- DO NOT PARK HERE, VERY UNSAFE. We were in the area on business and not at all familiar with the Pier 39 area. Our GPS suggested this parking location; which is public. We paid the attendant and went over for a quick dinner. We returned to our car before 9:00 p.m., no attendant to be found and car had been broken into and our bags (which had been secured)had been stolen and another group told us their car had also been broken into. Unless your IDs are stolen the police will only take a report over the phone for insurance purposes, otherwise you are basically out of luck. The police said this happens 2-3 times a night in this location, but yet there is no attendant, no cameras, no signs posted that the attendant will be gone at a certain time or that it is a high crime area, no security guards or even police patrolling. If you decide to park here DO NOT leave anything of value, sentimental, or hard/expensive to replace. We were also told these criminals know how to look for tourist/rental cars to target since they would likely have luggage or valuable in them and not likely to return to the area if there was every a chance they were prosecuted. BEWARE, this is a systematic process. What these criminals stole from us wasn't worth near what it is costing in time and expense to replace it.