Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026
Is Mission Bay safe?
Mission Bay records more reported crime than most San Francisco neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 28th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 797 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (14% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 111 · 14% | |
| Other theft | 189 · 24% | |
| Burglary | 58 · 7% | |
| Other | 132 · 17% | |
| Drugs | 70 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 48 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Mission Bay 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.
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- South of Market13/100 · High risk
- Potrero Hill57/100 · Moderate
- Financial District/South Beach29/100 · Elevated
- Tenderloin9/100 · High risk
- Mission17/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Mission Bay safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay?
Violent crime — 111 of 797 incidents (14%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Mission Bay 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.