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Wow! These people are paranoid. Perhaps they have been victims of crime, and I am sorry for that; however, I am a woman and I have lived in San Francisco since 1972. I have been to Potrero Hill, all over the Mission, in the Civic Center area, etc. day and night. I have never experienced anything other than some bad smells and alot of panhandling. As a tourist you might want to be very careful of where you go, and I certainly understand that. If there's a restaurant or a club or bar you want to go to and it's in a neighborhood you've been warned about and if you scare easily, don't go. However, if it really sounds like a great place, apply your street smarts and go. Although I am Hispanic, I don't look it, so I have never experienced a problem with wearing blue or red, but usually I wear black anyway so I don't run into that problem. I don't go to Hunter's Point much, but I have been there a few times, and it was very quiet, with mostly people going about their business. It is a largely black neighborhood, and the few times I've been there, the people were very nice. Besides, most crime is usually within the context of a community. Black crime is mostly restricted to black people, Hispanic crime occurs among Hispanic people, etc. Also, some of these people were scared of some unusual-looking people. Well, get used to it. Most of them are just scary looking but they are harmless. Not everywhere you go is going to be full of nicely dressed people with polite manners. If you want that, go to Montana. Perhaps it's because I am originally from New York. Now that was a place to be afraid of.
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| | | | Areas to Avoid: Things Change At Night | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Disticts in SF can change at night. During the day, there probably isn't too many places you would go that aren't totally safe. At night though, some seedy people crawl out from the rocks in certain areas. Although you probably could be fine, these places can either be danegrous, or just undesirable. Tenderloin: If you have a club or something to go to, take a cab. Haight: Some seedy people Golden Gate Park: Homeless take shelter here. You could be robbed or harrassed or run into some mentally unstable person with no one else around. There are other places to avoid too, where many homeless and shady people congregate in their own mini communities. I would stick to places like Northbeach, Russian Hill, some of SoMA, Financial, because they are good places to go at night and no worries.
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| | | | Areas to Avoid: Tenderloin District | Tip Rating: | | | | |
For such a small city, San Francisco has a large homeless population. I was told that this is due to a combination of weather and politics. Whatever, the reason, you'll find homeless people practically everywhere in the city. Its quite sad, actually. The area known as the Tenderloin District is known as the bad area of town. I can't tell you exactly where it is, but I managed to wander through it by accident. Its located along Hyde Street and near the civic center area, so get good directions if you're planning a walking tour near here. Its a pretty sketchy area and definitely the rougher side of town. Most homeless people are harmless and I'm pretty used to big cities, but when a guy approached me at a crosswalk and asked for my watch, I was pretty shaken. Needless to say, I got out of there as fast as I could. Another good reason to avoid this area is because there is nothing to do here. There are far better places in SF to spend your time, so I wouldn't recommend this as a place to visit. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Areas to Avoid: Avoid taking the bus | Tip Rating: | | | | |
The streetcars, underground trains, and BART are generally O.K., as are the cable cars, but try to avoid taking the bus as you'll encounter some real bottom of the barrel people. The worst neighborhood in the City is definitely the Bayview/Hunters Point, though tourists will have no reason to ever go there. The worst neighborhoods tourists might find themselves in accidentally are mid-market (anything above 5th street on market is HORRIBLE), The Mission (can be trendy, but very dangerous), the Tenderloin and the Haight. Also, there are some housing projects at the end of the N Judah line in Ocean Beach. Some bright planner (sarcasm intended) decided to scatter the projects throughout S.F. I guess they thought that would make them less crime ridden. Instead, even in good neighborhoods, you can have a few horrible blocks full of project dwellers. Leave a Comment
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