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Downtown/Civic CenterRecent emergency dispatch activity in San Francisco's Downtown/Civic Center neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #2 of 37 by call volume
602 ▲4%
Dispatched calls
126
Priority calls (P1–P2)
11.6×
vs citywide median
20.9
Avg calls / weekday
17.8
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of Downtown/Civic Center in San Francisco with its official boundary outlined

In September 2026, Downtown/Civic Center recorded 602 dispatched calls — one of the higher-volume areas citywide (ranked 2 of 37 neighbourhoods by volume). The largest single category was Suspicious Person, at 28% of all calls in the area. Weekdays averaged more calls than weekend days (20.9 vs 17.8 per day), with activity peaking around 15:00 local time. That makes it the area's busiest month since tracking began in June 2026.

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

Monthly history

June 2026 — 555 calls555July 2026 — 582 callsAugust 2026 — 577 callsSeptember 2026 — 602 calls602June 2026September 2026

Dispatched calls per month in Downtown/Civic Center since June 2026. Hover a point for the exact count.

MonthCallsPriority
September 202660221%
August 202657722%
July 202658223%
June 202655525%

Top call types

Suspicious Person170
Fight Or Dispute (No Weapons)60
Assault34
Homeless Complaint31
Miscellaneous Call31
Check On Well-Being28
Suspicious Person In Vehicle26
Mentally Disturbed Person19
Full breakdown — all 58 call categories
Suspicious Person170
Fight Or Dispute (No Weapons)60
Assault34
Homeless Complaint31
Miscellaneous Call31
Check On Well-Being28
Suspicious Person In Vehicle26
Mentally Disturbed Person19
Aided Case (Person Needing Assistance)13
Meet With City/Public Service Employee13
Petty Theft12
Threats10
Citizen Requests Interview10
Person With A Knife9
Person With A Gun9
Vandalism8
Sit/Lie Enforcement8
Trespassing8
Wanted Vehicle Or Subject6
Aggravated Assault (Assault With Deadly Weapon)6
Indecent Exposure6
Person Screaming6
Complaint Of Unknown Origin6
Trespassing / Breaking & Entering5
Vehicle Accident With Injury5
Burglary5
Shots Fired5
Cardiac Arrest Or Death (Medical)4
Noise Complaint4
Medical Aid4
Vehicle Accident4
Missing Adult3
Fire Response (Full Box)3
Traffic Violation (Citation)3
+ 24 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (28 calls combined)

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Time of day

00:00–00:59 — 22 calls2200h01:00–01:59 — 12 calls1202:00–02:59 — 13 calls1303:00–03:59 — 17 calls1703h04:00–04:59 — 13 calls1305:00–05:59 — 11 calls1106:00–06:59 — 14 calls1406h07:00–07:59 — 23 calls2308:00–08:59 — 32 calls3209:00–09:59 — 27 calls2709h10:00–10:59 — 34 calls3411:00–11:59 — 26 calls2612:00–12:59 — 25 calls2512h13:00–13:59 — 34 calls3414:00–14:59 — 35 calls3515:00–15:59 — 41 calls4115h16:00–16:59 — 39 calls3917:00–17:59 — 24 calls2418:00–18:59 — 31 calls3118h19:00–19:59 — 33 calls3320:00–20:59 — 22 calls2221:00–21:59 — 25 calls2521h22:00–22:59 — 28 calls2823:00–23:59 — 21 calls21

Calls by hour (local time), September 1 – 30, 2026. The highlighted bar is the busiest hour.

00:00 — weekday avg 0.6, weekend avg 1.1 calls/day00h01:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day02:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day03:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.8 calls/day03h04:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day05:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.0 calls/day06:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day06h07:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day08:00 — weekday avg 1.1, weekend avg 1.0 calls/day09:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day09h10:00 — weekday avg 1.2, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day11:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day12:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day12h13:00 — weekday avg 1.4, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day14:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 1.5 calls/day15:00 — weekday avg 1.4, weekend avg 1.3 calls/day15h16:00 — weekday avg 1.3, weekend avg 1.3 calls/day17:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 1.0 calls/day18:00 — weekday avg 1.2, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day18h19:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 1.5 calls/day20:00 — weekday avg 0.8, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day21:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day21h22:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day23:00 — weekday avg 0.6, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day

— weekday average · — weekend average, calls per day by hour. Hover for exact values.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
Downtown/Civic Center60220.121%
Nob Hill692.325%
Western Addition1715.725%
Financial District1535.126%
Chinatown291.014%
South of Market71623.913%

Adjacent neighbourhoods, September 2026. "Per day" averages over all 30 days; "Priority" is the share of P1–P2 calls.

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