2017 SF crime statistics from Jan. 1-April 6
2017 SF crime statistics from Jan. 1-April 6
Mission Station Captain: Bill Griffin
Capt. Griffin grew up in the Richmond District and attended George Washington High School. His father was a juvenile probation officer with the city for over 30 years and encouraged him to try a career in law enforcement. Griffin graduated from the SFPD Academy in 1981 and later earned a degree in Criminal Justice Management. He has served in the Mission, Southern, Park, Northern and Ingleside stations.
lessMission Station Captain: Bill Griffin
Capt. Griffin grew up in the Richmond District and attended George Washington High School. His father was a juvenile probation officer with the city for over 30 years and
... more785 violent crimes (672 in 2016)
2,010 burglaries and thefts (1,140 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 1,325 incidents (563 cases in 2016)
2017: 601 assaults, 172 robberies, 203 burglaries, 262 vehicle thefts
(2016: 521 assaults, 142 robberies, 221 burglaries, 238 vehicle thefts)
785 violent crimes (672 in 2016)
2,010 burglaries and thefts (1,140 in 2016)
Top crime type:
Southern District incorporates the Ferry Building, extending to the SOMA, Embarcadero, and China Basin areas.
Southern District incorporates the Ferry Building, extending to the SOMA, Embarcadero, and China Basin areas.
Southern Station Captain: Daryl Fong
Capt. Fong grew up in the Bayview District and attended school in North Beach. Not ascribing to the traditional academic criminology path, he earned a BS degree in marketing at SFSU and then joined the SFPD in 1994. Fong trained at Richmond Station and served at Central Station as a patrol, plainclothes and school resource officer and has also served as a field training sergeant, internal affairs investigator and media relations spokesman.
lessSouthern Station Captain: Daryl Fong
Capt. Fong grew up in the Bayview District and attended school in North Beach. Not ascribing to the traditional academic criminology path, he earned a BS degree in marketing
... moreSOUTHERN STATION: 6,996 records
No resolution: 5,010, Arrests: 1,855, Arrest/Citation rate: 26 percent
737 violent crimes (672 in 2016)
2,932 burglaries and thefts (3,133 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 2,254 incidents (2,319 in 2016)
2017: 604 assaults, 156 robberies, 211 burglaries, 190 vehicle thefts
(2016: 560 assaults, 128 robberies, 268 burglaries, 158 vehicle thefts)
lessSOUTHERN STATION: 6,996 records
No resolution: 5,010, Arrests: 1,855, Arrest/Citation rate: 26 percent
737 violent crimes (672 in 2016)
2,932 burglaries and thefts (3,133 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft,
... moreCentral Station Captain: Paul Yep
Capt. Yep was born at San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital and raised in Chinatown. He attended Lowell High School and earned a BA degree in Business Administration from San Francisco State University. He joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1996, serving as a patrol officer at Central, Northern, Southern and Taraval Police Stations. He has also worked in the Community Relations Unit, Domestic Violence Reduction Unit, Vice Crimes Division, Station Investigations Teams and was the Director of Basic Training for the Police Academy until his promotion to Captain in 2016.
lessCentral Station Captain: Paul Yep
Capt. Yep was born at San Francisco’s Chinese Hospital and raised in Chinatown. He attended Lowell High School and earned a BA degree in Business Administration from San
... more433 violent crimes (405 in 2016)
2,301 burglaries and thefts (2,230 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 1,175 incidents (1,640 in 2016)
2017: 309 assaults, 119 robberies, 206 burglaries, 133 vehicle thefts
(2016: 327 assaults, 101 robberies, 141 burglaries, 118 vehicle thefts)
433 violent crimes (405 in 2016)
2,301 burglaries and thefts (2,230 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft,
The Northern District encompasses the Western Addition, Pacific Heights, Japantown, Polk Gulch, Russian Hill and the Marina. Although the Northern District is geographically one of the smallest, it’s one of the most densely populated with large apartment buildings, senior citizens’ residences, residential hotels, and public housing complexes.
The Northern District encompasses the Western Addition, Pacific Heights, Japantown, Polk Gulch, Russian Hill and the Marina. Although the Northern District is geographically one of the
Northern Station Captain: John Jaimerena
Capt. Jaimerena was born in the Sunset and grew up on the peninsula. He joined SFPD in 1994 and spent much of his early career as a plainclothes and field training officer in the Southern Station. He later worked with the Gang Task Force at Tenderloin Station and became captain of Northern Station in 2016.
lessNorthern Station Captain: John Jaimerena
Capt. Jaimerena was born in the Sunset and grew up on the peninsula. He joined SFPD in 1994 and spent much of his early career as a plainclothes and field training
... more436 violent crimes (485 in 2016)
2,883 burglaries and thefts (2,380 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 2,314 incidents (1,756 in 2016)
2017: 359 assaults, 81 robberies, 234 burglaries, 196 vehicle thefts
(2016: 408 assaults, 90 robberies, 224 burglaries, 198 vehicle thefts)
436 violent crimes (485 in 2016)
2,883 burglaries and thefts (2,380 in 2016)
Top crime type:
The Park District serves Cole Valley, Haight Street, the Western Addition, Twin Peaks, and the Duboce and Castro areas. They work in patrol cars, on foot beats, patrol wagons and off-road vehicles in and out of Golden Gate Park.
