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Originally Posted by Matata
It's hard to get the scale of these things as it's always the extreme cases that get the spotlight. What's the % of San Francisco that's a terrifying hell-hole? If I were to be teleported to a random street in SF, what are the odds that I would immediately be fearful for my well-being? There's about 38,000 homeless on any given night: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/...king-whats-not |
My experience is that it's somewhat everwhere but the truly scary areas are concentrated (e.g. The Tenderloin). It's a city that you should familiarize yourself with to understand what is safe and what isn't, before you go.
That all being said, when I went there I loved it.