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ChinatownRecent emergency dispatch activity in San Francisco's Chinatown neighbourhood

Data period: August 1 – 31, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #29 of 37 by call volume
29 ▼26%
Dispatched calls
6
Priority calls (P1–P2)
0.7×
vs citywide median
0.9
Avg calls / weekday
1.0
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in August 2026

Map of Chinatown in San Francisco with its official boundary outlined

In August 2026, Chinatown recorded 29 dispatched calls — quieter than most San Francisco neighbourhoods (ranked 29 of 37 neighbourhoods by volume). Assault calls were the most common category, making up 14% of the neighbourhood's activity. That is down 26% from the previous month's 39 calls.

Neighbourhood attribution uses the official boundary polygon shown here; calls without reliable coordinates are excluded from neighbourhood totals.

Monthly history

June 2026 — 36 callsJuly 2026 — 39 calls39August 2026 — 29 calls29June 2026August 2026

Dispatched calls per month in Chinatown since June 2026. Hover a point for the exact count.

MonthCallsPriority
August 20262921%
July 20263933%
June 20263614%

Top call types

Full breakdown — all 20 call categories
Assault4
+ 19 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (25 calls combined)

New to dispatch data? Read what the call types mean and how to read neighbourhood statistics.

Time of day

Too few calls in August 1 – 31, 2026 (29) for meaningful time-of-day patterns here — see the citywide picture instead.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
Chinatown290.921%
Financial District1635.323%
Nob Hill642.116%
Downtown/Civic Center57718.622%
Russian Hill381.213%
North Beach652.125%

Adjacent neighbourhoods, August 2026. "Per day" averages over all 31 days; "Priority" is the share of P1–P2 calls.

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