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Russian Hill

Russian Hill recorded 45 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 93% of them non-violent. It ranks #22 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 26% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 195 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

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Live map · Last 30 days

Russian Hill & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Russian Hill at a glance

Rank
#22/41
?24LOW
Russian Hill this week is
Low

About 2 reported incidents a day, concentrated Afternoon. 93% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
45
1% of city
Arrests · 30D
7
16% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
4:39
−0:26 vs city
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Notable incident · August 28, 12:17 AM

Robbery

2500 block Van Ness Avenue St · 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
4p–6p
2-hour window
Busiest day
Fri
31% on weekends
Quietest time
1a–3a
Wed lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Theft - Vehicle#3 Burglary62%
Operations & Administrative#1 Administrative11%
Public Order#1 Other Offense#2 Disturbance9%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery7%
Community Services#1 Suspicious#2 Property Lost/Found7%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Collision4%
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
4:39median dispatch → on scene
0:26 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:39City median 5:05
81%
On scene under 8 min
#19
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Russian Hill
EMS / Medic36%150 units
Engine company37%156 units
Command & support14%58 units
417 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.

59 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 · 17% of activity recorded in the evening.

12
Incidents · 90d
9%
of Russian Hill
Afternoon
Peak block
Top incidentAdministrative5in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Administrative
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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