous year. Personal property theft saw a 41% reduction, and violent crimes, including gun-related incidents, decreased by 30%.<ref>{{Cite web |title= San Francisco Crime 2024 - KQED |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11996211/san-francisco-crime-is-down-significantly-but-its-not-clear-trend-will-last |access-date=2024-09-05 |website= kqed.org |date=July 18, 2024 }}</ref>