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8,002 reported car break-ins & thefts across San Francisco in the past 12 months (SFPD). Presidio has the fewest per tracked block — 1.1 per block (11 across 10 blocks) — of 38 tracked neighborhoods.
Fewest break-ins & thefts per tracked block
| Neighborhood | Total | Blocks | Per block |
| Presidio | 11 | 10 | 1.1 |
| West of Twin Peaks | 164 | 73 | 2.2 |
| Seacliff | 18 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Sunset/Parkside | 341 | 106 | 3.2 |
| Inner Sunset | 96 | 28 | 3.4 |
| Twin Peaks | 45 | 13 | 3.5 |
| Golden Gate Park | 73 | 18 | 4.1 |
| Presidio Heights | 58 | 14 | 4.1 |
| Outer Richmond | 193 | 44 | 4.4 |
| Glen Park | 54 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside | 113 | 25 | 4.5 |
| Treasure Island | 33 | 7 | 4.7 |
| Outer Mission | 114 | 23 | 5.0 |
| Portola | 103 | 20 | 5.2 |
| Visitacion Valley | 94 | 18 | 5.2 |
| Inner Richmond | 94 | 18 | 5.2 |
| Excelsior | 181 | 34 | 5.3 |
| Noe Valley | 138 | 23 | 6.0 |
| Lakeshore | 132 | 22 | 6.0 |
| Mission Bay | 114 | 17 | 6.7 |
| Bernal Heights | 175 | 25 | 7.0 |
| Marina | 187 | 24 | 7.8 |
| Lone Mountain/USF | 121 | 15 | 8.1 |
| Bayview Hunters Point | 729 | 81 | 9.0 |
| Haight Ashbury | 154 | 16 | 9.6 |
| Castro/Upper Market | 196 | 19 | 10.3 |
| Potrero Hill | 262 | 25 | 10.5 |
| North Beach | 118 | 10 | 11.8 |
| Pacific Heights | 230 | 18 | 12.8 |
| Russian Hill | 219 | 16 | 13.7 |
| Financial District/South Beach | 414 | 28 | 14.8 |
| Mission | 841 | 46 | 18.3 |
| Hayes Valley | 229 | 10 | 22.9 |
| Western Addition | 354 | 15 | 23.6 |
| South of Market | 642 | 23 | 27.9 |
| Nob Hill | 235 | 8 | 29.4 |
| Chinatown | 148 | 5 | 29.6 |
| Tenderloin | 467 | 10 | 46.7 |
All 38 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. SFPD records through Sep 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any spot.
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