Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Outer Sunset in green. The most dangerous areas in Outer Sunset 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 Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Outer Sunset is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of neighborhoods are safer and 9% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Outer Sunset's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Outer Sunset is 0.2045 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Outer Sunset generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Outer Sunset may be as high as 1 in 4,672 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,172 in the southeast 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 Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA: about 1 per year. The south part of Outer Sunset has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Outer Sunset, 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 northeast 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 Outer Sunset residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Outer Sunset 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 Outer Sunset has 0, have the same problem. Of Outer Sunset’s 45,456 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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Outer Sunset Crime Breakdown

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 Outer Sunset residents in a standard year.

Individual Outer Sunset Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Outer Sunset is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Outer Sunset.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Parkside, San Francisco, CA	C	C-	C-	D-
Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA	D	D+	D	F
Outer Richmond, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Seacliff, San Francisco, CA	D+	D+	D	F
Saint Francis Wood, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D
Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA	D	D	D-	F
West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA	C-	C-	C-	D
Cole Valley, San Francisco, CA	D+	D+	D	D-
Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA	D+	C-	D	D-
Lakeshore, San Francisco, CA	D+	D+	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Outer Sunset 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
Long Island City, Queens, NY	B+	B-	B-	C+
South Ozone Park, Queens, NY	A-	B	B	B+
South End, Tacoma, WA	F	D	D	B
Shelby Forest-Frayser, Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
New Brighton, Staten Island, NY	C+	D	D	C+
Morningside Heights, Manhattan, NY	A-	B-	B-	B
Montello, Brockton, MA	A-	C+	C+	A-
Mission Bay, San Diego, CA	C+	C+	C+	B-
Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	C+
Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C+	C+	C

Considering only the murder rate, Outer Sunset 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 Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Outer Sunset schools on SchoolGrade

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