What happened in San Francisco on Tuesday, August 19th
On Tuesday, San Francisco police filed 180 incident reports, 25 fewer than the day before (12%); 10 were violent and 42 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 444 responses, dispatching 917 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Tuesday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 99 reports (55%), ahead of operations & administrative (34) and violent & person crimes (25). The most common single category was Theft (51).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 33 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 27 incidents, 15% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 5 PM–6 PM with 20 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 444 responses on Tuesday, 3% below the 28-day average of 459, dispatching 917 apparatus across them. 327 of the 444 were medical (74%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 11:17 AM, sending 14 apparatus (5 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 4 Command · 3 Truck · 1 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for August 19, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 180 police incidents (10 violent, 42 ending in arrest) and 444 Fire & EMS responses (327 medical, 17 fire, 12 rescue, 88 other).
Showing 5 of 624 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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