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Japantown, San Francisco · SFPD

Japantown crime and safety

SFPD published 16 crime reports in Japantown over the last 30 days, 5 of them for violent crime. 1 came in the last 7 days, down 80% on the week before. At 0.1 square miles it is too small to rank fairly, so compare its blocks on the map instead.

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Reports, 30 days
16
Last 7 days
1
−80% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
5
Safety rank
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too small to rank

What is reported in Japantown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Violent5 · 31%
  2. Drugs & Alcohol4 · 25%
  3. Theft3 · 19%
  4. Vehicle1 · 6%
  5. Burglary1 · 6%
  6. Vandalism & Arson1 · 6%
  7. Other1 · 6%

Most common offenses#

  1. Assault4
  2. Drug Offense3
  3. Larceny Theft2
  4. Burglary1
  5. Disorderly Conduct1

Most reported blocks in Japantown#

Blocks with the most reports over 30 days. Shops, transit stops and police stations often top the list because that is where incidents are reported.

  1. BUCHANAN ST \ POST ST4
  2. AVERY ST \ GEARY BLVD3
  3. BRODERICK ST \ SUTTER ST2
  4. DIVISADERO ST \ GEARY BLVD2
  5. BUCHANAN ST \ SUTTER ST1

How Japantown compares#

The full list is on the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in San Francisco page.

Questions#

Is Japantown safe?

Japantown is too small for a fair per-square-mile comparison. Its 16 reports over 30 days are listed above by type and block.

How can I check a specific street in Japantown?

Search the address on the Warden map to see registered sex offenders around it; the Warden app maps every published police report around the addresses you save.

Where do these numbers come from?

From SFPD's public crime reports for the last 30 days, placed in Japantown using DataSF analysis neighborhoods. Warden recomputes them every few hours; last at Nov 4, 5:15 AM PT.

Neighborhoods near Japantown#

About this data#

San Francisco Police Department via data.sf.gov, PDDL. Neighborhood boundaries: DataSF analysis neighborhoods. Reports are preliminary records, located to the block, and do not include every incident police handle. All agencies: data sources.

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