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Police data: Burglaries in S.F.'s Richmond District up 370% from 2020
Jessica Flores Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 7:05 p.m. Comments
Mark Deitrich stands in his open garage door at his home in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Deitrich is a community member in the Richmond District who has taken a leadership role in helping neighbors fortify their garages amid a major spike in hot-prowl break-ins this year.
Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleSan Francisco's Richmond District has reported a 370% spike in burglaries this year compared to 2020, according to city data.
The number of burglaries reported stood at 108 as of Feb. 7 according to a report from the San Francisco Police Department's Richmond Station. That's up from 23 reported at the same time last year.
San Francisco police define burglaries as an unlawful entry into a home or business to commit a felony or a theft. The department defines "attempted forcible entry," "forcible entry" and "unlawful entry," where no force is used, as different types of crimes.
As of Feb. 7, there were 56 forcible entries reported in the Richmond. Last year that number was at 12, according to San Francisco Police Department data.
The number of attempted forcible entries reported as of Feb. 7 was 26. Compared to last year's single reported attempted forcible entry — a 250% jump.
In all of San Francisco, burglaries have increased by 57% from 2020, according to the police department's crime statistics dashboard.
"The department has seen an increase in burglaries across the city, particularly after the COVID-19 shelter in place orders took effect," SFPD spokesperson Michael Andraychak told The Chronicle in an email statement. "We are seeing a trend of garage burglaries in which bicycles are being stolen."
San Francisco police and residents have seen an uptick in home burglaries since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Richmond District and the Marina have been among the hardest hit by reported burglaries since late 2020. Police have acknowledged the difficulties in arresting burglary suspects, given that, without physical evidence or eyewitnesses, such cases can be particularly difficult to solve.
Reported car break-ins, on the other hand, have dropped after the shelter-in-place orders and travel restrictions cleared the city of tourists — frequent targets of break-ins — in mid-March.
Here are the number of reported burglaries reported as of Feb. 7 compared to last year in the Richmond, according to city data:
• Attempted forcible entry:
2021: 26
2020: 1
• Forcible entry:
2021: 56
2020: 12
• Unlawful entry (no force):
2021: 30
2020: 11
• Reported burglaries as of Feb. 7 in all of San Francisco:
2021: 930
2020: 593
Jessica Flores is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jessica.flores@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jesssmflores
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