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South of MarketRecent emergency dispatch activity in San Francisco's South of Market neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #1 of 37 by call volume
716 ▲13%
Dispatched calls
94
Priority calls (P1–P2)
13.8×
vs citywide median
25.1
Avg calls / weekday
20.5
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of South of Market in San Francisco with its official boundary outlined

With 716 dispatched calls in September 2026, activity in South of Market was one of the higher-volume areas citywide. The largest single category was Suspicious Person, at 35% of all calls in the area. Weekdays averaged more calls than weekend days (25.1 vs 20.5 per day), with activity peaking around 9:00 local time. That is up 13% from the previous month's 634 calls. 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 — 626 calls626July 2026 — 633 callsAugust 2026 — 634 callsSeptember 2026 — 716 calls716June 2026September 2026

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

MonthCallsPriority
September 202671613%
August 202663414%
July 202663316%
June 202662620%

Top call types

Suspicious Person251
Fight Or Dispute (No Weapons)42
Check On Well-Being33
Assault29
Meet With City/Public Service Employee27
Prisoner Transport26
Vehicle Accident With Injury21
Suspicious Person In Vehicle20
Full breakdown — all 69 call categories
Suspicious Person251
Fight Or Dispute (No Weapons)42
Check On Well-Being33
Assault29
Meet With City/Public Service Employee27
Prisoner Transport26
Vehicle Accident With Injury21
Suspicious Person In Vehicle20
Sit/Lie Enforcement18
Homeless Complaint14
Vandalism13
Traffic Violation (Citation)13
Wanted Vehicle Or Subject12
Threats12
Burglary11
Trespassing11
Mentally Disturbed Person11
Citizen Requests Interview10
Miscellaneous Call10
Aided Case (Person Needing Assistance)8
Citizen Standby7
Indecent Exposure7
Person With A Knife7
Vehicle Break-In / Stripping7
Traffic Violation (Tow)6
Petty Theft6
Person Screaming5
Sick Person (Medical)5
Psychiatric / Abnormal Behavior (Medical)5
Medical Aid4
Aggravated Assault (Assault With Deadly Weapon)4
Person With A Gun4
Grand Theft3
Complaint Of Unknown Origin3
Vandalism (Graffiti)3
Stabbing Or Cutting3
Noise Complaint3
Urgent Notification3
+ 31 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (39 calls combined)

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Time of day

00:00–00:59 — 30 calls3000h01:00–01:59 — 18 calls1802:00–02:59 — 19 calls1903:00–03:59 — 14 calls1403h04:00–04:59 — 18 calls1805:00–05:59 — 11 calls1106:00–06:59 — 24 calls2406h07:00–07:59 — 48 calls4808:00–08:59 — 48 calls4809:00–09:59 — 64 calls6409h10:00–10:59 — 38 calls3811:00–11:59 — 21 calls2112:00–12:59 — 41 calls4112h13:00–13:59 — 35 calls3514:00–14:59 — 36 calls3615:00–15:59 — 42 calls4215h16:00–16:59 — 32 calls3217:00–17:59 — 28 calls2818:00–18:59 — 32 calls3218h19:00–19:59 — 28 calls2820:00–20:59 — 23 calls2321:00–21:59 — 18 calls1821h22:00–22:59 — 21 calls2123:00–23:59 — 27 calls27

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

00:00 — weekday avg 0.9, weekend avg 1.4 calls/day00h01:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day02:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day03:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day03h04:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day05:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day06:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day06h07:00 — weekday avg 2.0, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day08:00 — weekday avg 1.6, weekend avg 1.5 calls/day09:00 — weekday avg 2.5, weekend avg 1.0 calls/day09h10:00 — weekday avg 1.4, weekend avg 1.0 calls/day11:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 1.1 calls/day12:00 — weekday avg 1.5, weekend avg 1.1 calls/day12h13:00 — weekday avg 1.2, weekend avg 1.1 calls/day14:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 1.8 calls/day15:00 — weekday avg 1.2, weekend avg 2.0 calls/day15h16:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 1.1 calls/day17:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day18:00 — weekday avg 1.1, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day18h19:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day20:00 — weekday avg 0.8, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day21:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day21h22:00 — weekday avg 0.7, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day23:00 — weekday avg 1.1, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day

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

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
South of Market71623.913%
Mission50516.818%
Financial District1535.126%
Downtown/Civic Center60220.121%
Western Addition1715.725%
Potrero Hill461.517%

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

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