Franklin Zimring quoted in San Francisco Chronicle, September 2, 2012
Franklin Zimring, a criminologist and law professor at UC Berkeley, said that while San Jose’s recent troubles had rightly upset the community, the surge in crime should be kept in perspective. “This is a crime wave – for them,” Zimring said. “Their numbers, given that they are a city of nearly 1 million, are what you’d find in London or Toronto. … Oakland would love to have San Jose’s problems.”