That's why I don't visit there anymore. It is a beautiful city, Baghdad by the Bay, as columnist Art Hoppe used to say, but myself and my family's safety are higher in priority.
The nickname “Baghdad by the Bay” was coined in 1949 by writer Herb Caen about 1949.
It’s best not to take you family to the scrungy areas of SF, just like it’s not a good idea to take them to those areas in any town.