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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is Nob Hill safe?

Nob Hill records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 14 out of 100 — 43 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 39th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 4,390 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

14/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Nob Hill — higher is safer. 39th of 41 SF neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (11% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

BroadwayPine Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
4,390 incidents reported within 1 km of the Nob Hill center (500 shown) · SFPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
495 · 11%
Other theft
1,021 · 23%
Drugs
804 · 18%
Criminal damage & arson
331 · 8%
Other
610 · 14%
Burglary
215 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Nob Hill at night?

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Common questions

Is Nob Hill safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 14/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in Nob Hill 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 Nob Hill?

Violent crime — 495 of 4,390 incidents (11%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Nob Hill 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.