40% of San Francisco residents plan to go away attributable to high quality of life: Ballot
According to a recent poll, almost half of San Francisco’s residents plan to leave the city due to rising crime and the deteriorating quality of life.
The survey of 500 San Franciscans commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce found that just over 40% of residents plan to leave the city in the next few years.
In addition, 8 out of 10 respondents said that city crime has increased, and almost 90% of respondents said they believe the homelessness crisis has worsened. About three-quarters of San Francisco residents said their quality of life had declined over the past year.
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“For the second year in a row, 70% of residents believe the quality of life in San Francisco has declined,” the chamber wrote. “Given the pandemic, these views are not surprising. What is striking in the survey results, however, is the strikingly high and constant number of respondents who now see homelessness and crime as the main problems in the city. About 88% see homelessness worsening in recent years and an overwhelming 80% see addressing this homelessness crisis as a high priority. “
Lindsay Stevens, who has lived in San Francisco for 12 years and recently left town, told CBS Bay Area that she felt relieved when she loaded her things into a moving truck.
“There’s nothing worse than seeing such a beautiful place in such a mess,” she said. “I really thought I would be sad when the moving companies loaded the last container on Saturday, and I’ve never been so relieved.”
Stevens added, “I honestly believe that we have seen a massive decline in the quality of life over the past three years and that has only been improved by COVID. Homelessness is a serious problem. People don’t feel safe walking their dog. … The number of break-ins seems to be increasing all the time. “
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Police statistics show that certain criminal offenses have increased in California’s fourth largest city, including a significant increase in car break-ins, which has increased by as much as 700% in some areas.
The San Francisco police chief pointed to two factors: too little police on the streets and criminals released from prison because of relaxed law enforcement.
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“These same people … go into stores and rob property,” San Francisco police chief Bill Scott told CNN. “As soon as we arrest them, we find out that they have been arrested over and over again. It is frustrating.”
In the poll, 76% of San Franciscans said that “increasing the number of police officers in high-crime neighborhoods should be a high priority for the city.”
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Original author: Andrew Mark Miller
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