Car break-ins down in San Francisco

SFPD says car break-ins down

San Francisco police say that car break-ins are down.

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Police Department is expanding its use of high-tech tools to target auto break-ins and other crimes throughout the city.

The department says its drones and automated license plate readers are proving to be successful tools, and they shared highly edited, dramatic video of a drone aiding police in finding three armed burglars breaking into parked vehciles along the Embarcadero last week.

The drone followed the suspect vehicle, avoiding a chase, from above, police pointed out in the video.

Their deployment has led to a reduction in the number of break-ins and to the arrest of more burglary suspects.

Auto break-ins are down 57 percent this year compared to 2023.

And this summer, San Francisco has seen the lowest rate of auto break-ins in years.

In July, they were down 70 percent.