Someone saying that the have a gun and are going to shoot you is very clearly assault, which is a criminal act. It would generally quality as a violent crime in statistics (if SFPD took reports of threats of violence, which they will not).
While we should use data, we should also understand where there may be issues with the data that we're using.
While we should use data, we should also understand where there may be issues with the data that we're using.