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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is Castro/Upper Market safe?

Castro/Upper Market records more reported crime than most San Francisco neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 31st of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 1,447 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

37/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Castro/Upper Market — higher is safer. 31st of 41 SF neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to San Francisco — a typical San Francisco neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks Castro/Upper Market against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 41% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 25% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Market StreetDolores Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,447 incidents reported within 1 km of the Castro/Upper Market center (500 shown) · SFPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
591 · 41%
Violent crime
182 · 13%
Burglary
148 · 10%
Other
126 · 9%
Criminal damage & arson
101 · 7%
Shoplifting
70 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is San Francisco safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Castro/Upper Market at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Castro/Upper Market safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Castro/Upper Market 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 Castro/Upper Market?

Other theft — 591 of 1,447 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Castro/Upper Market 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. The scale is calibrated within San Francisco, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.