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   LESS THAN HALF OF RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE CROSSING THE STREET Source: San Francisco City Survey 2004 Margin of error: +/- 2.5 percentage points Less than half of San Franciscans (45%) feel safe or very safe crossing the street. Perceptions of safety crossing the street have improved since 2001, but still average to "neither safe nor unsafe." Thirty percent of residents feel unsafe or very unsafe crossing city streets.     For more information: Data (Excel) City Survey Report (PDF) San Francisco Police Department Web site (http://sfgov.org/police)

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