Almost all the weird spikes in the SF crime data are data issues, not real crime trends. If you're naive about it you'll get to the conclusion that one spot in SOMA along Bryant is the crime capital of SF, except that's just where the Hall of Justice is where tons of crimes get geolocated to. That doesn't mean they actually happened there. Same thing for many of the police stations and hospitals throughout the city. The top 5 locations in the data aren't "real". The fact that Monday, the 1st of every month, and Jan 1 are the maxes too doesn't strike me as legit.
The article mentions some of this, that "It could also be an effect of how this data is collected". That's my guess for every insight in this article.
The article mentions some of this, that "It could also be an effect of how this data is collected". That's my guess for every insight in this article.