San Francisco, California Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 4,789 violent crimes in San Francisco CA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 596.5. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 16%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other California cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
San Francisco, CA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
San Francisco, CA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 5747 702.06
2011 5374 659.63
2012 5777 704.20
2013 7064 847.14
2014 3624 426.21
2015 6710 776.82
2016 6190 710.55
2017 6301 715.00
2018 6144 690.89
2019 5933 669.63
2020 4796 544.06
2022 5323 696.10
2023 5560 710.23
2024 4789 596.50