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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is Nob Hill safe?

Nob Hill records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 11 out of 100 — 40 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 39th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 6,728 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

11/100
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.

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 Nob Hill against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is other theft (21% of reports); 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 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

BroadwayPine Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center6,728 incidents reported within 1 km of the Nob Hill center (500 shown) · SFPD data through November 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

Other theft
1,445 · 21%
Drugs
1,279 · 19%
Other
871 · 13%
Violent crime
805 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
512 · 8%
Shoplifting
465 · 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 Nob Hill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Nob Hill safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 11/100). About 44% 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?

Other theft — 1,445 of 6,728 incidents (21%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 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. The scale is calibrated within San Francisco, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.