The city looks better on paper. The cracks are in the response times.
The city looks better on paper. The cracks are in the response times.
San Francisco's crime numbers are the best they've been in two years. Property crime is down. Graffiti is down. Housing approvals jumped in March.
But 911 calls are up 7.5% — and when you call for a non-emergency, you're now waiting nearly two hours for a response. The city is improving and getting stretched at the same time.
Here's what the data actually shows for District 7 residents this week.
More 911 Calls. Slower Responses. SF's Emergency System Is Getting Stretched.
More 911 calls, longer waits for help
Total 911 calls are up 7.5% year-over-year through March 2026. The system isn't keeping up. Priority C calls — non-life-threatening but still real emergencies — now average nearly two hours for a response.
That's the kind of gap that turns a bad situation into a worse one. More demand, same capacity.
223 New Housing Units Approved in March. Contracts Hit $1.4B.
Housing approvals finally had a good month
SF approved 223 net new housing units in March 2026 — up 119% from February and the highest monthly total since September. That's a real number, not a planning vote or a ribbon cutting.
One good month doesn't fix a housing shortage. But it's the kind of signal worth watching to see if it holds.
West of Twin Peaks Got 19 Traffic Stops in One Week This March
West of Twin Peaks traffic stops spiked hard
The week of March 25, SFPD made 19 traffic stops in the West of Twin Peaks neighborhood. That's 15 times the 12-week average of 1.25. District 7 residents felt this one directly.
It's not clear if this was a targeted enforcement push or a data blip. Either way, it's the sharpest neighborhood-level spike in the city that week.
Fewer Overdose Calls. More Narcan. More Drug Crime. Pick Your Narrative.
Drug numbers are pointing in three directions
Overdose 911 calls are down 13.8%. Narcan deployments by SFPD are up 26.9%. Drug crime incidents are up 30.8%. These three numbers can't all be good news at once.
The most likely read: officers are intervening more, which saves lives — but the underlying drug activity is still growing. Progress and problem, same data set.
Property Crime Fell to a Two-Year Low. Contracts Hit $1.3B in March.
Property crime hit a two-year low
SF recorded just 1,127 property crime incidents in March 2026. That's down 67% from the July 2024 peak of 3,521. For residents who remember what 2024 felt like, this is a meaningful shift.
The caveat: it's one month, and the drug crime trend is moving the opposite direction. Not everything is improving together.
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