ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KILLS WOMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO -- the death of Kathryn Steinle

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Murders in San Francisco vs. Similarly Sized Non-Sanctuary Cities

Murders per 100,000 residents in 2013
15.17================== Indianapolis

5.75====== San Francisco (sanctuary city)

So, I was glad to see that Mother Jones dug deeper.

Snip:
Crime rates alone aren't enough to prove that sanctuary laws make us safer, but other evidence suggests the effect on public safety is real.

The erosion of trust was felt most acutely in Phoenix, where Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has put strict immigration enforcement at the center of his agenda.

Mother Jones!

Phoenix has been "ground zero" as the Nation's most anti-brown state since SB1070.

As you know, Phoenix is not a sanctuary city. In 2013, the homicide rate was 7.9 per 100,000.

SF has been a sanctuary city for more than two decades.

Interestingly, in 2012, SF had a murder rate of 8.4 per 100,000 versus 8.3 for Phoenix. Weird, huh?

Additionally (in 2013), SF had far more robberies, thefts, auto thefts and arson than Phoenix.

http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-San...ornia.html

http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Pho...izona.html

As these statistics do not identify the race or citizenship of the reporters or offenders, all I can state is SF has a higher crime rate in more categories, as sanctuary city, than Phoenix.

Phoenix is 40% Hispanic. I believe that's almost double the rate for SF.

One might conclude Phoenix beaners are less likely to commit crimes due to the fear of deportation . . . instead of the comfort of reporting them.