Reported wrongdoing has steadily declined in San Francisco, with 2024 experiencing the lowest rates in two decades. So far, the downward trend has continued in 2025. In the first half of this year, violent crime – homicide, rape, robbery, assault, and human trafficking – decreased by 19 percent, with property crime – burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, and larceny theft – down 25 percent citywide.
Potrero Hill and Dogpatch are served by the San Francisco Police Department’s (SFPD) Bayview Station, which covers one of the largest areas in the City, including India Basin, Candlestick, Portola, Bayview, and Hunters Point. Showplace Square and Mission Bay fall under the Southern Station, also responsible for South-of-Market, Rincon Hill, Yerba Buena Island, and Treasure Island.
According to Bayview Station’s crime dashboard, as of September 2025, there’s been a roughly 30 percent decrease in property and violent crime. Motor vehicle theft dropped by 46 percent, burglary was down 36 percent, rape by 30 percent. The number of homicides rose by one-third, with arson incidences up 26 percent. There were 14 reported rapes and four murders.
The Southern Station experienced a 38 percent rise in property-related incidences, largely due to an 88 percent jump in larceny theft; stealing bicycles, motor vehicle parts and accessories, shoplifting, and pickpocketing. There was a 38 percent decrease in motor vehicle theft, 12 percent decline in burglary, and nearly 19 percent drop in arson. Reports of violent crime fell by nine percent, with no homicides this year, a 16 percent reduction in rape, and a nearly 10 percent cut in assaults…