Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C

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$9.31 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,314 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bernal Heights with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bernal Heights against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Bernal Heights sits in the 30th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 30% of neighborhoods and behind 70%. The grade covers only Bernal Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Bernal Heights is 6.232 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 107 in the northwest areas to 1 in 207 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA report the most violent crime, about 21 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bernal Heights is projected at $9,308,078 for 2025, about $507 per resident and $1,314 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bernal Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA:	$507
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $507 per resident each year in Bernal Heights, which is $248 more than the national average and $242 more than San Francisco's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Bernal Heights:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $317 more than in Bernal Heights.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $424 less than in Bernal Heights

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bernal Heights, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bernal Heights	Cost per Bernal Heights Resident
Murder	$5.71 million	$311
Rape/Sexual Assault	$587,553	$32
Robbery	$1.06 million	$58
Assault	$1.95 million	$106
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$9,308,078	$507

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bernal Heights totals $41,664,669 ($2,268 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $50,972,747 ($2,774 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bernal Heights Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bernal Heights residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.699
Robbery	1.840
Rape	0.5275
Murder	0.1653
Total Violent Crime	6.232 (D+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Bernal Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Bernal Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St Marys Park, San Francisco, CA	C+	C	C+
Silver Terrace, San Francisco, CA	C-	C-	D+
Glen Park, San Francisco, CA	C	C+	C
Noe Valley, San Francisco, CA	C-	C-	D+
Liberty Street Historic District, San Francisco, CA	D-	D-	D-
Mission, San Francisco, CA	D-	F	F
Diamond Heights, San Francisco, CA	D+	C-	D
Excelsior, San Francisco, CA	C+	C	C+
Potrero, San Francisco, CA	F	D-	F
Castro-Upper Market, San Francisco, CA	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bernal Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. 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
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, OR	F	D	D
Great Bridge East, Chesapeake, VA	A+	A+	A+
Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA	C+	C	C
Kailua Kona, Kailua-Kona, HI	C-	B+	B+
Kenwood, Chicago, IL	C+	C	C
Magnolia, Seattle, WA	C-	B+	B+
Maplewood, Rochester, NY	C-	D-	D-
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO	D	C+	C+
Park Hill, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-
Westside, Santa Cruz, CA	B-	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bernal Heights is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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