The 10 Safest San Francisco, CA Neighborhoods To Live In For 2022


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in San Francisco are the safest places to live.

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We analyzed every possible crime metric to determine which neighborhoods in San Francisco are the safest.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in San Francisco. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

In which San Francisco neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list. For a more detailed breakdown for each neighborhood, keep reading.

So, which neighborhood is the safest in San Francisco in 2022? That would be Outer Sunset. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you want to dig down deeper into each neighborhood's statistics, as well as our methodology, take a look below. Some of these neighborhoods are the best places to live in San Francisco.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top ten, scroll down to the bottom, where we have all San Francisco neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous. Read on to see how we determined the places around San Francisco that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in San Francisco.

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Safest Neighborhoods In San Francisco

The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In San Francisco For 2022

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 50,788
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 174
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,050
More on Outer Sunset: Homes For Sale | Data

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 27,720
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 130
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,680
More on Inner Sunset: Homes For Sale | Data

Inner Sunset San Francisco, CA

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 11,751
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 220
Property Crime Per 100k: 801
More on Crocker Amazon: Homes For Sale | Data

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 21,074
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 139
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,774
More on Noe Valley: Homes For Sale | Data

Noe Valley San Francisco, CA

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 30,618
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 211
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,242
More on Ocean View: Homes For Sale | Data

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 36,055
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 175
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,749
More on Outer Richmond: Homes For Sale | Data

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 38,842
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 157
Property Crime Per 100k: 2,171
More on Inner Richmond: Homes For Sale | Data

Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 6,919
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 194
Property Crime Per 100k: 2,146
More on Glen Park: Homes For Sale | Data

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 1,429
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 227
Property Crime Per 100k: 2,011
More on Seacliff: Homes For Sale | Data

Seacliff San Francisco, CA

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 37,796
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 335
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,713
More on Excelsior: Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Safest San Francisco Hoods In 2022

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can just look at the unbiased raw data. So, instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we analyzed the hard numbers from the FBIs most recent crime report (published in September of 2019) for every neighborhood in San Francisco.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBIs Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhoods property and violent crimes based on the demographics of the area and reported crime. We used two key criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 34 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the "Safest City Neighborhood In San Francisco." We're lookin' at you, Outer Sunset.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the safest places San Francisco. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In San Francisco

Looking at the data, you can tell that Outer Sunset is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

But as most California residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So just make sure you're informed ahead of time.

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Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In San Francisco For 2022

Rank Neighborhood Crime Per 100K
1 Outer Sunset 1,234
2 Inner Sunset 1,830
3 Crocker Amazon 1,051
4 Noe Valley 1,883
5 Ocean View 1,453
6 Outer Richmond 1,894
7 Inner Richmond 2,338
8 Glen Park 2,340
9 Seacliff 2,228
10 Excelsior 2,058
11 Presidio Heights 2,603
12 West Of Twin Peaks 2,443
13 Twin Peaks 2,629
14 Visitacion Valley 2,229
15 Parkside 2,658
16 Outer Mission 2,515
17 Pacific Heights 3,214
18 Bernal Heights 2,634
19 Nob Hill 3,354
20 Diamond Heights 3,513
21 Lakeshore 3,672
22 Haight-Ashbury 3,985
23 Marina 5,280
24 Financial District 3,951
25 North Beach 4,285
26 Russian Hill 6,476
27 South Of Market 5,212
28 Bayview 5,657
29 Chinatown 5,666
30 Western Addition 6,710
31 Castro-Upper Market 6,705
32 Potrero Hill 7,924
33 Mission 8,246
34 Downtown 14,699

Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2022. This is our second time ranking the safest neighborhoods to live in San Francisco.

About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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