How DANGEROUS is SAN FRANCISCO for Visitors?
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- You've likely heard the news about the increase of crime in San Francisco: but how bad is it really for visitors? I visited San Francisco recently to see what has happened in the city for myself. I'll share with you the six biggest danger areas that you should be concerned with as a visitor and how to keep yourself safe. I'll also share some of the neighborhoods you may want to avoid due to high crime rates, and also the neighborhoods that are the safest.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 - Is San Francisco Safe?
00:42 - Shoplifting in San Francisco
02:01 - Car Break-ins
03:57 - Poop on the streets
04:36 - Pickpockets
05:10 - Robberies
06:18 - Unhoused
07:30 - Highest Crime Neighborhoods in San Francisco
09:00 - Safest Neighborhoods in San Francisco
10:03 - The good news!
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Hi Chris,
Is Alcatraz open?
City was the height if sophistication, class, food, banking and insurance. Cant blame republicans fir turning it into a open air toilet. We use to laugh at detroit chicago philly, New York, dc etc… i heard kids in China who dint finish their dinner are told…think about all the homeless people in San Francisco! Stupid threat….out drug addicts and homeless are the fattest in the world!
I don't know who would want to visit Frisco. What a dump!
Something that has ALWAYS been Dangerous about San Francisco are the Cable Cars. In the 1970's & 1980's, there was the same article buried inside the SF Chronicle each and every year. It reported how much SF had to pay out that year for insurance settlements for injuries sustained by tourists riding the Cable Cars. Most of the accidents involved tourists trying to jump on or off a Cable Car while it's in motion. And at least once a year a Cable Car jumps the rails and goes careening down hill out of control until it hits a car or a wall, thereby causing tourist injuries. Each year this report stated that the amount paid out for insurance settlements for Cable Car injuries far exceeds the revenue taken in as fares. It said that the ONLY Reason why money losing, injury creating SF Cable Cars continue to operate is because they are an iconic image that draw MANY Tourists to The City. So instead of removing these DANGEROUS Cable Cars, or at least warning the Public about it, SF Govt and Big Business would rather suppress this vital information just to keep raking n The BIG Bucks !!!
Capitalists ALWAYS value Financial Profit over Human Life !!!
It's that Moral View that has made America a Great and Powerful Nation !!!
SO don't Knock It, OK ???
Gorgeous city. Like I said in another comment we spent our honeymoon there in the 80s. It’s a shame I would never ever go back there the way it is today. I would love to but I wouldn’t go walking around without a gun. But I’d probably get in trouble if someone tried to rob me and I killed them. So fuck it. It’s a shame your politicians ruined a beautiful place.
I'm from England and visited San Francisco a couple of years ago. In the space of 1 week I was mugged, assaulted, had my car hire broken into, was threatened multiple times and overall just felt scared the whole time I was there. Along side that the homeless situation and the general state of some of the areas of the city is just awful. I will never go back and wish I had never bothered spending all that money. It's so expensive and I've never felt more unwelcome and exhausted fr going on holiday.
So sorry for your awful experience. Last time I was in SF was in the 90's. It was a beautiful city then. Seems like most cities in the US are having huge issues with homelessness. How does your city/country in England deal with this issue?
A disgrace that this should be a reality in one of America's most celebrated cities; truly for shame!
Damn bro I hate to hear that
I grew up there in the 80s and all my relatives would always come visit us so they could enjoy the beauty of SF and the surrounding areas. Sorry you had to see what it’s now become. It really was awesome back then.
I'm very sorry for your experience. I'm a native bay arean and yes San Francisco and other cities in the area are very lax. I'm very careful because even the native can be victims. I hope time and a better unhousing solution can convince you to try our bay area but I know it will be a long time for a resolution.
I was in San Francisco last week and I walked by a parking lot just to shoot a video showing the lots that are often broken into and someone literally broke into a car right when we got there. It was like 11am, so crazy
Nah. Not so crazy. /
Wow. The thieves are brazen for sure! Hopefully you stayed safe Josh!
Cops won’t stop anyone that isn’t threatening lives
Smash and grabs are a problem everywhere, not just San Francisco. It’s a tourist destination, and tourists leave their luggage in cars. Never leave your luggage in your car. Even if you’re early to your hotel, they’ll still hold your luggage.
City pro-tip: Any City. Don't leave anything visible in your car, especially a rental car.
I love this guy. He's more truthful, aware and thorough than MEDIA.
I remember visiting SF back in 1960. It was a wonderful and exciting place where I would love to be. I am now 95 and marvel how such a beautiful city could go down the drain so fast. Heartbreaking.
I’ve lived in San Francisco for 15 years and I’ve never once thought I’d want to leave until the last 5 years. I’m a homeowner and I’m thinking of seriously renting out my home and just leaving this place. Drug addicts and homeless people + people completely void of morality have taken over this city.
Bummer 😞
Sadly, even renters are leaving in droves.
But you are getting EXACTLY what you voted for ?
