victimized, its horrible >> reporter:george daugherty has lived in this neighborhood for 14 years >>george daughertyneighborhood resident : its much better than it used to be but especially at this intersection theres a lot of activity with 3 muni stops and people getting off and i have a friends who has had two iphones stolen in the last year, so theres a lot of activity here. >> reporter:angela stevenson also lives in the neighborhood she knows about the crime and says parents and grandparents like herself must take an active role >>angela stevenson/neighborhood resident: i worry all the time, my daughter says don't worry so much but its just the age and the lifestyle things are going now you have to be very careful and very concerned about what the children are doing and who's here to help the children. >> reporter:police say the child was not injured during the robbery; the suspect is described as an african american woman ages 40 to 50 >> reporter: the suspect jumped aboard a muni bus after stealing the money and escaped. they are hoping to identify here soon and make an arrest. in sf, dan kerm