The San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area has a higher rate of violent crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in this area is 26.5, which is 4.8 points higher than the US average of 22.7. The rate of property crime in this region is also significantly higher than the national average, coming in at 46.7 compared to an American average of 35.4. This high rate of both violent and property crime makes the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area one of the most dangerous areas in the United States.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metro Area violent crime is 26.5. (The US average is 22.7)
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metro Area property crime is 46.7. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of San Jose, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of San Jose, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.