Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026
Is Potrero Hill safe?
Potrero Hill shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 57 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 57, ranking 21st of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 549 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 37% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 201 · 37% | |
| Burglary | 71 · 13% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 56 · 10% | |
| Violent crime | 30 · 5% | |
| Drugs | 58 · 11% | |
| Vehicle crime | 49 · 9% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Potrero Hill at night?
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- Mission Bay47/100 · Elevated
- Mission17/100 · High risk
- South of Market13/100 · High risk
- Bernal Heights55/100 · Moderate
- Bayview Hunters Point46/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Potrero Hill safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 57/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Potrero 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 Potrero Hill?
Other theft — 201 of 549 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Potrero 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.