This entire story is copaganda.sam lefthand wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:37 pm
Newsom said that last about the grab and dash thefts on July 21st. These task forces are up and running now and I would expect to see some of their investigative work product showing up sometime real soon.
One Target store. One huge spike in shoplifting reports. What does it mean for San Francisco? - SF Chronicle
It means it's copaganda.
As San Francisco remains locked in a fierce debate over how best to respond to crime, shoplifting has become one flash point of the battle, dividing people across sharp political lines. But crime experts say the data required to accurately measure shoplifting is woefully inadequate.
There is no better example of the problem than the shoplifting data kept by the San Francisco Police Department.
Starting in January 2018, reported shoplifting incidents are relatively consistent at about 250 per month; they dip sharply when the pandemic begins, and then begin to slowly increase as the city reopens. And then in September 2021, they inexplicably double.
A closer look at the data shows that the spike in reported shoplifting came almost entirely from one store: the Target at 789 Mission St. in the Metreon mall. In September alone, 154 shoplifting reports were filed from the South of Market intersection where the Target stands, up from 13 in August. And then, in October, the reports from this intersection went down again to 17.
What happened at this particular Target? Did the store see a huge spike in shoplifting in September? No, said store manager Stacy Abbott. The store was simply using a new reporting system implemented by the police that allows retailers to report crime incidents over the phone.