<p>By hitting the tourist spots, you DID hit areas that have a steady incidence of crime. Mugging, purse-snatching, auto theft do happen in those areas. Oakland is also perceived as a high crime area, but that is very much a neighborhood thing. Yu didn’t wander through the Tenderloin, though, which is sketchy by any standard. I am glad you loved it there. Be sure to head to Berkeley and Marin next time. Also great places, and very beautiful.</p>