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.
Travis, Actually crime is up in San Francisco- significantly. Robberies up 15% over first 3-months of 2019. Car thieves stealing an entire car- up 10%. Total violent and property crimes are both up. See SFPD's Compstat report below. https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/MarchCompstat20200417.pdf …