Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is McLaren Park safe?
McLaren Park shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 71 out of 100 — 21 points above the citywide median of 50, ranking 12th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 254 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 McLaren Park against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (20% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 50 · 20% | |
| Other theft | 69 · 27% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 28 · 11% | |
| Other | 43 · 17% | |
| Vehicle crime | 29 · 11% | |
| Robbery | 11 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in McLaren Park 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
- Visitacion Valley64/100 · Moderate
- Excelsior55/100 · Moderate
- Portola58/100 · Moderate
- Outer Mission50/100 · Moderate
- Bernal Heights50/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is McLaren Park safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 71/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in McLaren Park 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 McLaren Park?
Violent crime — 50 of 254 incidents (20%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the McLaren Park 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.