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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is North Beach safe?

North Beach records more reported crime than most San Francisco neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 8 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 27th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 689 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

49/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of North Beach — higher is safer. 27th of 41 SF neighborhoods.

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 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

The EmbarcaderoVan Ness Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
689 incidents reported within 1 km of the North Beach 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
99 · 14%
Other theft
203 · 29%
Criminal damage & arson
83 · 12%
Theft from a person
54 · 8%
Other
89 · 13%
Burglary
38 · 6%

When it happens

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

Walking in North Beach at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is North Beach safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in North Beach 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 North Beach?

Violent crime — 99 of 689 incidents (14%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the North Beach 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.