San Francisco Crime 2021
San Francisco · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
San Francisco police open data lists 97,513 incidents for 2021, up 8.9% from 2020. That is about 11,784 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were theft (39.0%), other (19.3%), vandalism (10.6%). The busiest month was October (9,263) and the quietest February (6,937).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 37,993 | 39.0% | up 21.2% |
| Other | 18,851 | 19.3% | down 0.3% |
| Vandalism | 10,313 | 10.6% | up 14.8% |
| Burglary | 8,479 | 8.7% | down 4.3% |
| Auto theft | 7,815 | 8.0% | up 4.8% |
| Assault | 6,915 | 7.1% | up 10.7% |
| Fraud | 4,608 | 4.7% | down 8.6% |
| Robbery | 2,376 | 2.4% | down 5.8% |
| Sexual assault | 150 | 0.2% | down 17.6% |
| Homicide | 13 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 7,897 |
| Feb | 6,937 |
| Mar | 7,078 |
| Apr | 7,067 |
| May | 8,138 |
| Jun | 8,266 |
| Jul | 8,458 |
| Aug | 8,143 |
| Sep | 8,700 |
| Oct | 9,263 |
| Nov | 9,028 |
| Dec | 8,538 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2021
- Mission 8,930 incidents
- South of Market 7,417 incidents
- Tenderloin 7,199 incidents
- Financial District/South Beach 6,266 incidents
- Bayview Hunters Point 5,822 incidents
- North Beach 4,053 incidents
- Marina 3,747 incidents
- Russian Hill 3,008 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in San Francisco in 2021?
97,513 incidents for 2021 in San Francisco Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in San Francisco in 2021?
Reported incidents were up 8.9% from 2020.
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Source: San Francisco Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.