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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is Inner Sunset safe?

Inner Sunset shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 77 out of 100 — 20 points above the citywide median of 57, ranking 11th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 210 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

77/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Inner Sunset — higher is safer. 11th of 41 SF neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 46% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

19th AvenueJudah Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
210 incidents reported within 1 km of the Inner Sunset center · SFPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
96 · 46%
Burglary
33 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
24 · 11%
Violent crime
15 · 7%
Vehicle crime
14 · 7%
Robbery
6 · 3%

When it happens

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

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Inner Sunset safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 77/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Inner Sunset are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for San Francisco, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Inner Sunset?

Other theft — 96 of 210 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 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.