"We've seen an absolute explosion of auto break-ins," said San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, adding that "[t]here are areas in my district where you'll have 10 cars on a single block that have been broken into."
That anecdotal tally sounds totally plausible according to stats from the SFPD obtained by the Examiner showing year-over-year crime. From January to June of this year as compared to the same period last year property crime was up 22% and violent crime increased by 13%.
Here are those numbers:
Property Crimes:
Car break-ins: 47 percent increase with 11,917 up from 8,101
Burglary: 5 percent decrease with 2,639 down from 2,775
Property Crime Arrests:
Burglary arrests: 56 percent decrease
Larceny arrests: 19 percent decrease
Car break-in arrests: 19 percent decrease
Car Break-Ins By Station:
Northern Station (Marina to Hayes Valley): 79 percent increase in car break-ins
Southern Station (South of Market): 51 percent increase in car break-ins
Mission Station: 49 percent decrease
Violent Crimes:
Homicide: 17 percent increase with 24 up from 14
Robbery: 23 percent increase with 1,877 up from 1,529
Rape: 7 percent increase with 145 up from 135
Violent Crime Arrests:
Robbery arrests: 30 percent decrease
Aggravated assault arrests: 30 percent increase
Violent Crimes By Station:
Park Station (Haight-Ashbury to Duboce Triangle): 29 percent increase
Ingleside Station (Excelsior and Outer Mission): 21 percent increase
Southern Station: 11 percent increase and the highest overall number
