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7,801 reported car break-ins & thefts across San Francisco in the past 12 months (SFPD). Presidio has the fewest per tracked block — 1.3 per block (12 across 9 blocks) — of 38 tracked neighborhoods.
Fewest break-ins & thefts per tracked block
| Neighborhood | Total | Blocks | Per block |
| Presidio | 12 | 9 | 1.3 |
| West of Twin Peaks | 164 | 73 | 2.2 |
| Seacliff | 18 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Sunset/Parkside | 317 | 106 | 3.0 |
| Inner Sunset | 87 | 28 | 3.1 |
| Twin Peaks | 45 | 13 | 3.5 |
| Golden Gate Park | 68 | 18 | 3.8 |
| Outer Richmond | 182 | 44 | 4.1 |
| Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside | 111 | 25 | 4.4 |
| Outer Mission | 109 | 24 | 4.5 |
| Glen Park | 51 | 11 | 4.6 |
| Visitacion Valley | 85 | 18 | 4.7 |
| Presidio Heights | 74 | 15 | 4.9 |
| Treasure Island | 36 | 7 | 5.1 |
| Excelsior | 170 | 33 | 5.2 |
| Inner Richmond | 97 | 18 | 5.4 |
| Portola | 110 | 20 | 5.5 |
| Lakeshore | 120 | 21 | 5.7 |
| Noe Valley | 137 | 23 | 6.0 |
| Mission Bay | 105 | 17 | 6.2 |
| Bernal Heights | 178 | 25 | 7.1 |
| Lone Mountain/USF | 109 | 15 | 7.3 |
| Marina | 190 | 24 | 7.9 |
| Haight Ashbury | 144 | 16 | 9.0 |
| Bayview Hunters Point | 725 | 80 | 9.1 |
| North Beach | 95 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Castro/Upper Market | 181 | 19 | 9.5 |
| Potrero Hill | 285 | 26 | 11.0 |
| Pacific Heights | 222 | 17 | 13.1 |
| Russian Hill | 212 | 16 | 13.3 |
| Financial District/South Beach | 415 | 28 | 14.8 |
| Mission | 849 | 46 | 18.5 |
| Hayes Valley | 216 | 10 | 21.6 |
| Western Addition | 344 | 15 | 22.9 |
| South of Market | 611 | 23 | 26.6 |
| Chinatown | 137 | 5 | 27.4 |
| Nob Hill | 231 | 8 | 28.9 |
| Tenderloin | 444 | 10 | 44.4 |
All 38 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. SFPD records through Oct 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any spot.
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