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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is Inner Richmond safe?

Inner Richmond shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 57, ranking 17th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 427 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

63/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Inner Richmond — higher is safer. 17th of 41 SF neighborhoods.

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 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Fulton StreetBalboa Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
427 incidents reported within 1 km of the Inner Richmond center · SFPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Other theft
177 · 41%
Violent crime
46 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
43 · 10%
Burglary
35 · 8%
Vehicle crime
34 · 8%
Other
35 · 8%

When it happens

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

Walking in Inner Richmond at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Inner Richmond safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Inner Richmond 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 Inner Richmond?

Other theft — 177 of 427 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Inner Richmond 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.