Tourism in San Francisco still hasn’t fully recovered since the onset of the pandemic more than five years ago, but declining crime rates could help revitalize the city’s image and welcome back the millions of visitors who have yet to return to the city since the spread of COVID-19.

A review of San Francisco police records by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit shows the most serious and prevalent crimes across the city are all down by double digits compared to last year, that includes homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, car theft, and car break-ins.

“We are at historic lows in multiple of these categories," said San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “We can have compassionate values, but we cannot subvert the fundamental things people deserve like … living in their hom

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