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Japantown

Japantown recorded 21 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 86% of them non-violent. It ranks #34 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 7% above its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 113 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

Live map · Last 30 days

Japantown & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Japantown at a glance

Rank
#34/41
?50TYPICAL
Japantown this week is
Typical

About 1 reported incident a day, concentrated Midday. 86% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
21
0% of city
Arrests · 30D
4
19% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
4:42
−0:24 vs city
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Notable incident · August 26, 4:16 PM

Assault

1400 block Gough Street St · Japantown

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Japantown

Reported incidents over the last 30 days, broken down by time of day, day of week, and category family.

When activity happens
Busiest time
9a–11a
2-hour window
Busiest day
Wed
33% on weekends
Quietest time
1a–3a
Mon lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Burglary#3 Theft - Vehicle33%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Child Abuse19%
Community Services#1 Property Lost/Found#2 Suspicious19%
Public Order#1 Other Offense10%
Operations & Administrative#1 Administrative#2 Investigation10%
Substance & Vice#1 Narcotics - Possession5%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Enforcement5%
Fire & EMS

How fast help arrives, and who responds

Median time for the first unit to reach a high-priority (Priority 0–2) call, benchmarked against the city median and the 8-minute target, plus the mix of units sent to Japantown.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Japantown
4:42median dispatch → on scene
0:24 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:42City median 5:05
76%
On scene under 8 min
#21
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Japantown
EMS / Medic41%97 units
Engine company34%81 units
Command & support12%28 units
239 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Japantown

Block by block

The busiest block-faces in this neighborhood, and what each one is like. Hover any block to preview its character, timing, and what gets reported there.

15 blocks in Japantown, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Japantown

1600 Block Post Street St

Peak window Midday · Theft is the most frequent call type · 20% of activity recorded in the evening.

10
Incidents · 90d
18%
of Japantown
Midday
Peak block
Top incidentTheft3in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Theft
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight

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