Crime in Chinatown, San Francisco

About 30,071 people work in Chinatown, 2.2 times its 13,485 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Chinatown on a weekday live somewhere else. The counts, and how they change from year to year, say more than the rate.

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 13,485 for Chinatown. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

1the corner with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.

SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.

Chinatown is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 9 of 37. Nearby in the ranking: North Beach (1,470), Western Addition (1,267), Mission Bay (1,131), Nob Hill (1,092).

“Corner” is the intersection the police department publishes for each incident (for example Mission St & 16th St), never an exact address. Only street corners with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 9 account for 48% of Chinatown’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.