Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

Re:Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft... by codazoda on Thursday October 20, 2022 @10:56PM (#33283928)

I thought the opposite. How can this not be at least a nationwide, if not worldwide reality? I live in the suburbs of Northern Utah. I’ve had bikes stolen from my yard, items stolen from my truck, money stolen from my wife’s purse, and those are just the one’s I can think of. We probably create millions of little opportunities in our lifetimes. A phone left unattended for a moment, neglecting to lock your car, leaving a bag while you use a restroom, not locking windows, you get the idea.

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Re:Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft... by RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u on Thursday October 20, 2022 @11:10PM (#33284028)

> How can this not be at least a nationwide, if not worldwide reality?

It is certainly not worldwide. Take Japan for instance. Your stuff[0] left in the open will almost never be taken. And in the event they went missing, there's a good chance it's because someone took them to the nearest police box.

[0] Umbrellas on rainy days are a notable exception. But they're so cheap (a few dollars) many consider them "communal" items.

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Re:Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft... by mbetg6 on Friday October 21, 2022 @10:46AM (#33288527)

You can’t have that and diversity.

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Re:Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft... by ZeroGravitas on Friday October 21, 2022 @11:20AM (#33288942)

You can't have that with young people and inequality is likely closer to the truth.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/how-demographics-contribute...

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Re:Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft... by smukherjee19 on Friday October 21, 2022 @11:59AM (#33289464)

Second this.

There's also kind of an unspoken rule among the people here: if something is left on the road where it might be spoiled or destroyed, (and is not valuable of course), things are moved to the sidewalk so the owner can find them easily and/or are not destroyed by careless passers-by. I have seen a handkerchief that was tied to the railing at eye-level, so that the owner could find it easily when they came back to look for it.

If the thing in question is valuable (like wallets, cellphones), it will most likely be deposited to the nearest police box where they will hold on to it for a while.

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Re:Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft... by chelical on Friday October 21, 2022 @02:56AM (#33285288)

I've lived in a community where none of us lock our doors, bikes in the porch or driveway, and nothing gets stolen. That said, every city I've lived in, I've kept my doors locked and my belongings inside. I'm not sure what's wrong with our society that we feel like we need to take every precaution possible to avoid theft.

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