Please dont bring to OUR community what you destroyed your with
@@henrykirk4457 That’s more than just San Francisco. The whole state of California’s going down the crapper, due to voter ignorance of electing these woke morons who can’t run anything.
When planning a trip somewhere involves the sentences "which area is safe in...." or "which clothes / watch to wear in.... to be safe", then it's probably better to avoid the place.
Your channel built my vacation and it was wonderful! Thank you for your help and all of your excellent content!
Wow! Thank you so much Elizabeth! I happy I could help and I very appreciate your support!!!
Lets date Eliza?
As a native San Franciscan, it breaks my heart to see what has happened to my hometown. Unfortunately, unless the citizens of S.F. change their mindset and voting ways, it will only get worse.
I.E-don't vote democrat. They hate cops, law and order and love to release criminals from jail because they are soooo tolerant (of everyone that shares their same misguided, naïve beliefs).
I live in San Franciso My experience is far different. I’m happy here. I vote here.
Exactly !!! How right you are! Until the citizens themselves undertake to solve these problems, no one else will do it!
@Big Dick Black Yeah people never wanna mention cities is red states or just say "THE DEMOCRAT RUN THEM" as like an cop out. Maybe just cities are dangerous because they are giant population centers. More people = more crime. Of course the crimes commited in rural areas are low, they aint no people there. Not saying California is perfect, but its far from the hell hole its painted as.
@@billsfo6400 Me too. I love living in San Francisco! My children had an incredible childhood here.
"WTF?" That's what I found myself saying repeatedly while watching this video. I think I'll pass for now. At least until they get their shit together, literally. lol
There is like one example in history of a city getting its shit together and cleaning up, which was New York City in the 90s, under Mayor Giuliani and he is vilified for it and the methods they used to make the city safe are now called racist and "gentrification". And as soon as they got rid of those "racist" methods like "Stop and Frisk" or the "Broken Windows" policy, the city went back to shit again.
So don't hold your breath.
Love your videos! It would take an Act of God. Maybe that's what happened in the Bible with Noah's Ark.
Probably a good plan Tangerine Travels.. WTF indeed :)
Great video! Enjoy all your videos. Very informative!
Thanks for watching!
You are one of the nicest, friendliest youtube hosts and I like your stuff. Thanks.
Aww. Thanks John!
I literally saw a Family's SUV with the back window smashed in at Ghirardelli Square in broad daylight while parked on the street. All there Luggage had been stolen. San Francisco is not safe at all, the amount of homelessness, drug use and crime has skyrocketed. And CA gives you a slap on the wrist for "non-violent" crimes. This is why the tourist numbers are declining there.
Nah. Not at all. /
Not EVERYWHERE in California…most of the touristy areas in Los Angeles and San Diego have lower crime since the local laws are quite a bit more strict than what he was describing
@@edvaira6891 Yeah its still a misdemeanor. And the cops will arrest you if they catch you . Its just the resources aren't there to arrest every single person. And companies are now factoring the cost of risking their employees or just taking a loss from theft. Not the city we all want it to be, but its definitely not a complete hell hole. I plan on taking advantage of tourism drop and visit and see for myself instead of letting random comments on youtube tell me.
I’ve lived here for 20+ years and have never had a problem. Don’t leave stuff in your car ANYWHERE! That isn’t unique to SF, that’s the issue with any high-tourist destination. Criminals know that tourists leave their luggage in the car, and smash and grabs take only a few moments. Never leave anything in your car. If you’re too early for your hotel, they’ll still hold your luggage for you.
Because of no cash bail. they let violent criminals loose as well.
I live in the Bay Area and the City has gotten too expensive and dangerous in the past couple years. Homelessness is a serious problem. You really have to be street smart to get around. Your tips are excellent. I hope more people pay attention to them.
We have more problems from bridge and tunnel people than our homeless. " Let's all go over to the City and act like assholes! '.
NEVER VOTE FOR ANY LEFTIST POLITICIANS!
@lasthumankind no one asked you
@@ww2remembered983 deal with it
@@opwave79 Oh, we do simpleton.
I once took a trip to SF in 2019. I went to school in the bay area once, so I went for nostalgia. Golden Gate bridge, CA academy of sciences, Golden gate park, Coit tower, Fisherman's wharf and alcatraz, and angel island. Some of the best days of my life. I did notice problems back then, but it seems when you know what happened, the dam broke and now SF just seems overrun with it's vices. I hope that will not be the last time I visit, and someday, things may get better and I can follow that trip up.
Omg THANK YOU!
NUMBER 1 PROBLEM IS FORSURE SHOPLIFTING!
I work at a grocery store and it’s so bad! So many stores closing!
I lived in San Francisco from birth to 65 years old. Finally had to evacuate in 2018, moving to Idaho. I did everything I could to save it - including volunteering 28 years with the Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team - but finally had to go.
I just hope you don't vote for people in Idaho like the people who destroyed SF! "liberals!"
Born n raised in Sf, thinking of moving out of the country, whole country goin down.
