Murder per Capita in Bernal Heights
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Bernal Heights residents.
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Overall Crime Grade™
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C- |
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Other Crime Grade |
C |
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A crime occurs every 10 hours 52 minutes (on average) in Bernal Heights.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Bernal Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Bernal Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA Safe?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Bernal Heights is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of neighborhoods are safer and 15% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bernal Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Bernal Heights is 0.1653 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bernal Heights generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Bernal Heights may be as high as 1 in 5,338 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,749 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.
By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Bernal Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
Interpreting the Murder Maps
When looking at the murder map for Bernal Heights, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northwest part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Bernal Heights residents who live there.
More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Bernal Heights has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Bernal Heights has 1, have the same problem. Of Bernal Heights’s 18,372 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.
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The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bernal Heights residents in a standard year.
Violent Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
3.699 |
Robbery |
1.840 |
Rape |
0.5275 |
Murder |
0.1653 |
Total Violent Crime |
6.232 (D+) |
Property Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
15.49 |
Vehicle Theft |
7.367 |
Burglary |
3.658 |
Arson |
0.3170 |
Total Property Crime |
26.83 (C-) |
Other Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.1078 |
Drug Crimes |
2.266 |
Vandalism |
7.772 |
Identity Theft |
0.5871 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0190 |
Total "Other" Rate |
10.75 (C) |
Individual Bernal Heights Crime Maps & Stats
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Bernal Heights is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Bernal Heights.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | C | C+ | D | |
C- | C- | D+ | D | |
C | C+ | C | D | |
C- | C- | D+ | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | F | F | D- | |
D+ | C- | D | D | |
C+ | C | C+ | D+ | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- |
Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Bernal Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | D | D | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B- | |
C+ | C | C | A | |
C- | B+ | B+ | A | |
C+ | C | C | D | |
C- | B+ | B+ | F | |
C- | D- | D- | B- | |
D | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
B- | C | C | B- |
Considering only the murder rate, Bernal Heights is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Bernal Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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