Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026
Is McLaren Park safe?
McLaren Park shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 72 out of 100 — 21 points above the citywide median of 51, ranking 11th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 312 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026. Most of this area is parkland rather than housing, so a low count reflects how few people live here rather than how safe the streets are.
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 McLaren Park 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 26% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 38% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 82 · 26% | |
| Violent crime | 57 · 18% | |
| Other | 54 · 17% | |
| Vehicle crime | 40 · 13% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 · 11% | |
| Robbery | 14 · 4% |
When it happens
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 McLaren Park 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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- Visitacion Valley66/100 · Moderate
- Excelsior55/100 · Moderate
- Portola58/100 · Moderate
- Outer Mission51/100 · Moderate
- Bernal Heights50/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is McLaren Park safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 72/100). About 56% 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?
Other theft — 82 of 312 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 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.