@@MrJLee-ri3so likewise
I trained for NERT and loved it! Idaho; glad you like it but talk about people who scare me! I speak from experience too as I have lots of family who settled there in the late 1840’s. Not all of them were polygamists but a huge number were. I can’t feel comfortable when I go there but it is so beautiful! Incredible rivers and mountains
Just looked up how many concealed weapon carry permits are in San Francisco... A city of 850,000... A total of TWO citizens are allowed to carry a firearm. Compared to Idaho where all 1.75 million people are allowed, I'm going to say they're doing pretty well!
Even as a child I was in love with San Francisco, so it pains me to no end to say this, but lately SF has done a stellar job in ruining its reputation. Thanks in no small measures to a bunch of incompetent politicians and their irresponsible legislations. Like you said at the end of the video: Is a visitor in danger of getting shot/killed in SF? Most likely not. But are there enough petty crimes and otherwise unpleasant niceties happening in SF to completely ruin someone’s vacation? Yes, indeed. They have destroyed what used to be a lovely city, and it’s a darn shame.
Thanks for the wonderful video.
@Big Dick Black You mean “reported” crimes, don’t you? For every crime reported there are hundreds of crimes like brazen shoplifting, breaking into cars, and what have you that people don’t even bother to report because they know nothing would come of it. Also the city is drowning in human piss and excrement and no-one is doing a thing about it. Sadly, the list is long.
Don't worry. We're about to vote out the current DA who doesn't like prosecuting criminals. I mean, that's basically his job duties. If he wanted to rehabilitate criminals, he should have applied for a different job.
@Big Dick Black I guess our jails are too nice. Maybe we should outsource our jails to another country!
@@stevelouie5928 You wish granted, as of 6/7/22. Unfortunately the number of years the p.o.s. had carte blanch to self administer 'justice' contributed mightily to completing the transition of turning SF into 'a toilet.' . . . The southern California clone, D.A. George Gascon in Los Angeles, hopefully will be booted out as well in 2022. But tragically and realistically, the damage their lack of principals, ethics and ABIDING BY THE LAW as public servants have caused so much material (including businesses' inventories) and structural losses, desecration-beyond-repair of public areas plus moral decay of the citizenry to these two urban centers that years and YEARS of fixing their self-directed damage await.
It's a woke city, and that's what you get when you go woke
San Francisco and its vicinity is so beautiful that my wife & i have visited and returned there many times in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. But now, learning of its problems from friends who lives there, makes us just sad and won’t dare go back until its safe again.
Thank for videos like these, me and friend are still going regardless, because there are just a few things we want to do out there. We will just have to do our research and be as smart as possible while visiting.
A lot of people say “mental health,” but a lot of these folks who may have mental health issues are medicating themselves with street drugs and are battling addiction. Trying to treat MH without addressing the addiction first is gonna be a battle
Mental health and substance abuse go hand in hand from my experience.
@@kevinmael3862 of course they can go hand in hand, but do you think that it’s likely that most of the individuals profiled In this video who are chronically homeless and are likely battling addiction on street drugs are going to be successfully referred and linked to outpatient mental health care and equally follow through with subsequent appointments/services? You may have some successful cases, but I’m willing to bet that there would be more unsuccessful cases.
@@Ret_Chrogames so what’s the answer ?
@@antonyware9887 enforcing court mandated drug treatment and follow up court mandated mental health services
@@Ret_Chrogames and the services are available are they ?
I am not going to visit a place where I have to go to the extreme just to be safe walking and parking. It is definitely a sad situation. I have been to SF before and love it. I hope things can get better there.
Exactly! Plus as expensive as it is!
Don't hold your breath.
The problem urban areas in California are having kind of started in the 1990’s when California passed a 3 strikes law where being convicted of a 3rd felony meant life in prison. A second strike was like 10 years. The net effect was crime went down significantly. However, very vocal opponents to the law said the law was too harsh. Also, it clogged up California prisons where overcrowding became such an issue, California was ordered by a judge to either reduce the prison population - or I guess build more prisons. The third thing that happened during this period is that California moved away from rehab in prisons to a more punitive environment resulting in a much higher recidivism rate.
So California first started watering down the 3 strikes law. Instead of building new prisons, they started letting people out. In the midst of all this came Prop 47, which was billed as criminal justice reform, and which the voters of California voted for, that reduced certain crimes to misdemeanors, such as the $900 limit for shoplifting. You can Google the specifics.
The next thing that happened was George Floyd and the backlash against police departments not just from the public, but from their own city governments. So what did the police officers in SF, Oakland, and San Jose do? They either retired, moved laterally or just quit. Staffing numbers are way down in these cities, and the city governments are not in a hurry to replace them.
Lastly, there has been groundswell to elect progressive DA in many Bay Area counties like SF, Alameda County and Contra Costa County, not to mention LA. The policy of these DAs is diversion - not jail. There’s a push to abolish bail, and sentencing enhancements have been done away with.
