I’ve lived in Parkmerced since 1988! It has always been a nice quiet residential community. However, in the last year we have noticed an unacceptable increase in crime here.
Letter to the Editor – Crime in Parkmerced
Police Blotter — Sunset Beacon
Summary of Sunset District crime in May.
Police Blotter — Richmond Review
Summary of crime in the Richmond District for May.
Suspect Nabbed in Westside Crime Spree
Suspect arrested and accused of a series of crimes in the Richmond and Sunset districts.
Virus Fears Spur Xenophobic Attacks
Asian and Asian American Richmond and Sunset residents have been subject to increased xenophobia as COVID-19 has changed life for everyone.
Charges Dropped Against Former Edgewood Center Employee
All sexual assault charges against a former employee of the Edgewood Center for Children and Families in San Francisco’s Sunset District have been dropped for lack of evidence, although another former employee still faces unrelated charges alleging possession of child pornography.
Police Blotter – Sunset District
Police activity in the Sunset District in November, 2019.
Letter to the Editor: Lock Your Doors
I live on Fulton Street in the Outer Richmond. The other day, when I was sweeping the dead leaves in front of the house, I noticed a young man, presumably in his twenties, walking west on Fulton humming loudly to himself.
SFPD: Crimes Against the Asian Community Increasing
On Sept. 9, SF Supervisor Gordon Mar released aggregated crime victim demographic data for the last six years. The data was provided by the San Francisco Police Department in response to Mar’s formal inquiry to the department for 10 years of data, following a number of high-profile crimes against members of the Chinese community.
Scarcity of Crime Statistics Prompts City Hall Action
District 4 Supervisor Gordon Mar’s office discovered an unsettling detail about the crime statistics made available by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD): They are few and far between.
Mar to Hold Public Safety Town Hall to Address Property Crimes
Supervisor Gordon Mar has heard concerns from Sunset District residents about several high-profile home invasion robberies and burglaries in the district and is responding by holding a town hall to engage the community in developing solutions.
Hearing at City Hall – Property Crime
The hearing will be at City Hall on Thursday April 25 at 9:50 a.m. in room 263.
Auto burglaries down citywide, but up in Richmond
Richmond District residents suspecting that there was a jump in auto burglaries this past year now have proof, as newly released SF Police Department (SFPD) statistics show a dramatic rise in the district, even as the rest of the city’s burglary rate dropped from
last year.
Police Blotter – Richmond District
Crime wrap-up in San Francisco’s Richmond District.
Assembly – Phil Ting
San Francisco is an expensive enough place to live; we shouldn’t have to spend hundreds
of dollars each year to replace broken car windows and stolen items.
