Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is South of Market safe?
South of Market records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 11 out of 100 — 39 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 40th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 5,802 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 South of Market against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
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
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 751 · 13% | |
| Drugs | 1,451 · 25% | |
| Other theft | 957 · 16% | |
| Other | 855 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 340 · 6% | |
| Public order | 228 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in South of Market 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Tenderloin7/100 · High risk
- Mission Bay40/100 · Elevated
- Financial District/South Beach24/100 · High risk
- Nob Hill12/100 · High risk
- Hayes Valley22/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is South of Market safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 11/100). 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 — 751 of 5,802 incidents (13%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 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.