These measures were put in place to address the social, economic and racial disparities in California’s criminal justice system. From my point of view living in Oakland, this grand experiment is not working, and I feel like California is on the brink of total chaos if we don’t change course soon.
This is a necessary video that is really based in reality. Thank you.
Chris - youtube has not recommended your channel content for months now. Sorry I lost track. I am excited to see where you have been of late! Thanks for doing these!
my wife and I left SF 3 years ago after living there for over 30 years and we are so glad we left the city we once loved when we did its become a filthy crime ridden shit hole where the criminals are free to do what ever they want whilst the druggies pee and poo anywhere they want :(
Well said...Ive been gone for 10 years and have just returned an yes it is a shit hole lol...every bus I get I'm expecting somebody mentally unstable. I'm always like "wait for it"...never fails
Thank you so much for this video as a person who lives here I haven’t experienced or seen a lot of the terrible things mentioned here. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in the us If it keeps the tourists away PLEASE. Keep posting vids like this
Great take on the unhoused. Respect
That’s a shame. Horrible government there, and I’m a liberal. But clearly the current people in power there don’t know what they’re doing.
The current government are corrupt and bought off, but it's the entire government of CA that is corrupt, not just city officials.
gotta stop voting these idiots in
Horrible how?
Or is it that the liberal polices they are implementing just aren’t working?
Banks and foreign property investors power grab aftermess.
2016 undoing of what previous administration had set up in protection to avoid a repeat.
San Francisco is a sanctuary city. Other cities send their homeless and mentally unhealthy people to San Francisco. They have had to charge those cities for cost and care of those people. I don't think they are handle all these problems well at all.
San Francisco has definitely changed. It is not the city I grew up in. It really is a shame.
Native San Franciscan here, heartbroken to see what’s become of my beloved City.
awesome information. It would be great if you could mention the areas where most poops- so visitors could avoid those areas
I live 15 miles south of SF and haven't been in the city for over 2 years. I used to go several times a month to dine and shop. But it's not for fear of my physical safety, but for property crime. I don't want my car window bashed in. 70 windows a day are broken. The other thing is the cost to park in SF. They are putting up meters all over the place and it's not cheap to park even at the meters. Overall it just isn't worth going into the city. The city is an example of how to keep people away from spending in the city. :)
It cost me $10/hr to park this past weekend. 😒
Yet they still keep voting in the same people who are destroying their city with their insane liberal views.
Hi Chris. Thanks for the very important tips on SF. I am surprised at some of the information you shared. Thanks again and take care.
Thanks James
Hey great video, thank you. Could you please advise, how is early March weather? I m visiting San Francisco from March 2nd to March 7, but some people think, March is cold and lots of rains 🌧.
Rainy and cold describes San Francisco in general. I think March is a fine month to visit
@@YellowProductions thank you.
I agree that people who commit crimes do not want to climb uphill. I always wondered if there is a correlation between petty crime and altitude.
No, the correlation is the facts of those hills house very rich people, and poor people have no business in there so they don’t go. They go to where people are actually out and about spending money and what not.
I think the correlation is between crime and women dominating voting. Petty crime is nothing compared to the number of children that are stolen off the fathers, then stealing the alimony after that.
As long as women vote, there will be womens rights, human rights, immigration rights, criminal rights. Traditional white men have to pay for this.
This absolutely breaks my heart. I’m a native Seattleite who lived in SF for a few years in the early 2000s. A lot of these problems are similar to the problems we are experiencing in Seattle. I used to be a social democrat and now middle-right. What the city leaders are doing up and then the major cities in the west coast are not working. Thank you for a honest video.
Thanks William
Thankfully, it seems the whole country is starting to get red-pilled. When they start calling guys like Joe Rogan right-wing, you know the left has lost the plot. People are leaving the big blue states and cities in droves.
A policy to reduce above $900 value of theft, as a felony down to a petty crime, is not what's causing the problems. It simply low life pieces of shit that ruin the city.
You used to care about poor people, then you stopped
@@linusmlgtips2123 Nope. He just grew up and realized that "caring" and enabling addicts hasn't improved the situation. Adults making policy is the only thing that does.
Hey Chris
My brother and me just return from San Francisco 2weeks ago The car was breaking in when park in parking overnight we lost $2000 in all our goods
We call the police and they told us to make report on line
We will never go back again.thank Chris
yeah police don't care, especially that they're defunded and underappreciated
Sorry to hear that happened to you jacques!
I am going on an Alcatraz tour tomorrow and I don't know where to park my car... I read that The parking lot charges $20 every 2 hours and it definitely takes more than 2 hours from beginning to end to do the Alcatraz thing... Does anyone have any suggestions? I really don't want to spend $100 on parking... And I have a kitty cat In my car so I don't feel safe really even leaving my car somewhere where somebody might break in to it
You are dead on. Everything you said is very true. That song by Tony Bennet “I Left My Heart In San Francisco”? Change it to “I left my shoe in San Francisco” after I stepped on human feces in the City😂 You explained like you live(d)here. You are doing a public service telling visitors to up their awareness. Thank you for telling it like it is. So true.
