The clearance rate for homicides is 92 percent as of July 5, much higher than other categories, a spokesperson for the SFPD confirmed.Īccording to Scott, the answer is more officers on the streets. There have been 26 homicides this year, the highest number since 2017. There have been 119 instances of reported gun violence this year compared to 58 at this point in 2019, and there were consecutive decreases in the four years prior. Typically, a case is “cleared” when an offender is arrested, charged, and sent to court, or when there is an “exceptional” circumstance that prevents the arrest of a known offender.įurther, certain types of crime have indeed worsened in the city, a fact Scott acknowledged needs to be addressed. Blue bars indicate clearance rates from last year. Brown bars indicate SFPD clearance rates in 2021. What’s more, the data indicates that clearance rates are decreasing compared to prior years in most categories. “I don’t wanna be dismissive of the videos … However, we wanna keep perspective on the reality of what’s really happening.”Ĭlearance rates for burglaries in calendar year 2021 register as 9.4 percent, and motor vehicle theft clearance rates are only 7.2 percent. “It’s personal for me when people look at our city and think that what they see on the video is what this city represents,” Scott said, adding that people should feel comfortable visiting San Francisco. And as is to be expected, 2020 stood out with lower-than-usual crime rates in most of the data presented, which Scott referred to as an aberration caused by Covid-19 closures.
However, as the city reopens, Scott indicated that this number could increase. Sexual assault cases have dropped sharply: At this point in 2019, there were more than double the current number for 2021. Larceny and theft, car break-ins, aggravated assaults, and robberies have all shown decreases over the past few years.
The city, countered the mayor and police chief, is safe, and most crime is either down or comparable to past years. During a Monday morning news conference, Mayor London Breed and Police Chief Bill Scott bucked the viral video-fueled argument that San Francisco crime is widespread and on the rise.
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