> That was real and everyone can agree on that based on what they see as well as the data
It’s a pretty well-observed fact (opinion polls etc) that most people across the country think crime has been going up over the last few decades, even as the crime rate has been going down.
So I don’t think “just ask people what they think” is a sound approach here. Most people are just wrong on this point.
That said I’m open to the general causal chain we’re discussing here; I’d just like to see some actual data on prosecution rates and crime reporting in SF.
It’s a pretty well-observed fact (opinion polls etc) that most people across the country think crime has been going up over the last few decades, even as the crime rate has been going down.
So I don’t think “just ask people what they think” is a sound approach here. Most people are just wrong on this point.
That said I’m open to the general causal chain we’re discussing here; I’d just like to see some actual data on prosecution rates and crime reporting in SF.