Anyone that lives in SF already has an opinion about the state of the city and was using this event as a lightning rod.

I don’t need data to notice the determination, closing of shops, glass over the street happening right in front of my face. Constantly needing to cite data to acknowledge valid grievance seems like gas lightning to me. Data can easily be twisted to tell many different stories. Its also well known that crimes are underreported due to severe police shortages.