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   THE AVERAGE POLICE RESPONSE DROPS TO 6 MINUTES Source: San Francisco Police Department. Note: Years represent the end of that fiscal year. The amount of time it takes San Francisco police to arrive on the scene following a top priority call dropped significantly from fiscal year 2001-02 to fiscal year 2002-03. From July 2002 through June 2003, the San Francisco Police Department reports that it responded to such calls in an average of 5.8 minutes, down from 9.7 over the same period the previous year, and 10.5 minutes the year before.     For more information: Data (Excel) San Francisco Police Department Web site (http://sfgov.org/police)

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