Hard disagree with Lakken's answer. The area has homelessness (like literally any other neighborhood in San Francisco), but violence or anything that actually puts you in danger is extremely rare. I've lived in this area for 5 years, I walk or bike most places, and I have never had a homeless person put my safety at risk. If you're afraid of homeless people, this city (and most coastal cities) may not work for you. You likely shouldn't ride in a car either, as statistically you're more at risk there than walking around my neighborhood, 1 block from the world headquarters of Twitter, Uber, Square, etc. Go ahead and check out the Citizen app, but use it to check out the crime reports in *all* the neighborhoods in SF. Think about the local nightly news, back when people used to actually watch it. If you made up your mind about the safety of a city based on its nightly newscast, you'd think every city was a crime-ridden cesspool. Citizen is an amplified version of that.
I felt safe enough, but there are definitely a lot of homeless people and drug use in the area.
That is a hard no, there is a lot of crime and homelessness. I do not leave my home after dark. Check out the Citizen app, you can view crime reports on there.
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