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San Francisco's Car Crime Has Plunged. How Much Credit Does Flock
San Francisco's Car Crime Has Plunged. How Much Credit Does Flock Deserve?
TL;DRSan Francisco car crime dropped dramatically; license plate reader tech Flock may deserve credit.
Why it matters: Surveillance cameras solving real crime raises questions about privacy trade-offs versus public safety.
Car thefts in San Francisco are down almost 59% for the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same months in 2022, according to analysis of police department statistics by NPR's Planet Money — and car break-ins are down more than 82%. "San Francisco's law enforcement…
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