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Japantown

Japantown recorded 15 police incidents in the 30 days ending July 7, 2026, 100% of them non-violent. It ranks #34 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 26% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 117 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

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Live map · Last 30 days

Japantown & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Japantown at a glance

Last 30 days
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Japantown this week is
Elevated

About 1 reported incident a day, concentrated Morning. 100% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents
15
#34 of 41
Arrests
5
33% of incidents
Fire median
4:35
−0:38 vs city
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Notable arrest · June 12, 7:50 AM

Assault — arrest made

1800 block Geary Boulevard 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
7a–9a
2-hour window
Busiest day
Sat
33% on weekends
Quietest time
12a–2a
Tue lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Vandalism#2 Theft40%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Child Abuse27%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons13%
Substance & Vice#1 Narcotics - Possession7%
Community Services#1 Property Lost/Found7%
Operations & Administrative#1 Warrant7%
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
4:35median dispatch → on scene
0:38 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:35City median 5:13
77%
On scene under 8 min
#12
Fastest of 41 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Japantown
EMS / Medic48%109 units
Engine company35%79 units
Command & support7%17 units
228 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.

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

1600 Block Post Street St

Peak window Afternoon · Vandalism is the most frequent call type · 14% of activity recorded in the evening.

7
Incidents · 90d
18%
of Japantown
Afternoon
Peak block
Top incidentVandalism4in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Vandalism
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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