Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is Inner Sunset safe?
Inner Sunset shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 73 out of 100 — 23 points above the citywide median of 50, ranking 11th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 253 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 Inner Sunset 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 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 119 · 47% | |
| Burglary | 36 · 14% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 27 · 11% | |
| Violent crime | 17 · 7% | |
| Robbery | 8 · 3% | |
| Vehicle crime | 18 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Inner Sunset 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
- Twin Peaks79/100 · Low risk
- Golden Gate Park75/100 · Low risk
- Haight Ashbury47/100 · Elevated
- Inner Richmond58/100 · Moderate
- Lone Mountain/USF47/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Inner Sunset safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 73/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Inner Sunset 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 Sunset?
Other theft — 119 of 253 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Inner Sunset 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.