Oh my goodness. You read my mind :)
I found your channel originally because i plan to go to San Francisco next month. (Loved those videos btw).
And today you surprise me with this, yes!
Thank you !
Perfect timing :)
Don't go to San Francisco now. Not worth the worry over crime.
Awesome job Chris.
I lived in that town for over 20 years and got out in 2001 because I could see where it was going. Got out of California in 05 because I just could not afford it anymore on $78k a year and I never looked back. So glad I'm out of there! Been very happy in Florida now for the last 14 years.
Couldnt afford to live in California on $78k a year in 2005? Yeah we dont believe you...
When I lived in SF from 1964-1983 it was the most vibrant, thriving and beautiful city imaginable. If I were to return now it would probably taint my wonderful memories for all time.
I love San Francisco. Been there many times and felt in love with it every times I visited. Unfortunately and very sadly the city slowly becoming a dump with homelessness, trash, and drug addicts everywhere.😌
ruclips.net/video/a4PVB25itIQ/видео.html
I've noticed that too and it's a real shame.
Great video, Chris. Very helpful and eye-opening. As one who has visited San Francisco in the past, including a weeklong walk all over the city in the early 1990s, I am saddened at the decay of that used to be such a wonderful city. The government there has their heads buried in the sand. It is a shame and not doing anyone any good.
Sorry, “what,” not “that.”
Blaming government officials is way off the mark. The real criminals in San Francisco are the voters. The voters are the ones who installed those officials in their positions.
Great city great restaurants great fashion years ago, very very sad it’s a city full of history and culture
How many city leaders actually live in the city? I'd bet they don't and so don't have any real attachment to the goings on in the city. Higher officials probably have private security protecting them, so what, me worry.
You mean the SF mayor, city councils, Gavin NewsCum, SF county Supervisors have ALL buried their head in their BUTT ... yet none of them are held accountable. I believe It's Pelosi's, Gavin NewsCum's auntie, district. She's a multimillionaire. The crime drug and social problems have been caused by the liberal DemonRats policies.
Planning a trip soon for the day, any tips on what parking garage is better to use by pier 39?
Pier 39 has its own parking garage, and if you reserve ahead online it's like $20. Or do what I did and park at a hotel valet 😉
Thank you! I feel better traveling with my pup now. 🙂
Watched this upload before going to San Francisco. And has an absolutely great time. Stayed in fisherman’s wharf. And used transport daily with no issue. Super friendly people too
Friendly people? You must have run into tourists only
Thanks for the city update, Chris. We've been thinking of going there so it's helpful to see this informative video.
Bill and Lisa: Love your videos, but please do NOT come to San Francisco. Not safe for tourists.
Thanks Bill and Lisa!
@@ThePecunious Not true. SF is very safe. I live here all my life. Yes, we have tons of homeless but they are only in the downtown and Tenderloin and don't bother people.
Unlike some cities, you won't be killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
@@ThePecunious Untrue!
Another great informative video Chris. You always have a great way of explaining things in such an optimistic manner. This is another video that is sure to blow up(not that you're worried about it) . Thank you!
Thanks DJ!
Hi Chris and everyone. How safe is area around airport SF. We were going to SF but after what I heard about crime in SF, I’m scared. Should it be a better idea to find a hotel not far from airport and stay there?(is it safer there then sf?) and take Uber to some places in SF?
Hey Chris I've visited San Fran many times in the past & always had a great time . But haven't been for about 15 years & by the looks of your video I won't be heading there any time soon . It's such a shame as San Fran was such a fun place & the locals used to be so friendly & helpful . Cheers from downunder
Yeah. SF has really gone downhill unfortunately
I work in San Francisco. Don't visit San Francisco. Half the city smells like urine or marijuana. Food and other items are expensive. There is no parking and your car will have a good chance of being broken into. Oh, and you will most likely see a homeless person taking a shit on the street. Lastly, you have a good chance of stepping on poop or a drug needle . If you visit City Hall, you will get a good view of the homeless encampment just 100 yards away from the steps.
Great
I visited San Francisco in April. The homeless has taken over the city. I stayed in union square and this was a solo trip. I used uber, big bus, the subway and the cable car for transportation.
Nah. Not taken over the city. /
Lol....talk about over exaggeration. its limited to small sections of the city. give it a rest already 🤣
@@christhompson6010 limited to small sections of the city?! Lmao! Get your head out of your ass, it is EVERYWHERE!!!
@@christhompson6010 BS the nasty filthy bums are EVERYWHERE.
@@christhompson6010 why do people do this? Are these this conservatives that want to slander the city?
Great video and you did a good job! Everything you said is true. I left and moved to the country. So happy. I only go back to visit family. I feel safe but I practice all you stated.👍💯
Thanks Priestess!
The $950, not $900, limit is a joke. No one stops at the checkout counter to make sure he hasn't exceed "the limit".
