Is it okay to walk in Tenderloin, San Francisco?

Crime reported to the police, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026

Very high for San Francisco

Reported crime around the center of Tenderloin is among the highest 1% of areas in San Francisco, taking into account how many people are usually around. 4,497 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 Tenderloin.

See Tenderloin 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	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 91% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Moderate	higher than in 83% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Very high, among the highest 1% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Very high, among the highest 1% of areas.

Most reports here are from 12pm–1pm.

What gets reported here

Drug offense: 2,004 (45%)
Theft: 494 (11%)
Simple assault: 449 (10%)
Aggravated assault: 301 (7%)
Vandalism: 259 (6%)

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

Around Tenderloin

The areas right next to it range from high 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.