I’m inclined to believe you. Can you share a source? Homeless populations move around the city in response to police, etc., so the total number can be completely opaque to the average city resident.

The headline on this article is misleading, but:

"Just-released numbers from January’s homeless count, conducted every two years as a requirement to receive federal funds, show a very slight decrease. The drop is attributed to fewer families and youths among the homeless, while the number of single adults living on the street — the most visible — has risen."

http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Despite-money-an...

That’s really hopeful, thanks!

Ask all you want for citations, I live here and see it every day. It is definitely getting worse, I have coworkers who have been punched walking to the BART for no reason.

"Something bad happened to my friend" =/= "Things are getting worse". I've been jumped walking down the street in SF, and also violent crime has been steadily decreasing since I moved here, just as it is now.

It literally is not. I live and work in and around SF, I have worked directly with the homeless, and I pay attention when new data comes out on this subject. You are 100% wrong about this.