SF vs Austin: Crime Numbers
Monthly incident rates per 100,000 residents, 2018–2025
Data sources
- San Francisco: SFPD Incident Reports (supplement reports excluded)
- Austin: APD Crime Reports
- US average: FBI UCR "Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024" (annual rate / 12)
- Population: Census Bureau PEP estimates (2024–2026 extrapolated)
1. Car break-ins
SF = Larceny from Vehicle. Austin = Burglary of Vehicle. No national UCR breakdown available.
2. Theft (excluding vehicle)
US average includes all larceny-theft (including from vehicle), so it overstates the true comparison.
3. Auto theft
4. Burglary
All burglary types (residential + commercial) for all three series.
5. Assault
City data includes simple + aggravated assault. US average is aggravated assault only (UCR Part I).
6. Robbery
7. Vandalism / criminal mischief
Not a UCR Part I offense. No national average available.
8. Drug offenses
Not a UCR Part I offense. No national average available.
9. Fraud
Not a UCR Part I offense. No national average available.
Methodology notes
- SF data excludes supplement/follow-up reports to avoid double-counting incidents.
- Rates = monthly incident count / interpolated city population * 100,000.
- National rates are FBI UCR annual estimates divided by 12. Available through 2024 only.
- Austin assault includes simple assault, assault by contact, and assault by threat in addition to aggravated assault. SF assault similarly includes all assault categories. The national line is aggravated assault only.
- The last month shown may be incomplete depending on reporting lag.
- Population estimates for 2024–2026 are extrapolated from Census trends.
- SF's residential population (~810k) understates its daytime population (~1.2M due to commuters). Per-capita rates based on residential population will overstate SF's crime density relative to cities with less commuter influx.