Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026
Is Bayview Hunters Point safe?
Bayview Hunters Point records more reported crime than most San Francisco neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 46 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 29th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 798 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (14% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 108 · 14% | |
| Other theft | 202 · 25% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 101 · 13% | |
| Other | 155 · 19% | |
| Vehicle crime | 85 · 11% | |
| Weapons possession | 36 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Bayview Hunters Point at night?
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- Potrero Hill57/100 · Moderate
- McLaren Park76/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Bayview Hunters Point safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 46/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Bayview Hunters Point are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Bayview Hunters Point?
Violent crime — 108 of 798 incidents (14%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Bayview Hunters Point safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the SFPD by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.