San Francisco Crime 2022
San Francisco · 2022 · updated 2026-11-12
San Francisco police open data lists 103,572 incidents for 2022, up 6.2% from 2021. That is about 12,516 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 52 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2022 data: 8,513). The most common crime types were theft (41.6%), other (18.6%), vandalism (9.3%). The busiest month was September (9,347) and the quietest February (7,401).
Crime types in 2022
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 43,076 | 41.6% | up 13.4% |
| Other | 19,261 | 18.6% | up 2.2% |
| Vandalism | 9,622 | 9.3% | down 6.7% |
| Auto theft | 8,092 | 7.8% | up 3.5% |
| Assault | 7,691 | 7.4% | up 11.2% |
| Burglary | 7,055 | 6.8% | down 16.8% |
| Fraud | 6,039 | 5.8% | up 31.1% |
| Robbery | 2,542 | 2.5% | up 7.0% |
| Sexual assault | 168 | 0.2% | up 12.0% |
| Homicide | 26 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 8,182 |
| Feb | 7,401 |
| Mar | 8,563 |
| Apr | 8,294 |
| May | 8,003 |
| Jun | 8,784 |
| Jul | 9,265 |
| Aug | 8,907 |
| Sep | 9,347 |
| Oct | 9,278 |
| Nov | 8,663 |
| Dec | 8,885 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2022
- Mission 9,719 incidents
- South of Market 8,986 incidents
- Tenderloin 8,738 incidents
- Financial District/South Beach 6,728 incidents
- Bayview Hunters Point 5,799 incidents
- North Beach 4,084 incidents
- Western Addition 3,708 incidents
- Marina 3,205 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in San Francisco in 2022?
103,572 incidents for 2022 in San Francisco Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in San Francisco in 2022?
Reported incidents were up 6.2% from 2021.
Other years
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Source: San Francisco Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.