I have lived in the Bay Area and enjoyed photography in San Francisco for most of my life until the last few years☹️ criminals drive around in cars it will just jump out and grab your camera or purse and drive off. Defunding the police, not prosecuting, giving the homeless and criminals more rights then the hard-working citizens😢 A special thanks to the politicians of California for making all this possible😡
Who cares u not even from here. And it was worse in the 90s/80s
@@jayo9750 you sure know how to think huh buddy 🤦🏻♂️
@@Lonjemoco thank u
@@jayo9750 well actually JAY O My brothers and I have been hanging out in San Francisco since the 60s I have spent a lot of time out there. They were nowhere near the homeless people in a positive note my camera was a cheap pocket Instamatic that was not worth stealing😬
@@MaxwellSmart6425 what was it like back in the 60s?
San Francisco is a HOLE!! If you drive here and Park, Just KNOW that your car WILL get Broken Into If you don't park in a Garage and even Then, you never know!!! It is SOO SAD because SF is SO Beautiful but just giving you FACTS cuz I live near by!!! btw, There ARE a Lot of Hotels in the Marina up and down Lombard Street, so you were wrong there!
Is there a hotel that you would recommend in a safe area that has coffee shops and resteraunts in safe walking distance?
About 45 years ago I lived at the Bristol hotel, in the heart of the Tenderloin. It was a dicey area then; I can't imagine what it must be now.
I always love your videos. Chris. San Francisco is my home and I still think it is a great city to live in.
Was in SF about a week ago, visiting from London. Watched your previous videos and others in preparation, and as a result was aware of the potential dangers. We were pleasantly surprised by how clean and safe it was in some neighbourhoods considering some of the horror stories we had seen - and appreciate its worse now than pre Covid. The TL is one to avoid still. We did see homelessness in Fisherman’s Wharf, and we were on guard, but it didn’t spoil our visit. Things did close early though. Thanks for your previous videos, especially the Boudins recommendation!
Thanks Peter! Glad you enjoyed the trip!
Just had a very extended stay (2 months) in SF and was impressed by how clean and safe the city felt. Obviously, avoid the Tenderloin and some parts of the Mission District. But as somebody who's traveled all over the world, SF remains near the top of my list of favorite cities.
I’m pleased to hear and unbiased opinion. I was there for a month a few weeks ago and I found the place less scary and much cleaner than it was a few years ago. I think there are too many RUclipsrs that are clutching at straws trying to get likes and subscribers that they cherry pick the topics that they know are the most controversial.
youre always welcomed to visit our area, if you ever visit again, feel free to ask the good places to eat!
Embarcadero and fishermans wharf is the only area they keep clean for tourists bc thats how the city makes its money
I moved to San Francisco in 2005 and thought it was awesome. It slowly deteriorated over time. In 2012 I moved to the Oakland Hills and soon after started dreading the idea of going into SF, especially with my car. By 2019, between the lack of police response to basically anything, the homelessness mess, and the expense of living there, my family and I decided it was time to bail. Can't see going back.
Thanks for heads up. Think I will swerve it.
I went last year. On a Thursday around 1130 in the afternoon a car just pulled up and started smashing parked car windows and grabbing everything inside then moved onto the next car hitting multiple cars along the street. There was a lot of people who were homeless, every big city has but some can be a little aggressive wanting money. Its such a beautiful city, i wish for it to get cleaned up and the people to get helped.
It would take an Act of God. Maybe that's what happened in the Bible with Noah's Ark.
Thanks for sharing that personal experience. Yeah. The thieves are bold!
I went for a week in December and was worried prior to arriving about how bad or unsafe it was going to be. Honestly didn’t think it was too bad, usuals street smarts and you should be ok. I mean, not leaving valuables in your car has been advice here in the UK for as long as I can remember.
With that said, there was so much closed down that the city just felt tired and deflated. I’m glad
I’ve done it, but can’t imagine rushing back for a while.
Tired and deflated is a great description
@@YellowProductions Thanks. I found your vids when I was planning my trip, so it was good to watch this update.
Hi Chris, can you give a link to the video for that “safe” bag you are talking about
This has always been the case. My father started to put his wallet in front pocket in 1965 when he was in the Navy. I don't know what district but it sure was in the tourist area.
Lived in SF for 55 years and finally had enough. It's a pit and had to leave.
Thank you so much for this video. Me and my daughters are taking a trip to SF this summer and your tips will definitely help keep us safer (or at least more vigilant and aware).
Thanks Nikki!
Hi, this video were made for 2 years ago, how the crime and homeless situation in SF now? Is it worth or better? Thanks
So, overall do you recommend that we rent a car or take transit ?
Transit
Already booked my flight to San Francisco before I saw your clip. Planning to stay there for 3 days before my road trip to Yellowstone. I’ll staying at the financial district to be on the safe side. Is it still safe to walk around in Chinatown?
