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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is South of Market safe?

South of Market records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 13 out of 100 — 44 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 40th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 4,630 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

13/100
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.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (13% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; 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 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
4,630 incidents reported within 1 km of the South of Market center (500 shown) · SFPD data through July 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

Violent crime
614 · 13%
Drugs
1,177 · 25%
Other theft
708 · 15%
Other
695 · 15%
Criminal damage & arson
287 · 6%
Public order
181 · 4%

When it happens

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

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 13/100). 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?

Violent crime — 614 of 4,630 incidents (13%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 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.