Measure Description
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) tracks three main measures of offenses reported by the public:
- Number of UCR Part I property offenses reported
- Number of UCR Part I violent offenses reported
- Number of thefts from vehicles (UCR Part I Property Crimes, Larceny-Theft)
Violent offense sub-categories are homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property offense sub-categories are burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The number of thefts from vehicles is part of the property offense “Larceny”. These measures are community indicators that show citywide trends. As such there are no performance targets. However, SFPD does provide projections for the community indicators.
Why these measures are important
Reporting on these measures provides the public, elected officials, and city staff with a snapshot on property and violent crimes reported to the SFPD. The figures help inform the SFPD on how to best plan for present and future service.
The first interactive chart below presents the total number of UCR Part I property offenses and UCR Part I violent offenses reported since 2009. The second interactive chart below presents the total number of “Thefts from Vehicles” reported since 2016.
The chart's legend is below:
- Y-axis: Number of offenses reported
- X-Axis: Months within the calendar year
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Data Note: Use the left and right arrows at the bottom of the charts “< 1 of 2 >” to change how the data are displayed. On January 19, 2024, the “Larceny-Theft” measure was found to count “Number of Thefts from Vehicles” data twice. This discrepancy was fixed the same day. Current and historical data is now correct.
How performance is measured
Reported offenses are measured by gathering the number of property and violent sub-category offenses and reporting on them both individually and by their categories. Before submission to the City Performance team, the SFPD reviews and validates data.
All reported property and violent offense data are generated by work done by the SFPD and DEM. Data source: Scorecards Dataset on DataSF.
Data
Data is collected by SFPD according to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) standards set by the California Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, and then submitted to City Performance for use in these scorecards.
The UCR program is considered a "snapshot of crime" reported in one month. Figures are updated twice annually. For more information about the UCR program, please visit https://ucr.fbi.gov/a-word-about-ucr-data.
Additional information
If a property or violent crime is being reported in a 9-1-1 call, it will be categorized as such according to the UCR program framework. These reports include summaries of crime incidents, values of stolen and recovered property, homicide information, crimes against seniors, hate crimes, domestic violence incidents and others.
The SFPD produces a monthly CompStat profile, which often includes additional crimes reported after the UCR submittal deadline. CompStat focuses on all crimes that occurred during and after the month’s end. These profiles provide a more up-to-date picture of crime in San Francisco and are used to better evaluate crime fighting strategies and deployment efforts. CompStat profile, which often includes additional crimes reported after the UCR submittal deadline. CompStat focuses on all crimes that occurred during and after the month’s end. These profiles provide a more up-to-date picture of crime in San Francisco and are used to better evaluate crime fighting strategies and deployment efforts.
SFPD takes these crimes seriously and allocates resources toward deterrence and investigations. Visit the San Francisco Police Department website to learn more about the department. to learn more about the department.
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