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Russian Hill

Russian Hill recorded 34 police incidents in the 30 days ending October 13, 2026, 91% of them non-violent. It ranks #22 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 40% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 233 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

Live map · Last 30 days

Russian Hill & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Russian Hill at a glance

Rank
#22/41
Activity index?
Calm
34Incidents1% of city30D
3Arrests30D
4:58Fire median−0:10 vs city30D

About 1 reported incident a day, concentrated late at night. 91% of incidents are non-violent.

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Notable incident · September 29, 8:24 AM

Robbery

2000 block Polk Street · Russian Hill

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Russian 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
9p–11p
2-hour window
Busiest day
Sun
41% on weekends
Quietest time
4a–6a
Mon lowest
By time of day

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Share of incidents by day

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What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Burglary#3 Theft - Vehicle56%
Operations & Administrative#1 Administrative15%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery#3 Weapons12%
Community Services#1 Suspicious9%
Public Order#1 Other Offense6%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons3%
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 Russian Hill.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Russian Hill
4:58median dispatch → on scene
0:10 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:58City median 5:08
74%
On scene under 8 min
#9
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Russian Hill

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EMS / Medic32%167 units
Engine company36%186 units
Command & support15%80 units
521 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Russian 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.

58 blocks in Russian Hill, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Russian Hill

400 Block Jefferson Street St

Peak window Afternoon · Administrative is the most frequent call type · 18% of activity recorded in the evening.

11
Incidents · 90d
8%
of Russian Hill
Afternoon
Peak block
Top incidentAdministrative7in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Administrative

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