A report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association has provided a piercing glimmer of hope, indicating a downtrend in violent crimes across some of America’s largest cities, Oakland and San Francisco included, as detailed in a KTVU article. The midyear Violent Crime Report, which isn’t dedicating space to the whys of its findings, but rather focuses on stark figures from the first half of 2023 compared to 2024, depicts for these urban centers a 7% drop in violent crime, encompassing homicides, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults.