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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is Financial District/South Beach safe?

Financial District/South Beach records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 22 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 36th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 3,393 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

22/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Financial District/South Beach — higher is safer. 36th 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 Financial District/South Beach 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 29% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Dwight D. Eisenhower HighwayThe Embarcadero neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center3,393 incidents reported within 1 km of the Financial District/South Beach center (500 shown) · SFPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
972 · 29%
Shoplifting
812 · 24%
Violent crime
391 · 12%
Other
339 · 10%
Criminal damage & arson
243 · 7%
Vehicle crime
155 · 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 Financial District/South Beach at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Financial District/South Beach safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 22/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Financial District/South Beach 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 Financial District/South Beach?

Other theft — 972 of 3,393 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Financial District/South Beach 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.