Hi dbit. Chinatown is pretty touristy so yeah. Thats an OK place to walk around
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I used to love day trips to SF, market street and all the huge flagship stores around Union square were so fun to see. Now the mall is half empty, and the flagships of Uniqlo, H&M, Gap, Forever 21, Disney, Crate & Barrel, Barneys, Marshalls, and more have closed. Macy’s has cut their store in half and most of what’s left closes at 7. It just lost the fun big city feeling it used to have even there’s lots of stuff to do there that I still enjoy. We stayed around Union square and couldn’t find anything to do any night except see a movie at the AMC nearby.
The shoplifting that has been all but legalized under $900 is absolutely disgusting! Allowing the kind of homelessness that is being allowed there is disgraceful ! Politicians heads should roll for the awful policies but they don’t because Democrats are continually voted for non stop, every election, so I’m thinking all this is really ok 👌 with the people there as long as it doesn’t effect them personally?
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Oh, so you've noticed we had a pandemic and everyone shops online now because its cheaper? People are becoming anti social because of cell phones and 'social' media? Congratulations. I used to love S. F. pre techie/real estate rip off experts too! Who didn't?
@@MrManfly Unfortunately it seems that way. They seem to condone crime which makes me stay out of San Francisco for jobs as well. It's such a shame. I used to love going to San Francisco.
DooDOO rats have endorsed crime, fecal dumps and assaults. What store would from a logical standpoint stay?
I went to SF last year and it was mostly amazing but when I was waiting waiting at the subway station with a friend some dude started yelling at us out of nowhere and almost punched us, it was really scary but all the other people acted like it was totally normal
Yeah. The crazy yellers are scary. And yes. For the people who live there its normal
Just visited San Francisco this weekend. Had a great time with no issues. The new Central Subway is awesome!
Great to hear Kevin!
I was going to spend 3 days there with my young daughters, after watching this I’m wondering if I should take San Francisco off my itinerary. Should I avoid going?!
I sure as hell would....
I visited SF in 2006 and 2011, exploring the city on my own and felt safe most of the time. Even then there was a large homeless population but they mostly left everyone alone. It’s sad to hear what you’ve seen here because it’s such a beautiful city geographically and architecturally. I think I’m going to wait a bit longer before coming back, I hope they turn it around.
it never will unless you get a Republican mayor
I lived in financial district/China town area and would go out for a walk in wee hours (1-3 AM).
I've lived in a great many cities in east coast and Europe.
Believe it or not, SF is the most safest city I've ever lived!
It was right around 2012 during the Occupy Wall Street fiasco that the city started to lose its charm. It's still a beautiful city and your not getting robbed at gun point, its just homelessness and petty theft have made the city look really bad.
@@malcorub bad guys have guns. They don't follow the rules
@@cmonman85 I used to cut through Chinatown at midnight all the time coming home from work. Safe always
"Shouting obscenities at invisible enemies" was a 🔥 bar.
Is the area around the SFO airport safe to stay? Is parking at the SFO area hotels safe?
Yeah. I think the SFO Airport hotels are safe. I would bring any valuables in your room and not leave them in the car
As a Sacramento resident, I loved day trips to SF. Now, I refuse to go there. It's very, very dirty and I've had way too many violent or negative interactions with the unhoused. Really wish they could get it cleaned up because SF is so gorgeous!
Enjoy your gang infested Sacramento!!
Sadly, Sacramento is not what it was once before. It is becoming next SF.
"unhinged" is a better description than "unhoused". These are not your father's bums and winos.
doesn’t Sacramento got a lot of homeless population its much more than Stockton here in Stockton we take care of our homeless population unlike Sacramento ya ain’t doin a damn thing to help the homeless in ya area
Nice job and thanks for the shout out. FYI: the Marina district has tons of motels on Lombard (non windy) street. Also, Twin Peaks gets my nod for most dangerous neighborhood.
You mean it's dangerous to visit the Twin Peaks overlook?
@@thomza Yes. That's the place you're most likely to be robbed. Granted, it's a tiny area, but there have been a lot of muggings there in the past 5 years.
I left SF in 2018. It's been happening for much longer so it's fun to watch. Bands that visit would get their van's robbed of instruments and they would cry for help on Yelp on the regular.
I live in the SF Bay Area and have spent over 30+ years in the region. SF has gotten so unsafe that no sane person from our region would deliberately go visit. If I have to go for some reason, like business meetings, or visit embasseies there for Visa and such, I would then not wear those shoes again in my home. Human urine and fecal matters are everywhere... Homeless and used needle are literally on most streets. Don't expect this to change with the liberal politicians in control that cares more about being woke than citizen safety and well being. San Francisco is a lost cause it's best to just let it die out on its own.
Thank you for the video. Our friends car got broken into last year. So I am not surprised that things are getting worse
Sorry to hear about your friends car!
As a former retail worker, I can tell you EXACTLY why we let shoplifters walk out with arms full of stuff:
We are trained that way. We are told don't confront a shoplifter, if you get robbed, open the register and give the robber the cash. My life is worth SO MUCH MORE than clothes or money. You call the cops once they leave and let the cops deal w it. Retail workers have to go through natural disaster training, active shooter training, bomb threat training, basic first aid and CPR, and exactly what to do in each of these situations.
