San Francisco Crime 2020
San Francisco · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
San Francisco police open data lists 89,559 incidents for 2020, down 17.0% from 2019. That is about 10,822 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were theft (35.0%), other (21.1%), vandalism (10.0%). The busiest month was January (9,275) and the quietest April (6,374).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 31,343 | 35.0% | down 35.3% |
| Other | 18,909 | 21.1% | down 13.5% |
| Vandalism | 8,982 | 10.0% | down 1.3% |
| Burglary | 8,864 | 9.9% | up 53.7% |
| Auto theft | 7,458 | 8.3% | up 38.3% |
| Assault | 6,248 | 7.0% | down 21.2% |
| Fraud | 5,041 | 5.6% | down 14.1% |
| Robbery | 2,521 | 2.8% | down 22.0% |
| Sexual assault | 182 | 0.2% | down 14.6% |
| Homicide | 11 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 9,275 |
| Feb | 8,423 |
| Mar | 7,150 |
| Apr | 6,374 |
| May | 7,311 |
| Jun | 6,910 |
| Jul | 7,463 |
| Aug | 7,275 |
| Sep | 6,798 |
| Oct | 7,308 |
| Nov | 7,475 |
| Dec | 7,797 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
- Mission 8,427 incidents
- Tenderloin 7,501 incidents
- South of Market 6,823 incidents
- Financial District/South Beach 5,497 incidents
- Bayview Hunters Point 5,349 incidents
- Marina 3,128 incidents
- Western Addition 2,934 incidents
- Hayes Valley 2,874 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in San Francisco in 2020?
89,559 incidents for 2020 in San Francisco Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in San Francisco in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 17.0% from 2019.
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Source: San Francisco Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.