The Tenderloin - San Francisco's WORST Neighborhood

Living in The Tenderloin, one of San Francisco's worst neighborhoods, was an eye opening experience. I'll never forget stepping over needles, syringes, excrement and all kinds of drug paraphernalia. It is a lost neighborhood with almost no hope of recovery. A safe haven for those looking to do their drugs out in the open every single day for the rest of their lives. The Tenderloin District is a high crime neighborhood with aggravated assault and robbery taking place nearly every day. Among the most common crime is vehicle theft. If you simply walk down the street in the Tenderloin you will eventually bump into a car with its windows broken. Public defecation is also not uncommon and can happen anywhere in the Tenderloin or San Francisco for that matter. Nowadays, the homeless are sheltered in tents provided by the city or they are housed in hotels but many still refuse help. All this is not to say there are great people and families that live in the Tenderloin; however, it is very unfortunate that they have to be surrounded by such unfortunate circumstances. If you’re ever in San Francisco I would skip a visit to the Tenderloin.