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Nob Hill

Nob Hill recorded 105 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 86% of them non-violent. It ranks #6 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 19% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 497 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

San Francisco/Neighborhoods/Nob Hill
Live map · Last 30 days

Nob Hill & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Nob Hill at a glance

Rank
#6/41
?50TYPICAL
Nob Hill this week is
Typical

About 4 reported incidents a day, concentrated Morning. 86% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
105
2% of city
Arrests · 30D
22
21% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
4:14
−0:51 vs city
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Notable arrest · August 6, 3:56 PM

Robbery — arrest made

1500 block Polk Street St · Nob Hill

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Nob Hill

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

When activity happens
Busiest time
8a–10a
2-hour window
Busiest day
Sun
35% on weekends
Quietest time
3a–5a
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 Vandalism40%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery#3 Weapons22%
Public Order#1 Other Offense#2 Disturbance#3 Public Hazard12%
Operations & Administrative#1 Administrative#2 Warrant#3 Investigation10%
Substance & Vice#1 Narcotics - Possession7%
Community Services#1 Suspicious#2 Property Lost/Found6%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons3%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Collision1%
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 Nob Hill.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Nob Hill
4:14median dispatch → on scene
0:51 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:14City median 5:05
77%
On scene under 8 min
#3
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Nob Hill
EMS / Medic40%404 units
Engine company32%319 units
Command & support14%142 units
1,006 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Nob Hill

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.

68 blocks in Nob Hill, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Nob Hill

800 Block Hyde Street St

Peak window Afternoon · Administrative is the most frequent call type · 32% of activity recorded in the evening.

28
Incidents · 90d
11%
of Nob Hill
Afternoon
Peak block
Top incidentAdministrative4in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Administrative
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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