Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says
SF is funny.  If you complain about the crime, lots of long-time residents are loath to admit crime has gone up.  "It's been like this since I can remember."  "Born and raised fifth generation SFer, no, it's always been like this."<p>Ideology gets the best of people and they don't want to believe.<p>Sure, there have been nadirs before, the 80's after all industry left and only some financial services were left downtown --there were vagrants and muggings but for the most part, if you kept away from the bad neighborhoods, you were unaffected.<p>Now, theft is rampant and unabated.  It will take years to recover from "Defund the Police" and No-bail, charge drooping DAs.  It takes time to recruit Police and good Prosecutors.