San Francisco Mayor London Breed insisted that the California city is still working to combat "some of our most pressing problems," including crime and homelessness.

While appearing on ABC's This Week, Breed was asked about a survey showing that only 17% of city residents believe San Francisco is on the right track. The mayor claimed that the city has been working to address its problems, including 10,000 people who have exited homelessness and a decrease in the city's crime over the last five years.

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"When you look at the data of what is happening with our crime numbers over the past five years, they are showing a decline, especially with car break-ins, burglaries, and other challenges that people are talking about, and in comparison to other U.S. cities, San Francisco is really at the bottom," Breed said. "So I get that people feel that there are problems and there are concerns."

The mayor was pressed about what city residents have stated about the living situation in San Francisco, which Breed brushed off, noting that criticism against the city is "not always attributed" to issues related to crime. She also claimed that people who have visited San Francisco are "surprised that things are not as bad as what they thought."

"Are things perfect in San Francisco?" Breed noted. "No, they're not. But we continue to work aggressively at it in order to solve some of our most pressing problems."

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The city recently cleaned up its streets ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which was held over the past week. The cleanup generated some controversy, as some have questioned why these improvements to the city were not enacted sooner.

San Francisco has roughly 7,750 homeless people, 56% of whom are unsheltered, according to the most recent data.