Safety index · San Francisco · data through November 2026
Is Tenderloin safe?
Tenderloin records a high level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 7 out of 100 — 44 points below the citywide median of 51, ranking 41st of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 11,662 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
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 Tenderloin against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is drugs (25% 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 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Drugs | 2,960 · 25% | |
| Other theft | 2,057 · 18% | |
| Other | 1,504 · 13% | |
| Violent crime | 1,408 · 12% | |
| Shoplifting | 1,106 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 711 · 6% |
When it happens
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 Tenderloin at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Nob Hill11/100 · High risk
- South of Market10/100 · High risk
- Western Addition26/100 · Elevated
- Hayes Valley22/100 · High risk
- Chinatown26/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Tenderloin safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 7/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Tenderloin 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 Tenderloin?
Drugs — 2,960 of 11,662 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
How is the Tenderloin 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.