WHEN STATISTICS AND STREET REALITY COLLIDE

San Francisco’s Historic Crime Drop — and the Community Infrastructure That Must Sustain It San Francisco — March 2026THE MILESTONE San Francisco closed out 2025 with 28 homicides — the lowest total recorded since 1954 [2][45][48]. City officials reported a 20% reduction in homicides and declines across major crime categories [2][47]. Independent analysis confirmed that […]