diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvpb/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/kv/kvpb/BUILD.bazel
index 07c52028fc66..9ad04dc508c5 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvpb/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvpb/BUILD.bazel
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/storage/enginepb",
         "//pkg/testutils/echotest",
         "//pkg/util/buildutil",
+        "//pkg/util/encoding",
         "//pkg/util/hlc",
         "//pkg/util/protoutil",
         "//pkg/util/timeutil",
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvpb/string_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvpb/string_test.go
index 2ceb51083ea0..70751bdda3e8 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvpb/string_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvpb/string_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver/concurrency/lock"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/echotest"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/encoding"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func TestReplicaUnavailableError(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAmbiguousResultError(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	wrapped := errors.Errorf("boom with a %s", redact.Unsafe("secret"))
+	wrapped := errors.Errorf("boom with a %s", encoding.Unsafe("secret"))
 	var err error = kvpb.NewAmbiguousResultError(wrapped)
 	err = errors.DecodeError(ctx, errors.EncodeError(ctx, err))
 	require.True(t, errors.Is(err, wrapped), "%+v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocator/allocatorimpl/allocator.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocator/allocatorimpl/allocator.go
index 572c540b1f2c..9785af67e666 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocator/allocatorimpl/allocator.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocator/allocatorimpl/allocator.go
@@ -3084,14 +3084,23 @@ func excludeReplicasInNeedOfCatchup(
 	sendStreamStats(stats)
 	filled := 0
 	for _, repl := range replicas {
-		if stats, ok := stats.ReplicaSendStreamStats(repl.ReplicaID); ok &&
-			(!stats.IsStateReplicate || stats.HasSendQueue) {
+		if replicaSendStreamStats, ok := stats.ReplicaSendStreamStats(repl.ReplicaID); ok &&
+			(!replicaSendStreamStats.IsStateReplicate || replicaSendStreamStats.HasSendQueue) {
 			log.KvDistribution.VEventf(ctx, 5,
-				"not considering %s as a potential candidate for a lease transfer "+
+				"not considering %v as a potential candidate for a lease transfer "+
 					"because the replica requires catchup: "+
-					"[is_state_replicate=%v has_send_queue=%v]",
-				repl, stats.IsStateReplicate, stats.HasSendQueue)
+					"replica=(%v) range=%v",
+				repl, replicaSendStreamStats, stats)
 			continue
+		} else if ok {
+			log.KvDistribution.VEventf(ctx, 6,
+				"replica %v is up-to-date and does not require catchup "+
+					"replica=(%v) range=%v",
+				repl, replicaSendStreamStats, stats)
+		} else {
+			log.KvDistribution.VEventf(ctx, 4,
+				"replica %v is not in the send stream stats range=%v",
+				repl, stats)
 		}
 		// We are also not excluding any replicas which weren't included in the
 		// stats here. If they weren't included it indicates that they were either
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/BUILD.bazel
index 185de4f353cd..0ff065c637ee 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/util/admission/admissionpb",
         "//pkg/util/buildutil",
         "//pkg/util/hlc",
+        "//pkg/util/humanizeutil",
         "//pkg/util/log",
         "//pkg/util/metric",
         "//pkg/util/queue",
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller.go
index 7458a2ac7beb..2145927159e6 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/admission/admissionpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/buildutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/humanizeutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/log"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/syncutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
@@ -194,6 +195,22 @@ type RangeSendStreamStats struct {
 	internal []ReplicaSendStreamStats
 }
 
+func (s *RangeSendStreamStats) String() string {
+	return redact.StringWithoutMarkers(s)
+}
+
+// SafeFormat implements the redact.SafeFormatter interface.
+func (s *RangeSendStreamStats) SafeFormat(w redact.SafePrinter, _ rune) {
+	w.Printf("[")
+	for i := range s.internal {
+		if i > 0 {
+			w.Printf(", ")
+		}
+		w.Printf("r%v=(%v)", s.internal[i].ReplicaID, s.internal[i])
+	}
+	w.Printf("]")
+}
+
 // Clear clears the stats for all replica send streams so that the underlying
 // memory can be reused.
 func (s *RangeSendStreamStats) Clear() {
@@ -298,6 +315,15 @@ type ReplicaSendStreamStats struct {
 	ReplicaSendQueueStats
 }
 
+func (rsss ReplicaSendStreamStats) String() string {
+	return redact.StringWithoutMarkers(rsss)
+}
+
+func (rsss ReplicaSendStreamStats) SafeFormat(w redact.SafePrinter, _ rune) {
+	w.Printf("is_state_replicate=%v has_send_queue=%v %v",
+		rsss.IsStateReplicate, rsss.HasSendQueue, rsss.ReplicaSendQueueStats)
+}
+
 // ReplicaSendQueueStats contains the size and count of the send stream queue
 // for a replica.
 type ReplicaSendQueueStats struct {
@@ -308,6 +334,16 @@ type ReplicaSendQueueStats struct {
 	SendQueueCount int64
 }
 
