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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is Mission Bay safe?

Mission Bay records more reported crime than most San Francisco neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 38 out of 100 — 13 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 29th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 1,430 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

38/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mission Bay — higher is safer. 29th 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 Mission Bay 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 29% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

3rd StreetRoute 80 neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,430 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mission Bay center (500 shown) · SFPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
419 · 29%
Other
201 · 14%
Violent crime
163 · 11%
Drugs
163 · 11%
Shoplifting
126 · 9%
Criminal damage & arson
103 · 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 Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 38/100). About 42% 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?

Other theft — 419 of 1,430 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 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. The scale is calibrated within San Francisco, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.