Skip to main content Currently Reading S.F. deploys more foot police in tourist areas even as it battles perception city is overrun with crime FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Sgt. Rich Jones chats with the Davainis family, who are visiting from Redding, while on patrol in Union Square. Nearly 30 uniformed officers, on bicycle and foot, have been deployed to tourist areas.Photos by Nick Otto/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of8 San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks at a news conference announcing a new deployment of police patrols in tourist areas.Nick Otto/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of8 Sgt. Rich Jones greets Ben Parnass, 4, and his mother Sara, who are visiting from Los Angeles, while on patrol in Union Square.Nick Otto/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less