+func (rsqs ReplicaSendQueueStats) String() string {
+	return redact.StringWithoutMarkers(rsqs)
+}
+
+// SafeFormat implements the redact.SafeFormatter interface.
+func (rsqs ReplicaSendQueueStats) SafeFormat(w redact.SafePrinter, _ rune) {
+	w.Printf("send_queue_size=%v / %v entries",
+		humanizeutil.IBytes(rsqs.SendQueueBytes), rsqs.SendQueueCount)
+}
+
 // RaftEvent carries a RACv2-relevant subset of raft state sent to storage.
 type RaftEvent struct {
 	// MsgAppMode is the current mode. This is only relevant on the leader.
@@ -1455,7 +1491,6 @@ func (rc *rangeController) SendStreamStats(statsToSet *RangeSendStreamStats) {
 	if len(statsToSet.internal) != 0 {
 		panic(errors.AssertionFailedf("statsToSet is non-empty %v", statsToSet.internal))
 	}
-	statsToSet.Clear()
 	rc.mu.RLock()
 	defer rc.mu.RUnlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller_test.go
index 74431bd41e10..bd1d762d9670 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/rac2/range_controller_test.go
@@ -2283,3 +2283,36 @@ func TestConstructRaftEventForReplica(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRangeSendStreamStatsString(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
+	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
+
+	stats := RangeSendStreamStats{
+		internal: []ReplicaSendStreamStats{
+			{
+				IsStateReplicate: false,
+				HasSendQueue:     true,
+				ReplicaSendQueueStats: ReplicaSendQueueStats{
+					ReplicaID:      1,
+					SendQueueCount: 10,
+					SendQueueBytes: 100,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				IsStateReplicate: true,
+				HasSendQueue:     false,
+				ReplicaSendQueueStats: ReplicaSendQueueStats{
+					ReplicaID:      2,
+					SendQueueCount: 0,
+					SendQueueBytes: 0,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t,
+		"[r1=(is_state_replicate=false has_send_queue=true send_queue_size=100 B / 10 entries), "+
+			"r2=(is_state_replicate=true has_send_queue=false send_queue_size=0 B / 0 entries)]",
+		stats.String())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sql/inverted/expression.go b/pkg/sql/inverted/expression.go
index 1a88cc71976a..c87de68999ae 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/inverted/expression.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/inverted/expression.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func formatSpan(span Span, redactable bool) string {
 	}
 	output := fmt.Sprintf("[%s, %s%c", start, end, spanEndOpenOrClosed)
 	if redactable {
-		output = string(redact.Sprintf("%s", redact.Unsafe(output)))
+		output = string(redact.Sprintf("%s", encoding.Unsafe(output)))
 	}
 	return output
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sql/opt/cat/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/sql/opt/cat/BUILD.bazel
index 53868ab1316c..94b1abe17f73 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/opt/cat/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/sql/opt/cat/BUILD.bazel
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/sql/sem/tree",
         "//pkg/sql/sessiondata",
         "//pkg/sql/types",
+        "//pkg/util/encoding",
         "//pkg/util/treeprinter",
         "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//:errors",
         "@com_github_cockroachdb_redact//:redact",
diff --git a/pkg/sql/opt/cat/utils.go b/pkg/sql/opt/cat/utils.go
index 8cb6694ebc95..3ee5594fa047 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/opt/cat/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/opt/cat/utils.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/descpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sem/tree"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/encoding"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/treeprinter"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/redact"
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ func formatFamily(family Family, buf *bytes.Buffer) {
 // markRedactable is true.
 func MaybeMarkRedactable(unsafe string, markRedactable bool) string {
 	if markRedactable {
-		return string(redact.Sprintf("%s", redact.Unsafe(unsafe)))
+		return string(redact.Sprintf("%s", encoding.Unsafe(unsafe)))
 	}
 	return unsafe
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/encoding/encoding.go b/pkg/util/encoding/encoding.go
index 71716f1c01a1..86fcaa353bf7 100644
--- a/pkg/util/encoding/encoding.go
+++ b/pkg/util/encoding/encoding.go
@@ -3749,3 +3749,19 @@ func BytesPrevish(b []byte, length int) []byte {
 	copy(buf[bLen:], bytes.Repeat([]byte{0xff}, length-bLen))
 	return buf
 }
+
+// unsafeWrapper is implementation of SafeFormatter. This is used to mark
+// arguments as unsafe for redaction. This would make sure that redact.Unsafe() is implementing SafeFormatter interface
+// without affecting invocations.
+// TODO(aa-joshi): This is a temporary solution to mark arguments as unsafe. We should move/update this into cockroachdb/redact package.
+type unsafeWrapper struct {
+	a any
+}
+
+func (uw unsafeWrapper) SafeFormat(w redact.SafePrinter, _ rune) {
+	w.Print(redact.Unsafe(uw.a))
+}
+
+func Unsafe(args any) any {
+	return unsafeWrapper{a: args}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/log/redact.go b/pkg/util/log/redact.go
index cb4c7de33a85..54ff365bde97 100644
--- a/pkg/util/log/redact.go
+++ b/pkg/util/log/redact.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func maybeRedactEntry(payload entryPayload, editor redactEditor) (res entryPaylo
 
 func init() {
 	// We consider booleans and numeric values to be always safe for
-	// reporting. A log call can opt out by using redact.Unsafe() around
+	// reporting. A log call can opt out by using encoding.Unsafe() around
 	// a value that would be otherwise considered safe.
 	redact.RegisterSafeType(reflect.TypeOf(true)) // bool
 	redact.RegisterSafeType(reflect.TypeOf(123))  // int