Crime rate in San Francisco, California (CA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
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| Murders (per 100,000) | 68 (8.4) | 69 (8.9) | 88 (11.6) | 96 (12.8) | 86 (11.5) | 100 (13.6) | 98 (12.3) | 45 (5.6) | 48 (5.9) | 50 (6.1) | 69 (8.4) | 48 (5.8) | 45 (5.3) | 53 (6.1) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 210 (26.1) | 215 (27.8) | 152 (20.0) | 172 (23.0) | 154 (20.6) | 125 (17.0) | 166 (20.8) | 179 (22.1) | 133 (16.2) | 131 (16.1) | 108 (13.2) | 161 (19.3) | 355 (41.8) | 344 (39.8) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 3,208 (398.4) | 3,065 (397.0) | 3,041 (399.9) | 3,078 (410.9) | 3,858 (517.1) | 3,771 (513.9) | 4,108 (514.7) | 3,423 (422.7) | 3,180 (388.5) | 3,088 (379.0) | 3,484 (424.7) | 4,202 (503.9) | 3,224 (379.2) | 3,610 (417.9) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 2,573 (319.5) | 2,376 (307.7) | 2,476 (325.6) | 2,639 (352.3) | 2,435 (326.4) | 2,418 (329.5) | 2,372 (297.2) | 2,310 (285.3) | 2,386 (291.5) | 2,105 (258.4) | 2,116 (257.9) | 2,653 (318.2) | 3,137 (368.9) | 2,703 (312.9) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 5,947 (738.5) | 5,784 (749.2) | 6,097 (801.9) | 6,208 (828.6) | 6,465 (866.5) | 5,079 (692.2) | 5,401 (676.7) | 5,197 (641.8) | 4,557 (556.7) | 4,408 (541.1) | 5,317 (648.1) | 5,931 (711.3) | 5,237 (615.9) | 5,186 (600.4) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 24,468 (3,038.5) | 25,388 (3,288.3) | 21,711 (2,855.4) | 19,887 (2,654.5) | 23,891 (3,202.2) | 23,474 (3,199.0) | 25,142 (3,150.1) | 24,399 (3,013.1) | 23,905 (2,920.3) | 24,304 (2,983.2) | 28,242 (3,442.6) | 36,527 (4,380.5) | 33,730 (3,966.9) | 40,918 (4,737.1) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 6,197 (769.6) | 6,991 (905.5) | 8,061 (1,060.2) | 8,174 (1,091.1) | 6,636 (889.4) | 5,903 (804.4) | 5,758 (721.4) | 4,913 (606.7) | 3,903 (476.8) | 4,174 (512.3) | 5,339 (650.8) | 5,866 (703.5) | 6,126 (720.5) | 6,915 (800.5) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 227 (28.2) | 260 (33.7) | 258 (33.9) | 188 (25.1) | 226 (30.3) | 232 (31.6) | 235 (29.4) | 198 (24.5) | 156 (19.1) | 161 (19.8) | 207 (25.2) | 227 (27.2) | 241 (28.3) | 272 (31.5) |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 283.5) | 428.6 | 448.6 | 479.4 | 489.2 | 519.9 | 501.7 | 486.1 | 426.7 | 393.5 | 388.7 | 441.5 | 523.1 | 490.9 | 527.6 |
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
According to our research of California and other state lists there were 18 registered sex offenders living in San Francisco, California as of July 14, 2017.
The ratio of number of residents in San Francisco to the number of sex offenders is 45,881 to 1.
Violent crime rate in 2015
| San Francisco: | 417.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 207.7 |
Violent crime rate in 2014
| San Francisco: | 426.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 200.7 |
Violent crime rate in 2013
| San Francisco: | 441.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 204.3 |
Violent crime rate in 2012
| San Francisco: | 371.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.5 |
Violent crime rate in 2011
| San Francisco: | 347.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2010
| San Francisco: | 367.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 223.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2009
| San Francisco: | 387.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 238.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2008
| San Francisco: | 451.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 252.4 |
Violent crime rate in 2007
| San Francisco: | 466.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 259.7 |
Violent crime rate in 2006
| San Francisco: | 465.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 264.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2005
| San Francisco: | 430.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
Violent crime rate in 2004
| San Francisco: | 405.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 256.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2003
| San Francisco: | 374.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 262.6 |
Violent crime rate in 2002
| San Francisco: | 377.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 272.2 |
Property crime rate in 2015
| San Francisco: | 477.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 220.1 |
Property crime rate in 2014
| San Francisco: | 429.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 230.8 |
Property crime rate in 2013
| San Francisco: | 466.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 250.4 |
Property crime rate in 2012
| San Francisco: | 399.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 267.3 |
Property crime rate in 2011
| San Francisco: | 334.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 273.5 |
Property crime rate in 2010
| San Francisco: | 328.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.4 |
Property crime rate in 2009
| San Francisco: | 370.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 285.6 |
Property crime rate in 2008
| San Francisco: | 401.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 302.2 |
Property crime rate in 2007
| San Francisco: | 419.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 309.2 |
Property crime rate in 2006
| San Francisco: | 466.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 317.3 |
Property crime rate in 2005
| San Francisco: | 462.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
Property crime rate in 2004
| San Francisco: | 462.2 |
| U.S. Average: | 327.4 |
Property crime rate in 2003
| San Francisco: | 423.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 334.1 |
Property crime rate in 2002
| San Francisco: | 390.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 336.9 |
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.59 |
| California average: | 2.31 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2014, including police officers: 2,588 (2,137 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.51 |
| California average: | 2.32 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2013, including police officers: 2,577 (2,150 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.58 |
| California average: | 2.34 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 2,599 (2,173 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.65 |
| California average: | 2.36 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 2,650 (2,210 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.71 |
| California average: | 2.40 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 2,629 (2,250 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.75 |
| California average: | 2.46 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 2,853 (2,367 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.92 |
| California average: | 2.52 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 2,773 (2,391 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 3.00 |
| California average: | 2.56 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 2,679 (2,337 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 3.18 |
| California average: | 2.48 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 2,541 (2,202 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.83 |
| California average: | 2.38 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 2,553 (2,193 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.82 |
| California average: | 2.34 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 2,528 (2,161 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.78 |
| California average: | 2.36 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 2,585 (2,209 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.84 |
| California average: | 2.42 |
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