Safety score
Personal safety, institutional trust, and resilience signals informed by international safety and crime data.
Safety in San Francisco72/100
Safety
Safety in San Francisco
San Francisco has mid-tier safety with strong neighborhood variation; violent-crime context is comparatively low and property-related risks are visible. Safety in San Francisco scores 72/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 72/100
Safety score
72/100
Mid-tier global score with strong neighborhood variation.
Violent-crime context
Low
Violent-crime context is comparatively low globally.
Watch item
Property crime
Vehicle break-ins are a recurring practical concern.
San Francisco safety data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 72/100 | Resident experience varies with neighborhood and time of day. |
| Violent-crime context | Low | Long-run trend remains favorable. |
| Watch item | Property crime | Common-sense precautions remain useful. |
Safety city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco (this page) | 72/100 | San Francisco has mid-tier safety with strong neighborhood variation; violent-crime context is comparatively low and property-related risks are visible. |
| Seattle | 78/100 | Seattle has solid overall safety with neighborhood variation and property-related opportunistic risks the main day-to-day concern. |
| Boston | 78/100 | Boston's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Scottsdale | 78/100 | Scottsdale's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Washington DC | 77/100 | Washington DC's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Laredo | 77/100 | Laredo's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Fremont | 77/100 | Fremont's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| San Diego | 76/100 | San Diego's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Portland | 76/100 | Portland's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Plano | 76/100 | Plano's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Glendale | 76/100 | Glendale's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Denver | 75/100 | Denver's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Minneapolis | 75/100 | Minneapolis's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Madison | 75/100 | Madison's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Chandler | 75/100 | Chandler's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Santa Ana | 75/100 | Santa Ana's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Irvine | 75/100 | Irvine's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Chula Vista | 75/100 | Chula Vista's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| North Las Vegas | 75/100 | North Las Vegas's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Garland | 75/100 | Garland's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Santa Clarita | 75/100 | Santa Clarita's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| New York | 74/100 | New York is mid-pack on safety: violent-crime context has improved over decades but property and incident pressure remain present in dense areas. |
| Philadelphia | 74/100 | Philadelphia's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Raleigh | 74/100 | Raleigh's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| San Bernardino | 74/100 | San Bernardino's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Pittsburgh | 73/100 | Pittsburgh's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Boulder | 73/100 | Boulder's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Saint Paul | 73/100 | Saint Paul's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Chicago | 72/100 | Chicago has mid-tier safety with strong neighborhood variation; central districts and the Loop are widely stable for daily life. |
| Nashville | 72/100 | Nashville's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Charlotte | 72/100 | Charlotte's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
Interpretation
Safety scoring weighs violent-crime context, neighborhood variation, and institutional response. Dense, high-throughput cities tend to have wider variation than averages suggest. Across the indexed cities the safety average is 63/100, so San Francisco is 9 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 2 institutional references.
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Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
2 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: UNODC Data Portal
Used as a directional benchmark for relative city safety framing.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
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