Yeah, that’s what I’m suggesting when I talk about the normalization of crime. I have been victim of about a dozen crimes since moving here 2 years ago, but only reported 3. At a certain point it just became a hassle with no upside other than helping compstat collect better data. Talk to any San Franciscan about crime and you’ll realize that people have become so accustomed to it. I think that there’s very little reporting for that reason, so the stats don’t reflect the reality. Additionally, many crimes have effectively been decriminalized here, so I think that has totally skewed the stats when compared to other cities with stronger enforcement.

I’m really not sure, it’s an emotional subject, especially after the home invasion, but I feel entitled to be skeptical and angry about how dysfunctional the government is here.