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Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026

Is South of Market safe?

South of Market records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 10 out of 100 — 41 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 40th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 8,099 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

10/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of South of Market — higher is safer. 40th 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 South of Market against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is drugs (23% of reports); 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 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Market StreetRoute 80 neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center8,099 incidents reported within 1 km of the South of Market center (500 shown) · SFPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Drugs
1,881 · 23%
Other theft
1,484 · 18%
Other
1,086 · 13%
Shoplifting
958 · 12%
Violent crime
956 · 12%
Criminal damage & arson
492 · 6%

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 South of Market at night?

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Common questions

Is South of Market safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 10/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in South of Market 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 South of Market?

Drugs — 1,881 of 8,099 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the South of Market 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.