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The San Francisco crime rate is much higher than the California average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #434

San Francisco, CA	2,734.57
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

San Francisco, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	San Francisco, CA	Count	45	355	3,224	3,137	5,237	33,730	6,126	241
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	5.3	41.8	379.2	368.9	615.9	3,966.9	720.5	28.3	2,887
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	San Francisco, CA	Count	48	161	4,202	2,653	5,931	36,527	5,866	227
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	5.8	19.3	503.9	318.2	711.3	4,380.5	703.5	27.2	3,061
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	San Francisco, CA	Count	69	108	3,484	2,116	5,317	28,242	5,339	207
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	8.4	13.2	424.7	257.9	648.1	3,442.6	650.8	25.2	2,598
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	San Francisco, CA	Count	50	131	3,088	2,105	4,408	24,304	4,174	161
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	6.1	16.1	379.0	258.4	541.1	2,983.2	512.3	19.8	2,273
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	San Francisco, CA	Count	48	133	3,180	2,386	4,557	23,905	3,903	156
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	5.9	16.2	388.5	291.5	556.7	2,920.3	476.8	19.1	2,291
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	San Francisco, CA	Count	45	179	3,423	2,310	5,197	24,399	4,913	198
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	5.6	22.1	422.7	285.3	641.8	3,013.1	606.7	24.5	2,492
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	San Francisco, CA	Count	98	166	4,108	2,372	5,401	25,142	5,758	235
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	12.3	20.8	514.7	297.2	676.7	3,150.1	721.4	29.4	2,845
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	San Francisco, CA	Count	100	125	3,771	2,418	5,079	23,474	5,903	232
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	13.6	17.0	513.9	329.5	692.2	3,199.0	804.4	31.6	2,940
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	San Francisco, CA	Count	86	154	3,858	2,435	6,465	23,891	6,636	226
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	11.5	20.6	517.1	326.4	866.5	3,202.2	889.4	30.3	3,058
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	San Francisco, CA	Count	96	172	3,078	2,639	6,208	19,887	8,174	188
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	12.8	23.0	410.9	352.3	828.6	2,654.5	1,091.1	25.1	2,900
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

San Francisco, CA	61.22
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

San Francisco, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	San Francisco, CA	Count	20	2	4	11	3	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	2.4	0.2	0.5	1.3	0.4	0.0	23
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	San Francisco, CA	Count	24	7	3	13	1	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	2.9	0.8	0.4	1.6	0.1	0.0	28
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	San Francisco, CA	Count	35	8	1	20	6	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	4.3	1.0	0.1	2.4	0.7	0.0	42
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	San Francisco, CA	Count	46	11	10	21	4	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	5.6	1.4	1.2	2.6	0.5	0.0	56
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	San Francisco, CA	Count	63	28	7	24	4	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	7.7	3.4	0.9	2.9	0.5	0.0	76
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	San Francisco, CA	Count	23	4	10	6	3	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	2.8	0.5	1.2	0.7	0.4	0.0	28
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	San Francisco, CA	Count	68	16	15	28	8	1
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	8.5	2.0	1.9	3.5	1.0	0.1	85
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	San Francisco, CA	Count	66	31	9	18	8	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	9.0	4.2	1.2	2.5	1.1	0.0	89
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	San Francisco, CA	Count	94	25	20	38	11	0
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	12.6	3.4	2.7	5.1	1.5	0.0	125
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

San Francisco, CA	2.92
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

San Francisco, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,588	2,137	451
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	304.4	251.3	53.0	2.78
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,577	2,150	427
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	309.0	257.8	51.2	2.83
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,599	2,173	426
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	316.8	264.9	51.9	2.91
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,650	2,210	440
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	325.3	271.3	54.0	2.98
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,629	2,250	379
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	321.2	274.9	46.3	2.98
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,853	2,367	486
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	352.3	292.3	60.0	3.22
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,773	2,391	382
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	347.4	299.6	47.9	3.24
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,679	2,337	342
	San Francisco, CA	Per 100,000	365.1	318.5	46.6	3.42
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,541	2,202	339
2005	San Francisco, CA	Count	2,553	2,193	360