Neighborhood overview

Chinatown, San Francisco

Recent police-feed safety data for Chinatown in San Francisco, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the San Francisco police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Chinatown reports higher per-capita rates than San Francisco citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    2,190 / 100k local

    vs San Francisco 1,108 / 100k citywide (+98%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+568%)

  • Property

    7,035 / 100k local

    vs San Francisco 3,119 / 100k citywide (+126%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+354%)

~8,968 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 (144 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (43% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · property reports down 6 week-over-week (9 this week, 15 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (15 this week, 14 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Chinatown occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 43% 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.

Chinatown, San Francisco safety overview · CommunitySafe