There is very solid evidence it wasn't the cameras.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/sf-car-breakins/ has a chart of the car breakins.

It shows the drop starting in September of 2023.

https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/your-sfpd/policies/depart...

> Starting on March 19, 2024, Flock Safety began installing ALPR cameras in various strategic locations across San Francisco. This rollout is expected to take place over the next 90 days.

In other words, the cameras were added where I've annotated the chart with a black rectangle here: https://imgur.com/a/i00Gna0

To my knowledge, Flock doesn't have a time machine offering.

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esbranson an hour ago | parent [-]

A crime drop between over that 3 months is not, as evidenced by the subsequent rise for 3 months after, of the time period you claim as evidence.

	▲	ceejayoz an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The drop starting a year before the cameras is evidence that the drop is not explicable via the cameras.