Hunter's Point is actually very low population density, especially due to large properties like Hunters Point Naval Station and other industrial sites which are fenced and controlled.

Bayview is higher crime, and shows moderate numbers on most of those maps (for violent crime). Murder isn't on that map. For gun-related crime, it is the top place in San Francisco, which is why the SFPD deployed the "ShotSpotter" system there -- basically a microphone array which can localize gunshots and notify the police.

Probably the issue is that Hunter's Point has a lower population density than many other parts of the city. The Tenderloin is chock full of huge apartment buildings, SROs, etc... so even if the per-capita crime rate is the same (or lower), the total number of crimes can be much higher.

This is why I'd like to do violent/nonviolent versions. I've heard it described that the Tenderloin has a lot of non violent crime, and that Hunter's Point has much more violent crime. Ultimately, I'd rather be in the Tenderloin if that's the case.

I believe the data is correct, but I'm not sure what the SF police's data policies are. There could be some withholding, etc. The data comes from http://sanfrancisco.crimespotting.org/.

The San Francisco Police link to http://www.crimemapping.com/map/ca/sanfrancisco from their page at http://sf-police.org/index.aspx?page=1618 which has some discussion of their data policies.

I would guess that people just don't call the cops as much in bayview/Hunter's Point.

Not so sure about that: http://www.crimereports.com/map?search=94124&searchButto...