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Tenderloin

Tenderloin recorded 615 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 85% of them non-violent. It ranks #1 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 3% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 1,829 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

San Francisco/Neighborhoods/Tenderloin
Live map · Last 30 days

Tenderloin & surrounding blocks

1,621 located eventsView live map›
Neighborhood overview

Tenderloin at a glance

Rank
#1/41
?55TYPICAL
Tenderloin this week is
Typical

About 21 reported incidents a day, concentrated Midday. 85% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
615
14% of city
Arrests · 30D
319
52% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
4:46
−0:19 vs city
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Notable arrest · August 21, 12:45 PM

Robbery — arrest made

600 block Ellis Street St · Tenderloin

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Tenderloin

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
Sat
31% on weekends
Quietest time
4a–6a
Sun lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Substance & Vice#1 Narcotics - Possession#2 Vice27%
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Vandalism#3 Theft - Vehicle22%
Operations & Administrative#1 Warrant#2 Administrative#3 Investigation20%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery#3 Weapons19%
Public Order#1 Other Offense#2 Disturbance7%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons3%
Community Services#1 Suspicious#2 Property Lost/Found#3 Recovered Property3%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Enforcement#2 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 Tenderloin.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Tenderloin
4:46median dispatch → on scene
0:19 faster than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 4:46City median 5:05
71%
On scene under 8 min
#16
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Tenderloin
EMS / Medic44%1585 units
Engine company28%1010 units
Command & support13%457 units
3,570 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Tenderloin

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.

75 blocks in Tenderloin, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Tenderloin

300 Block Eddy Street St

Peak window Midday · Narcotics - Possession is the most frequent call type · 18% of activity recorded in the evening.

103
Incidents · 90d
6%
of Tenderloin
Midday
Peak block
Top incidentNarcotics - Possession47in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Narcotics - Possession
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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