The Bayview is practically the Marina when it comes to safety

I don't know why I let myself get dragged into these things or upset by them.  Earlier this morning I posted a link to a San Francisco Examiner story on the City Carshare mini-pods, and Supervisor Cohen's insistence that the southeast section of the city be considered for some sites.  As always happens, a couple of folks started making comments on how unsafe the Bayview is, the "caliber" of its residents, and how of course City Carshare would be stupid to even consider putting pods there, that their cars would be stolen in a heartbeat and used for criminal activity in a neighborhood as dangerous as the Bayview, and that Supervisor Cohen was on another planet for even suggesting it.

Well, let's set the record straight with some numbers, shall we?  For some fun, let's head over to http://www.crimemapping.com/map/ca/sanfrancisco

Try the following inputs: 94105, 94114, 94124, Bernal Heights, and the Marina.  Use a 1-mile radius so you get as little overlap as possible.

                                 All Crimes     Car theft
94105 (Downtown): 274                15
94114 (Castro):         201                 5
Bernal Heights:        152                10
94124 (Bayview):      94                  3
Marina:                      84                  5

So, the Bayview is almost as safe as the Marina overall, and is the place you're least likely to get your car stolen of these five neighborhoods.