Is it okay to walk in Castro District, San Francisco?

Crime reported to the police, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

High for San Francisco

Reported crime around the center of Castro District is higher than in 94% of areas in San Francisco, taking into account how many people are usually around. 617 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Castro District.

See Castro District on the map

The map shows every block, by day and at night, and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of San Francisco
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	High	higher than in 91% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Moderate	higher than in 78% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 92% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 92% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): High, higher than in 93% of areas.

Most reports here are from 1am–2am.

What gets reported here

Theft: 222 (36%)
Simple assault: 80 (13%)
Theft from vehicle: 62 (10%)
Burglary: 60 (10%)
Vandalism: 52 (8%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Castro District

The areas right next to it range from moderate to very high.

Duboce Triangle High
Noe Valley Moderate
Lower Haight High
Mission Very high
Cole Valley Low
Haight-Ashbury Low
Hayes Valley High
Diamond Heights Very low

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within San Francisco. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.