Neighborhood overview
Bernal Heights, San Francisco
Recent police-feed safety data for Bernal Heights in San Francisco, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the San Francisco police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Bernal Heights reports below San Francisco's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
858 / 100k local
vs San Francisco 1,108 / 100k citywide (-23%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+162%)
Property
2,337 / 100k local
vs San Francisco 3,119 / 100k citywide (-25%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+51%)
~24,099 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~210 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (108 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (6 this week, 9 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 8 week-over-week (15 this week, 7 the week before).
- · Most reports in Bernal Heights occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 34% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.