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).
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
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
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Inner Sunset at night?
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- Twin Peaks82/100 · Low risk
- Golden Gate Park80/100 · Low risk
- Haight Ashbury53/100 · Moderate
- Inner Richmond63/100 · Moderate
- Lone Mountain/USF54/100 · Moderate
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.