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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is Lakeshore safe?

Lakeshore shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 67 out of 100 — 16 points above the citywide median of 51, ranking 13th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 498 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

67/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Lakeshore — higher is safer. 13th of 41 SF neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to San Francisco — a typical San Francisco neighborhood sits near 51. It ranks Lakeshore 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.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 9% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Lake Merced BoulevardSkyline Boulevard neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center498 incidents reported within 1 km of the Lakeshore center · SFPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
236 · 47%
Shoplifting
75 · 15%
Violent crime
38 · 8%
Vehicle crime
38 · 8%
Other
37 · 7%
Criminal damage & arson
35 · 7%

When it happens

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

Is San Francisco safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Lakeshore at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Lakeshore safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 67/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore?

Other theft — 236 of 498 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Lakeshore 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.