Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
San Francisco, CA Crime Grade
How San Francisco grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in San Francisco, CA was 596.5 per 100,000 residents (4,789 incidents over a population of 802,856). That puts San Francisco Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 25% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Francisco (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Francisco vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 669.6(5,933) | 544.1(4,796) | 696.1(5,323) | 710.2(5,560) | 596.5(4,789) |
| Murder | 4.5(40) | 5.4(48) | 7.2(55) | 6.6(52) | 4.4(35) |
| Rape | 36.6(324) | 22.5(198) | 40.3(308) | 37.3(292) | 34.9(280) |
| Robbery | 344.8(3,055) | 270.9(2,388) | 310.1(2,371) | 349.7(2,738) | 267.2(2,145) |
| Aggravated assault | 283.7(2,514) | 245.3(2,162) | 338.6(2,589) | 316.5(2,478) | 290.1(2,329) |
| Property crime | 5536.6(49,055) | 4437.1(39,114) | 6290.5(48,103) | 5753.9(45,044) | 3962.2(31,811) |
| Burglary | 524.1(4,644) | 845.4(7,452) | 777.7(5,947) | 720.8(5,643) | 637.5(5,118) |
| Larceny | 4501.9(39,887) | 2872.2(25,319) | 4646.3(35,530) | 4135.3(32,373) | 2618.9(21,026) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 479.6(4,249) | 676.8(5,966) | 821.5(6,282) | 856.4(6,704) | 672.7(5,401) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: San Francisco's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
Nearby cities in California
Comparable California cities by population.
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