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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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Crime rates in San Francisco by Year
Type	1999	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murders (per 100,000)	64 (8.5)	59 (7.7)	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)
Rapes (per 100,000)	193 (25.5)	229 (30.0)	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)
Robberies (per 100,000)	3,475 (459.2)	3,456 (452.9)	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)
Assaults (per 100,000)	2,823 (373.1)	2,755 (361.0)	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)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	5,526 (730.3)	5,695 (746.3)	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)
Thefts (per 100,000)	25,264 (3,338.7)	24,417 (3,199.5)	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)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	5,977 (789.9)	5,563 (729.0)	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)
Arson (per 100,000)	275 (36.3)	307 (40.2)	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)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 305.5)	462.6	451.9	423.9	443.7	445.7	454.8	483.4	466.5	452.0	396.7	365.8	361.4

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 593 registered sex offenders living in San Francisco, California as of May 20, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in San Francisco to the number of sex offenders is 1,375 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

See how dangerous San Francisco, CA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
San Francisco:
361.4
Daly City:
150.9
Colma:
653.4
Broadmoor:
158.6
Brisbane:
172.0
Pacifica:
105.1
South San Francisco:
176.1
Sausalito:
161.0
Belvedere:
41.6

Violent crime rate in 2011
San Francisco:
322.7
U.S. Average:
213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
San Francisco:
342.1
U.S. Average:
223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
San Francisco:
360.0
U.S. Average:
238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
San Francisco:
419.6
U.S. Average:
252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
San Francisco:
433.3
U.S. Average:
259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
San Francisco:
432.7
U.S. Average:
264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
San Francisco:
399.9
U.S. Average:
258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
San Francisco:
377.4
U.S. Average:
256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
San Francisco:
370.1
U.S. Average:
262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
San Francisco:
373.7
U.S. Average:
272.2

Violent crime rate in 2000
San Francisco:
420.6
U.S. Average:
277.6

Violent crime rate in 1999
San Francisco:
426.4
U.S. Average:
286.4

Property crime rate in 2011
San Francisco:
310.7
U.S. Average:
273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
San Francisco:
305.8
U.S. Average:
276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
San Francisco:
344.0
U.S. Average:
285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
San Francisco:
372.9
U.S. Average:
302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
San Francisco:
389.6
U.S. Average:
309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
San Francisco:
434.0
U.S. Average:
317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
San Francisco:
429.7
U.S. Average:
322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
San Francisco:
429.7
U.S. Average:
327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
San Francisco:
418.5
U.S. Average:
334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
San Francisco:
385.9
U.S. Average:
336.9

Property crime rate in 2000
San Francisco:
389.2
U.S. Average:
331.5

Property crime rate in 1999
San Francisco:
401.2
U.S. Average:
345.0

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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:
2.80
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:
2.80
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:
2.85
California average:
2.42

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in San Francisco

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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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