One of the big problems my daughter and her roommates had was packages being stolen off of the front steps - she and husband now have some kind of lockbox for packages. Their garage was recently broken into - my SIL had it all on tape - they lost the “cheap” bikes that they didn’t use, the expensive ones were completely locked up and the thieves couldn’t get them, although they tried. My daughter’s friend had all of the windows in her car smashed out - for NO reason, the windows were just smashed out. This is a common occurrence in SF. We’ve seen the glass shards lining the curbs along the streets.
Daughter’s close friend lived in an area called the “Western Extension” nearby - she was coming home from work one night when a black man slipped into the building behind her before the door could close - she didn’t see him until he entered the elevator with her. Fortunately, for her, the elevator stopped on the next floor and a man was standing there - the black intruder fled. The friend told my daughter she was sure she was going to be killed that night if the elevator door hadn’t opened and someone was there.
Unfortunately, my daughter and SIL will never leave, as they’ve told me.
I do not understand why they think living like that is so great. I couldn’t do it. I find it very hard to even go into big cities. To me it’s just not much fun.