San Francisco, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. San Francisco is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the San Francisco area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in the San Francisco area is 16.00 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the San Francisco area generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in the San Francisco area may be as high as 1 in 34 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 119 in the east part of the city. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the west parts of San Francisco, CA: about 26,390 per year. The east part of the San Francisco area has fewer cases of theft with only 2,535 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for the San Francisco area, remember that the rate of theft 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 west part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for the San Francisco area residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which the San Francisco area 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 the San Francisco area has 368, have the same problem. Of the San Francisco area’s 4,819,722 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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San Francisco Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 San Francisco residents in a standard year.

Individual San Francisco Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in the San Francisco area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the San Francisco area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Daly City, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
Brisbane, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Colma, CA	F	F	F	F
South San Francisco, CA	D	D	D-	D-
Sausalito, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Belvedere, CA	D	D+	D-	D
Tiburon, CA	D	D+	D-	D
San Bruno, CA	D+	D	D-	D-
Pacifica, CA	C+	C	C-	C+
Alameda, CA	D	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

San Francisco is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Washington, DC	C-	C	C	D+
Atlanta, GA	C	C-	C-	C
Miami, FL	B	C+	C+	C
Philadelphia, PA	C+	B-	B-	C-
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-	C-
Boston, MA	B	C	C	B-
Riverside, CA	C-	D+	D+	D+
Houston, TX	D	D	D	D
Detroit, MI	D+	D-	D-	C-
Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+	D-

Considering only the theft rate, the San Francisco area 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 San Francisco, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See San Francisco schools on SchoolGrade

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