Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is Outer Mission safe?
Outer Mission shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 50 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 50, ranking 22nd of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 681 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to San Francisco — a typical San Francisco neighborhood sits near 50. It ranks Outer Mission against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (15% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 102 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 162 · 24% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 63 · 9% | |
| Robbery | 35 · 5% | |
| Other | 98 · 14% | |
| Shoplifting | 105 · 15% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Outer Mission at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Excelsior55/100 · Moderate
- Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside64/100 · Moderate
- West of Twin Peaks81/100 · Low risk
- Glen Park75/100 · Low risk
- McLaren Park71/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Outer Mission safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 50/100). About 40% of severity-weighted incidents in Outer 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 Outer Mission?
Violent crime — 102 of 681 incidents (15%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Outer 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.