Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026
Is Lone Mountain/USF safe?
Lone Mountain/USF shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 57, ranking 24th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 620 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 40% 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 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 251 · 40% | |
| Violent crime | 64 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 77 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 46 · 7% | |
| Vehicle crime | 45 · 7% | |
| Other | 40 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Lone Mountain/USF 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
- Presidio Heights64/100 · Moderate
- Haight Ashbury53/100 · Moderate
- Inner Richmond63/100 · Moderate
- Japantown37/100 · Elevated
- Western Addition31/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Lone Mountain/USF safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Lone Mountain/USF 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 Lone Mountain/USF?
Other theft — 251 of 620 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Lone Mountain/USF 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.