Stop Crime SF spent six months pursuing a public records request to get case outcome data from District Attorney Chesa Boudin. After facing refusals and resistance every step of the way, we finally prevailed. Here’s what we found.

Will we hold deadly fentanyl dealers accountable in San Francisco? The human cost is a record number of overdose deaths. Yet police arrest the same dealers repeatedly while time in custody has plummeted under District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Read the data memo on drug dealer arrests released by SFPD.

San Francisco’s district attorney publishes a data dashboard called DA Stat. But there’s a problem. It doesn’t say what happens to cases beyond the filing of charges. This makes it difficult to measure Chesa Boudin’s effectiveness because the outcomes of cases — not mere charges — are what matter. And outcomes are a mystery on DA Stat.

A City Hall-commissioned study says police staffing in San Francisco is “severely inadequate.” Can we replenish the force with a new generation who embrace police reforms, are trained in de-escalation, and are truly committed to serving their communities?

The result of the Kate Slattery case was injustice for both the victim and the victim’s advocate. Just when you think the case couldn't be more shocking or tragic, a longtime victim advocate in the district attorney’s office was fired after speaking his truth in open court.

San Francisco’s outdated and inaccessible criminal records request system is an obstacle to public safety. It leaves journalists and crime victims unclear about what is actually happening in our criminal justice system. Our court must provide clear records on demand for everyone — it is essential to hold officials accountable.

San Francisco lacks a fully interconnected criminal justice computer database that shares information in real time. Good data that’s easy to access can help residents understand what is really happening in our district attorney’s office, the police department, and the courts.

An interactive map of all burglaries in San Francisco from 2019 to 2021.

Ghost guns represented 16 percent of all firearms seized in San Francisco in 2020. Who sold the remaining 84 percent of guns that were used in crimes? That's an important question to answer if we want to address rising gun violence.

Another troubling week for Asian Americans. The discrimination of the past century is a direct line to modern San Francisco, where violence against Asian residents was a problem long before the politics of a pandemic scapegoated Asian Americans. We must prosecute crimes and support victims.

A TV news crew reporting on increased crime is robbed of their camera at gunpoint. Before expressing outrage over this ironic property crime, we can’t ignore the violent and senseless killings in San Francisco recently — especially the numerous attacks on Asian seniors.

Crime rates in San Francisco continue to rise for the fourth month in a row. We can’t forget the victims of the burglaries, arsons and stolen cars that we’ve seen more of this year.

Investment is the most effective pathway to the community-orientated policing everyone deserves. Police departments must make structural changes to eradicate systemic racism. They must implement rigorous training and hiring to fill the ranks with officers truly committed to protecting and serving all people. Defunding or abolishing the SFPD would be reckless. This is the time to remake, reimagine and reinvest in a police department that keeps everyone safe.

It’s easy to get away with car burglary in San Francisco because of a loophole in state law. Car break-ins can’t be charged as felony theft unless it can be proven that the door was locked. Smart criminals simply unlock the door after smashing the window. No wonder San Francisco’s epidemic of auto burglary has resulted in so few convictions. Yet a bill to fix the loophole has failed twice in Sacramento. It defies explanation why California’s legislature would encourage crime.

In the wake of a series of brutal attacks on Chinese seniors in the Visitacion Valley and Chinatown neighborhoods, concerned residents and community leaders formed a group called Communities As One to recommend actions City Hall must take to keep San Francisco’s Chinese-American population safe.

The Alameda County Civil Grand Jury released a report about crime and quality of life on BART and its impact on ridership.

Unlike many cities around the country San Francisco does not publish homicide or assault clearance statistics on a regular basis. This information should be posted yearly on the SFPD website, readily accessible website as “Crime Trends.” It’s impossible to hold our public servants accountable without reliable, publicly available information.

Newlyweds and tourists from Asia had their car broken into and luggage stolen as they posed for photos on the mosaic steps near 16th Avenue and Moraga Street in the Sunset District. The theft was just one of roughly 60 auto break-ins that happen every day in San Francisco.

Unlike many cities around the country San Francisco does not publish homicide or assault clearance statistics on a regular basis. This information should posted yearly by January 31, and readily accessible on the SFPD website as “Crime Trends.” We would like to see the information be easy to read and access and copy, with links and downloadable, copy-ready files.

District Attorney George Gascon and Stop Crime SF board member Nancy Tung discuss the impact of Prop 47 and San Francisco's property crime problem before a full house in the SHARP community room.