Is it okay to walk in Japantown, San Francisco?

Crime reported to the police, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

High for San Francisco

Reported crime around the center of Japantown is higher than in 87% of areas in San Francisco, taking into account how many people are usually around. 650 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 Japantown.

See Japantown 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	Moderate	higher than in 85% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 94% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	High	higher than in 88% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Moderate	higher than in 81% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 86% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): High, higher than in 91% of areas.

Most reports here are from 2pm–3pm.

What gets reported here

Theft: 176 (27%)
Shoplifting: 103 (16%)
Theft from vehicle: 80 (12%)
Simple assault: 60 (9%)
Vandalism: 60 (9%)

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

Around Japantown

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

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.