Crime in Financial District/South Beach, San Francisco

About 278,318 people work in Financial District/South Beach, 12 times its 24,006 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Financial District/South Beach 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 24,006 for Financial District/South Beach. 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.

Financial District/South Beach is among the highest in the city: rank 4 of 37. Nearby in the ranking: Tenderloin (3,789), Mission (2,263), Treasure Island (1,561), Bayview Hunters Point (1,492).

“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 10 account for 27% of Financial District/South Beach’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.