What happened in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 5th
On Tuesday, San Francisco police filed 176 incident reports, 8 fewer than the day before (4%); 2 were violent and 35 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 429 responses, dispatching 900 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Tuesday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 96 reports (55%), ahead of operations & administrative (33) and violent & person crimes (25). The most common single category was Theft (49).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 30 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 21 incidents, 12% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 4 PM–5 PM with 15 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 429 responses on Tuesday, 3% below the 28-day average of 444, dispatching 900 apparatus across them. 308 of the 429 were medical (72%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 8:33 AM, sending 17 apparatus (5 Engines · 3 Ambulances · 5 Command · 2 Truck · 2 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for August 5, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 176 police incidents (2 violent, 35 ending in arrest) and 429 Fire & EMS responses (308 medical, 23 fire, 21 rescue, 77 other).
Showing 5 of 605 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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