Allowing crime to run rampant won't make you safer. Just look at how things are years after those policies were implemented
@@casualcausalityy It keeps ME and everyone else in the building with me from getting hurt over FUCKING clothes or money.
@@allisonhunter1063 ok, just don't complain when taxpayers and businesses keep leaving in droves. Lawlessness consistently brings serious societal problems
You need to understand that this sort of training was **NOT** required almost everywhere else in the U.S. The only reason you need it at all is because crime in SF and surrounding areas has **PURPOSELY** been **ALLOWED** to become so rampant that such training is deemed necessary. Your "leaders" don't care about your safety, because with crime spiking their response isn't to the fight crime, but to give **YOU** special training in how to survive the crime that they **PURPOSELY** allow to continue. You are being victimized by your "leaders."
And if they assault you, are you allowed to defend yourself?
Can security do anything?
Has the robberies bankrupted your location? (I’ve seen this happen… some employees were moved to another location, others was let go)
Woke liberal politics have destroyed SF. Was a Deputy there for 30 years and saw the demise. Once bail reform was instituted, that was the nail in the coffin. It really is a shame because San Francisco is a beautiful city.
Its overrated. Its really not that great. Honestly if i was a tourist i would be let down. Nyc is a beautiful city very cinematic
I visited SF last month for the first time, it was beautiful, had a great time. Don’t be put off by Fox News BS
@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 where did you visit from? Detroit, St Louis, Memphis lol. Lived there for 39 years and know for a fact, the city has lost its cool vibrant Vibe it once had, not to mention a lot of its businesses going under. San Francisco is a shell of a city it once was. If you don't think so, you are obviously not from there, never saw how it was before, or came from another shithole city and are comparing it to that. Fox News has little to nothing to do with the fall of San francisco. Just by mentioning Fox News you have told anyone who thinks clearly what your politics are and that you are biased against anyone who says anything against any liberal City or ideology. Have a nice day :-)
@@photojunkysdronezonevlog I’m not from SF, I clearly said I was visiting. I had a nice time there and I would go back, I’m not sure why my vacation triggered you so badly. I guess too much fox will turn you into a rage-a-holic, I hope you get the help you need.
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Anyway, so where did you stay? I worked for the sheriff's department for 30 years and saw the demise over the last 7 or 8 years. San Francisco went nuts about covid, but averaged one or two overdoses a day due to allowing open drug use. Almost no one died of covid there which was quite surprising. Even my old neighborhood in Pacifica started seeing homeless people on the beach. It was not rare to be screamed at by some crazy homeless person on the beach in Suburbia at 6:30 in the morning. 10 years ago that was unheard of. I felt sorry for the old women who got harassed.
I use to love love visiting San Francisco. No way now!!! In fact, last week going up to the Redwoods National and State Parks we went via 580.
Ugh! I’m doing research for our upcoming anniversary trip and wanted to visit SF! May be reconsidering based on these videos.
Thanks for the tips. I've watched a lot of these videos but I've never been warned about the Western Addition, which is near where I'm staying at Alamo Square. I may want to take the bus to Japantown rather than walking.
i wish i knew this before coming to sf, my family got our renta broken into and valuables stolen. ruined the entire experience and feel really unsafe now
I have not been here yet but I hear horror stories every day from people who have been robbed at conventions and cars smashed for almost nothing. I really want to visit here but I shall wait till they power wash the streets or it rains very heavy to clean the streets lol.
Asians get attacked daily, that's right. by who? you know who (BLM)
@Big Dick Black Thanks for reality check! Just be aware of your surroundings wherever you are in the US.
This videos scared the heck outta me I'm definitely gonna stick to Vegas I was thinking about traveling to California for a few days during my next trip but scratch that idea
Great video went in 2015 won’t be going back, very sad what is happening seems to be getting worse
I was in SF 10 years ago. I fell in love with the city. This is heart breaking.
Being from the Bay AREA....it's truly sad what has happened to SF.
Oakland aint any better, nor San Jose.
I lived in SF in the early '80's. The only thing that's changed is the government hiring a PR firm to tell visitors to keep away from the Tenderloin after dark. That use to be more of a word of mouth thing. But if you rely on virtual information, your going to get virtually mugged.
thank you
Everyone: Make SF safe again!
Pelosi: Nah..
It's not just safety. It's the overall post lockdown lethargic vibe that is largely gone in most other places. Also, so many retail vacancies and hardly any cafes that are open past 3 pm. Really sad how they destroyed the city.
And ever since all the looting that happen in 2020 things just changed and made it ok to steal.
I completely agree that the government here has destroyed this city.
You can tell just by the guys video. That shot of fisherman’s wharf is the emptiest I’ve ever seen it. That area used to be hard to walk in.
@@Maca9046 I agree as well.
@@Kunfucious577 to play devils advocate, he could have filmed this at 4pm on a Tuesday. That area is packed on weekends