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South of Market

South of Market recorded 551 police incidents in the 30 days ending October 13, 2026, 86% of them non-violent. It ranks #3 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 3% above its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 1,970 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

Live map · Last 30 days

South of Market & surrounding blocks

1,538 located eventsView live map›
Neighborhood overview

South of Market at a glance

Rank
#3/41
Activity index?
Calm
551Incidents14% of city30D
297Arrests30D
5:55Fire median+0:47 vs city30D

About 18 reported incidents a day, concentrated late at night. 86% of incidents are non-violent.

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Notable arrest · October 6, 12:12 PM

Robbery — arrest made

100 block 6th Street St · South of Market

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in South of Market

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

When activity happens
Busiest time
11p–1a
2-hour window
Busiest day
Wed
24% on weekends
Quietest time
4a–6a
Tue lowest
By time of day

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Share of incidents by day

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MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Substance & Vice#1 Narcotics - Possession27%
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Theft - Vehicle#3 Vandalism23%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery#3 Weapons18%
Operations & Administrative#1 Warrant#2 Administrative#3 Investigation17%
Public Order#1 Other Offense#2 Disturbance#3 Ordinance Enforcement8%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons3%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Enforcement#2 Traffic Collision2%
Community Services#1 Property Lost/Found#2 Suspicious#3 Civil1%
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 South of Market.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to South of Market
5:55median dispatch → on scene
0:47 slower than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 5:55City median 5:08
60%
On scene under 8 min
#32
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to South of Market

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EMS / Medic51%1846 units
Engine company27%994 units
Command & support11%381 units
3,623 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside South of Market

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.

99 blocks in South of Market, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
South of Market

100 Block 6th Street St

Peak window Late night · Narcotics - Possession is the most frequent call type · 28% of activity recorded in the evening.

234
Incidents · 90d
13%
of South of Market
Late night
Peak block
Top incidentNarcotics - Possession97in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Narcotics - Possession

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