Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is Hayes Valley safe?
Hayes Valley records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 22 out of 100 — 28 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 37th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 2,378 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to San Francisco — a typical San Francisco neighborhood sits near 50. It ranks Hayes Valley 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 35% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 833 · 35% | |
| Violent crime | 276 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 205 · 9% | |
| Drugs | 240 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 164 · 7% | |
| Other | 263 · 11% |
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 Addition26/100 · Elevated
- Japantown32/100 · Elevated
- Castro/Upper Market37/100 · Elevated
- Tenderloin7/100 · High risk
- Haight Ashbury47/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Hayes Valley safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 22/100). 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 — 833 of 2,378 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 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. The scale is calibrated within San Francisco, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.