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Re:Updates from YC by hk__2 on Friday March 08, 2019 @05:18PM (#19342749)
Wouldn’t moving some businesses there eventually lower the crime rates?

Violent crime is twice higher in Oakland, but property crime is about the same: 5,983 per 100,000 in Oakland [1]; 5,715 in SF [2] (6,168 according to [3]).

[1] https://www.areavibes.com/oakland-ca/crime/

[2] https://sfgov.org/scorecards/public-safety/violent-crime-rat...

[3] https://www.areavibes.com/san+francisco-ca/crime/

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Re:Updates from YC by massivecali on Friday March 08, 2019 @05:49PM (#19342973)
How would moving more businesses there lower the crime rate?

Poverty is always touted as the source of crime in communities, but businesses moving from SF to Oakland wouldn't be employing Joe/Jolene poor person. If anything, doing so would just rehash the standard complaint about gentrification and alienation of current residents.

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Re:Updates from YC by baby on Saturday March 09, 2019 @08:05PM (#19349585)
didn't work at all for SF.
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