Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026
Is Hayes Valley safe?
Hayes Valley records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 26 out of 100 — 31 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 37th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 1,923 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 33% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 24% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 641 · 33% | |
| Violent crime | 226 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 172 · 9% | |
| Burglary | 144 · 7% | |
| Drugs | 197 · 10% | |
| Other | 222 · 12% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Hayes Valley at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Western Addition31/100 · Elevated
- Japantown37/100 · Elevated
- Castro/Upper Market41/100 · Elevated
- Tenderloin9/100 · High risk
- Haight Ashbury53/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Hayes Valley safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 26/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Hayes Valley 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 Hayes Valley?
Other theft — 641 of 1,923 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Hayes Valley 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.