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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is Mission safe?

Mission records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 13 out of 100 — 38 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 38th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 5,312 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

13/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mission — higher is safer. 38th 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 against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is drugs (27% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Guerrero StreetDolores Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center5,312 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mission 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

Drugs
1,414 · 27%
Other theft
954 · 18%
Other
886 · 17%
Violent crime
601 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
336 · 6%
Public order
216 · 4%

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 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 safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 13/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Mission 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?

Drugs — 1,414 of 5,312 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Mission 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.