(TNS) — San Francisco police officers launched drones nearly 1,400 times over the past year, most frequently in pursuit of car theft, robbery or burglary suspects, according to a Chronicle analysis of recently released data.
Since acquiring police drones in May 2024, the department flew them 1,371 times through Aug. 31 of this year, according to the data, which provided the most comprehensive look to date at why and where police are deploying drones across the city.
The neighborhoods that saw the drones in the sky most often were the South of Market area, the Tenderloin and the Mission District. Most drones were in the air for between 10 and 20 minutes…