The Park District serves Cole Valley, Haight Street, the Western Addition, Twin Peaks, and the Duboce and Castro areas. They work in patrol cars, on foot beats, patrol wagons and off-road vehicles
Park Station Captain: John Sanford Jr.
Capt. Sanford was born and raised in the Bayview/Hunters Point area and began his law enforcement career at age 14 as a Police Activities League cadet. Sanford attended Woodrow Wilson High School in San Francisco and holds a B.S. in public administration from the USF and an M.A. in leadership from Saint Mary’s.
lessPark Station Captain: John Sanford Jr.
Capt. Sanford was born and raised in the Bayview/Hunters Point area and began his law enforcement career at age 14 as a Police Activities League cadet. Sanford attended
... more203 violent crimes (163 in 2016)
893 burglaries and thefts (948 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 582 incidents (620 in 2016)
2017: 168 assaults, 27 robberies, 130 burglaries, 106 vehicle thefts
(2016: 150 assaults, 26 robberies, 148 burglaries, 117 vehicle thefts)
203 violent crimes (163 in 2016)
893 burglaries and thefts (948 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 582
The Taraval District encompasses a large area of the western part of the city, extending from west of Twin Peaks to Ocean Beach and south to the county line and north to Lincoln Way. The Taraval district is mostly residential and contains many schools and the zoo.
The Taraval District encompasses a large area of the western part of the city, extending from west of Twin Peaks to Ocean Beach and south to the county line and north to Lincoln Way. The Taraval
Taraval Station Captain: Denise Flaherty
Capt. Flaherty grew up in the Mission District and joined SFPD in 1991. She has served in Central, Northern, Taraval, Richmond, Ingleside, Tenderloin and Park districts and has worked in the Narcotics Unit, Burglary Detail, Homeland Security, and in the Tenderloin Task Force. She became Captain of Taraval Station in 2012.
lessTaraval Station Captain: Denise Flaherty
Capt. Flaherty grew up in the Mission District and joined SFPD in 1991. She has served in Central, Northern, Taraval, Richmond, Ingleside, Tenderloin and Park districts
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312 violent crimes (257 in Taraval)
1,184 burglaries and thefts (1,292 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 790 incidents (816 in 2016)
2017: 282 assaults, 50 robberies, 188 burglaries, 145 vehicle thefts
(2016: 233 assaults, 47 robberies, 224 burglaries, 150 vehicle thefts)
312 violent crimes (257 in Taraval)
1,184 burglaries and thefts (1,292 in 2016)
Top crime type:
Bayview Station Captain: Raj Vaswani
Capt. Vaswani has more than 23 years of experience as a police officer, working in patrol, street crimes/narcotics plainclothes, investigative and field operations. He has worked in the Potereo, Ingleside, Southern, Northern, Park and Mission districts.
lessBayview Station Captain: Raj Vaswani
Capt. Vaswani has more than 23 years of experience as a police officer, working in patrol, street crimes/narcotics plainclothes, investigative and field operations. He has
... more476 violent crimes (500 in 2016)
1,143 burglaries and thefts (1,164 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 686 incidents (650 in 2016)
2017: 426 assaults, 77 robberies, 135 burglaries, 258 vehicle thefts
(2016: 468 assault, 64 robbery, 133 burglaries, 272 vehicle thefts in 2016)
less476 violent crimes (500 in 2016)
1,143 burglaries and thefts (1,164 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 686
... moreIngleside Station Captain: Joe McFadden
Capt. Joe McFadden grew up in the Mission District. With more than 27 years in the SFPD, he began his law enforcement career as an Ingleside station patrol officer and has since served in Field Operations, Tactical (SWAT) Team, Investigations Bureau, Management Control/Internal Affairs, Homeland Security, and Crime Scene Investigations.
lessIngleside Station Captain: Joe McFadden
Capt. Joe McFadden grew up in the Mission District. With more than 27 years in the SFPD, he began his law enforcement career as an Ingleside station patrol officer and has
... more411 violent crimes (477 in 2016)
989 burglaries and thefts (1,074 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 571 incidents (555 in 2016)
2017: 350 assaults, 71 robberies, 159 burglaries, 231 vehicle thefts)
(2016: 432 assaults, 89 robberies, 167 burglaries, 278 vehicle thefts)
411 violent crimes (477 in 2016)
989 burglaries and thefts (1,074 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft,
The Tenderloin District is the smallest of 10 district station areas. The Tenderloin Task Force was created on April 1st 1991 (with SF’s first bicycle patrol) to combat high levels of crime in that area and made its headquarters in the basement of the historic Hibernia Bank building. A new headquarters opened in 2000 at 301 Eddy St.
