The San Francisco mayor's office claimed that media depictions of the city as 'dangerous' were misleading and hurting its residents, especially after COVID.
ABC correspondent Matt Gutman remarked that he was advised against appearing in downtown San Francisco early in the morning because it was "too dangerous."
"Although there is a lot of work ahead of us and we will continue to focus on our economic recovery and public safety, the reality is that the number of reported violent crimes in Downtown and the Tenderloin is down so far this year, when compared to the same time period last year," according to the mayor's office.
"The mayor noting that several metrics of crime are actually flat or down. But it is worth mentioning that we are not at Union Square or the Westfield Mall this morning because we have been advised it is simply too dangerous to be there at this hour," Gutman said at the end of his report.
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