The Super Bowl is around the corner, and many fan events will be held in the San Francisco area.
San Francisco has been making headlines in the past few years due to struggling with homelessness, crime, and petty theft.
San Francisco’s tech-heavy downtown has struggled to recover from COVID-19.
Buildings have been left vacant, and foot traffic has slowed down.
However, in 2025, the number of crimes compared to 2019 has shifted.
Homicides fell by 45%, robberies declined by 40%, and car break-ins have reached a 22 year low.
However, shoplifting remains about 20% higher after the pandemic.
City leaders have been working on trying to reduce the number of homeless people in the city by converting empty downtown offices into housing and entertainment spaces.
Many economic experts have pointed to San Francisco as one of the largest u-s cities to have the slowest rebound from major pandemic problems.