The Tenderloin District is the smallest of 10 district station areas. The Tenderloin Task Force was created on April 1st 1991 (with SF’s first bicycle patrol) to combat high levels of crime
Tenderloin Station Captain: Teresa Ewins
Capt. Ewins spent her early years in SoCal but moved to the East Bay at age 10. She graduated from the SFPD Academy in 1995 and has since worked in the Southern, Mission, and Bayview stations. She has served in the Homeland Security Unit, the Special Victims Unit and the Fugitive Recovery Enforcement Team and led the Tactical Division before becoming Tenderloin Station captain in 2015.
lessTenderloin Station Captain: Teresa Ewins
Capt. Ewins spent her early years in SoCal but moved to the East Bay at age 10. She graduated from the SFPD Academy in 1995 and has since worked in the Southern, Mission,
... more329 violent crimes (408 in 2016)
588 burglaries and thefts (680 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 427 incidents (479 in 2016)
2017: 262 assaults, 75 robberies, 42 burglaries, 33 vehicle thefts
(2016: 340 assaults, 89 robberies, 44 burglaries, 39 vehicle thefts)
329 violent crimes (408 in 2016)
588 burglaries and thefts (680 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft,
Richmond Station Captain: Alexa O’Brien
Capt. Alexa O’Brien grew up in the Marina and Richmond districts. She earned a BA degree in sociology with a minor in criminology from USF before graduating from the SFPD academy in 2000. She has served at Southern, Mission, Northern, Park and Ingleside stations. In addition, she has served in Vice and Night Investigations and led the Homicide Detail and Major Crimes Unit.
lessRichmond Station Captain: Alexa O’Brien
Capt. Alexa O’Brien grew up in the Marina and Richmond districts. She earned a BA degree in sociology with a minor in criminology from USF before graduating from the
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150 violent crimes (147 in 2016)
1,148 burglaries and thefts (1,143 in 2016)
Top crime type: Larceny/Theft, 871 incidents (828 in 2016)
2017: 115 assaults, 23 robberies, 107 burglaries, 88 vehicle thefts
(2016: 128 assaults, 21 robberies, 106 burglaries, 148 vehicle thefts in 2016)
150 violent crimes (147 in 2016)
1,148 burglaries and thefts (1,143 in 2016)
Top crime type:
A line of cars stretched down Howard Street early Saturday morning as people arrived with firearms in their trunks to exchange for cash, no questions asked.
The gun buyback was organized by the violence prevention group United Playaz in conjunction with the San Francisco Police Department.
By noon, when the buyback ended, 280 firearms had been turned in — ranging from a bazooka to BB guns — and were heading to be disassembled, ground up and melted down by specialists at the Police Department. This more than doubled the number turned in last year and included 142 handguns, 80 rifles, 42 shotguns, seven assault rifles and other miscellaneous firearms.
“It’s like a drive-through,” Rudy Corpuz Jr., executive director of United Playaz, said outside the organization’s Howard Street headquarters. “Except people drop off guns for cash.”
The process was simple: People showed up in cars, on foot and even on bikes, carrying guns they didn’t want. Police officers took the weapons to a nearby table, where they were assessed, secured and ultimately taken to be destroyed.
We broke down San Francisco crime data by neighborhood based on 2017 data.
Media: Ted Andersen / SFGATEPeople who brought the guns in were given cash: $100 for a handgun and $200 for assault weapons. “People can bring any gun,” said Joe Calderon, a member of United Playaz. “We don’t care; we don’t ask questions.” The anonymity is important for people who have illegal firearms they want to get rid of.
United Playaz hosts one buyback a year; this is their sixth. This year, they’re trying something new: repurposing the wooden parts of the guns after they’re destroyed. Corpuz said the wood will be given to inmates at San Quentin State Prison, who will craft them into bracelets. Then they’ll be sold, and profits will go to financing future gun buybacks. Corpuz pointed to his own bracelet, a set of wooden beads. “This used to be a gun,” he said.
December is a strategic time for a buyback, Corpuz said, because people want extra money for holiday shopping.
The firearms came in all shapes and sizes. There was a bazooka, an AK-47, small handguns, long rifles and even a cannonball. Some were in pristine condition, while others had duct tape around the barrels or partially sawed-off handles. One rifle came wrapped in a tube sock; another came swaddled in a purple bath rug.
Reed Kennedy, who walked in with his three guns around 9 a.m., had long thought about selling them but felt that missed the point: He didn’t want them to exist anymore. “My views on gun ownership have changed in the past 15 years,” Kennedy said. “I no longer believe that people should own guns for personal use.”
He had considered destroying his guns but knew it was unsafe to do so himself. Then last week he walked past a Muni station and saw a poster advertising the buyback. He walked out happily after handing them over, knowing they would soon be destroyed. Plus, he now had $300.
“We might have to go back to the bank,” said Glen Holden, another organizer. Holden credited the extra outreach they’d done this year. Acting Mayor London Breed appeared at a news conference with Corpuz on Wednesday, which he said probably helped. Also, they had a new outreach strategy.
“We had 10 ex-cons go into five regions,” Holden said. Last year, youth representatives did outreach, but this year they felt it was important that the message come from people whose lives had been impacted by gun violence.
Funding for the buyback came from several donors, including seven medical marijuana dispensaries and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.
Sophie Haigney is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sophie.haigney@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SophieHaigney