Healthcare professionals demanded we drastically reduce the jail population, so we listened. On Jan 21, the SF jail population was 1,238. On March 4, when the emergency was declared, it was 1,097. Yesterday, it was 766. Meanwhile, crime rates continue to decrease in SF.
Robberies are up 15%. Stolen cars 10%. Only auto boosting are down. Chelsa is smoking a big one. https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/MarchCompstat20200417.pdf …