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Re:US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @10:48AM (#47691007)
There is very solid evidence it wasn't the cameras.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/sf-car-breakins/ has a chart of the car breakins.

It shows the drop starting in September of 2023.

https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/your-sfpd/policies/depart...

> Starting on March 19, 2024, Flock Safety began installing ALPR cameras in various strategic locations across San Francisco. This rollout is expected to take place over the next 90 days.

In other words, the cameras were added where I've annotated the chart with a black rectangle here: https://imgur.com/a/i00Gna0

To my knowledge, Flock doesn't have a time machine offering.

Re:US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology by esbranson on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @01:30PM (#47693483)
A crime drop between over that 3 months is not, as evidenced by the subsequent rise for 3 months after, of the time period you claim as evidence.
Re:US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @01:46PM (#47693703)
The drop starting a year before the cameras is evidence that the drop is not explicable via the cameras.