PUBLIC SAFETY ==> Percentage of San Franciscans who feel safe or very safe walking alone in their neighborhoods during the day ==> Percentage of San Franciscans who feel safe or very safe walking alone in their neighborhoods at night   Number of violent crimes per 1000 population   Number of property crimes per 1000 population   Percentage of violent crimes cleared by police   Percentage of property crimes cleared by police   Average time from receipt of top priority call to police arrival on scene   Number of traffic accidents that result in injuries   Number of traffic accidents that result in death   Percentage of San Franciscans who feel safe or very safe crossing the street   First unit EMS response time, average   First unit EMS response time, 90th percentile   SAN FRANCISCANS FEEL SAFER DURING THE DAY THAN AT NIGHT Source: San Francisco City Survey 2004 Margin of error: +/- 2.5 percentage points Most residents (80% in 2004) feel safe or very safe walking alone in their neighborhoods during the day. However, fears rise after dark. Less than half of San Franciscans (47%) say they feel safe walking alone at night in their neighborhoods, and over a quarter (28%) feel unsafe or very unsafe at night in their neighborhoods.     For more information: Data (Excel) City Survey Report (PDF) San Francisco Police Department Web site (http://sfgov.org/police)

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