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Potrero Hill

Potrero Hill recorded 53 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 94% of them non-violent. It ranks #24 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 7% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 142 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

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Live map · Last 30 days

Potrero Hill & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Potrero Hill at a glance

Rank
#24/41
?38CALM
Potrero Hill this week is
Calm

About 2 reported incidents a day, concentrated Overnight. 94% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
53
1% of city
Arrests · 30D
3
6% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
4:57
−0:08 vs city
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Notable incident · August 29, 3:30 PM

Robbery

1200 block Wisconsin Street St · Potrero Hill

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Potrero 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
1p–3p
2-hour window
Busiest day
Sat
43% on weekends
Quietest time
4a–6a
Fri lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Vandalism#3 Burglary68%
Public Order#1 Other Offense#2 Disturbance11%
Operations & Administrative#1 Administrative#2 Warrant#3 Investigation9%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery6%
Community Services#1 Suspicious#2 Property Lost/Found6%
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 Potrero Hill.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Potrero Hill
4:57median dispatch → on scene
0:08 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:57City median 5:05
69%
On scene under 8 min
#20
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Potrero Hill
EMS / Medic39%106 units
Engine company42%115 units
Command & support9%26 units
274 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Potrero 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.

72 blocks in Potrero Hill, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Potrero Hill

1700 Block 17th Street St

Peak window Overnight · Narcotics - Possession is the most frequent call type · 7% of activity recorded in the evening.

14
Incidents · 90d
9%
of Potrero Hill
Overnight
Peak block
Top incidentNarcotics - Possession13in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Narcotics - Possession
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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