Earlier this year, San Francisco reported that property crime was down significantly. The numbers say that, but some people say they have stopped reporting “smaller” crimes because the police take so long to respond. Many others don’t report crimes because they feel nothing will be achieved.
For example, it’s Monday mid-morning, we captured what store workers tell us is a typical occurrence at the Walgreens on Market and 9th Street in San Francisco.
An employee is on the phone with a 911 dispatcher to report the incident while another employee yells at the woman.
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The two employees are now describing what’s happening while on the phone.
She continues to put items in her bag despite knowing that she’s being recorded on a cellphone and that the incident is being reported to 911. She then calmly walks out of the store.
When this crime happened the security officer was at lunch.
We wanted to talk to them, so we returned a few days later and interviewed security.