Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026
Is Golden Gate Park safe?
Golden Gate Park sits at the safer end of San Francisco by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 74 out of 100 — 23 points above the citywide median of 51, ranking 10th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 314 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026. Most of this area is parkland rather than housing, so a low count reflects how few people live here rather than how safe the streets are.
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 Golden Gate Park 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 47% 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 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 147 · 47% | |
| Violent crime | 27 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 27 · 9% | |
| Burglary | 25 · 8% | |
| Vehicle crime | 24 · 8% | |
| Shoplifting | 22 · 7% |
When it happens
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 Golden Gate Park at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Outer Richmond68/100 · Moderate
- Inner Sunset75/100 · Low risk
- Inner Richmond58/100 · Moderate
- Seacliff76/100 · Low risk
- Lincoln Park84/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Golden Gate Park safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 74/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Golden Gate Park 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 Golden Gate Park?
Other theft — 147 of 314 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
How is the Golden Gate Park 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.