Is Japantown neighborhood of San Francisco safe?

Below you will find crime incidents reported by San Francisco Police Department that happened in Japantown neighborhood of San Francisco. The report is updated daily. Criminal activity shown on this map includes Arson, Assault, Burglary, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Drug Possession, Hate Crimes, Liquor Violation, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Sex Crimes, Stalking, Weapons Possessions and more.

Japantown, SF Crime Report | Live Map | Updated: 09/07/2025

Disclaimer: The San Francisco Police Department does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or correct sequencing of the information as the data is subject to change as modifications and updates are completed.

This dataset includes SFPD’s incident reports. These reports are filed by officers or self-reported by members of the public using SFPD’s online reporting system. Data is added to open data once incident reports have been reviewed and approved by a supervising Sergeant or Lieutenant. Incident reports may be removed from the dataset if in compliance with court orders to seal records or for administrative purposes such as active internal affair investigations and/or criminal investigations.

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Your dataset in the spreadsheet will include Incident Date, Time, Number, Location, Police District, Category assigned by the SFPD, Description, and Resolution if any.

Date	Time	Incident #	Location	District	Category SFPD	Description	Resolution
2025-08-07	13:00	250437237	Western Addition	Northern	Disorderly Conduct	Terrorist Threats	Cite or Arrest Adult
2025-08-08	06:40	250438376	Japantown	Northern	Arson	Arson of Vehicle	Open or Active
2025-08-08	06:40	250438376	Japantown	Northern	Larceny Theft	Theft, From Locked Vehicle, $200-$950	Open or Active
2025-08-09	00:00	256084498	Pacific Heights	Northern	Larceny Theft	Theft, From Locked Vehicle, >$950	Open or Active
2025-08-09	18:00	256084567	Pacific Heights	Northern	Malicious Mischief	Malicious Mischief, Vandalism to Property	Open or Active
2025-08-13	05:29	250447781	Western Addition	Northern	Vandalism	Vehicle, Tampering	Open or Active
2025-08-13	05:29	250447781	Western Addition	Northern	Other Miscellaneous	Investigative Detention	Open or Active
2025-08-13	07:14	250447731	Western Addition	Northern	Miscellaneous Investigation	Miscellaneous Investigation	Open or Active
2025-08-15	17:25	250453512	Pacific Heights	Northern	Assault	Battery	Open or Active
2025-08-17	06:00	250456209	Japantown	Northern	Burglary	Burglary, Hot Prowl, Unlawful Entry	Open or Active
2025-08-19	10:05	256088412	Pacific Heights	Northern	Larceny Theft	Theft, Shoplifting, $200-$950	Open or Active
2025-08-20	15:45	250466377	Japantown	Northern	Motor Vehicle Theft	Vehicle, Stolen, Other Vehicle	Open or Active
2025-08-21	15:15	250468878	Japantown	Northern	Drug Offense	Narcotics Paraphernalia, Possession of	Cite or Arrest Adult
2025-08-21	15:15	250468878	Japantown	Northern	Offences Against The Family And Children	Violation of Restraining Order	Cite or Arrest Adult
2025-08-23	13:00	250474386	Western Addition	Northern	Larceny Theft	Theft, From Building, $200-$950	Open or Active
2025-08-24	12:38	250476633	Pacific Heights	Northern	Burglary	Burglary, Apartment House, Unlawful Entry	Open or Active
2025-08-27	21:45	250482317	Japantown	Northern	Assault	Battery	Open or Active
2025-08-27	21:45	250482317	Japantown	Northern	Other Miscellaneous	Trespassing	Open or Active
2025-08-29	11:51	250486256	Japantown	Northern	Fraud	False Personation and Cheat Crimes (general)	Open or Active
2025-08-31	09:00	250488694	Japantown	Northern	Motor Vehicle Theft	Vehicle, Stolen, Other Vehicle	Open or Active
2025-08-31	14:36	250489028	Japantown	Northern	Fraud	Fraudulent Game or Trick, Obtaining Money or Property	Open or Active
2025-08-31	14:36	250489028	Japantown	Northern	Forgery And Counterfeiting	Counterfeit Money or Coins	Open or Active
2025-09-01	13:00	250493239	Japantown	Northern	Motor Vehicle Theft	Vehicle, Stolen, Other Vehicle	Open or Active
2025-09-02	13:02	250492598	Western Addition	Northern	Other Miscellaneous	Trespassing	Open or Active
2025-09-02	13:02	250492598	Western Addition	Northern	Assault	Battery	Open or Active
2025-09-05	02:10	250499083	Japantown	Northern	Non-Criminal	Aided Case, Injured or Sick Person	Open or Active

Additional information on Japantown, San Francisco Crime Dataset

This list shows statistics for Arson, Domestic Violence, Liquor Violation, Stalking, Assault, Drugs Possession, Motor Vehicle Theft, Weapons Possession, Burglary, Robbery, Dating Violence, Hate Crimes, Sex Crimes, and other crimes according to SFPD incident reports. You can also get the same information broken by the following geographic areas: