What's especially galling about SF is how brazen the criminality is. I spent a number of years across the bay in Berkeley, and I still don't understand why they can't put a stop to obvious menaces to society, like people who steal laptops out in front of people using them [1] [2], or repeat violent offenders who randomly attack citizens and police alike [3], or carjackings in broad daylight [4] [5].
[1] https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/04/18/uc-berkeley-crime...
[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/surveillance-video...
[3] https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/11/16/courts/berkeley-a...
[4] https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/22/crime/berkeley-hi...
[5] https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/12/08/crime/berkeley-hi...