What happened in San Francisco on Thursday, August 21st
On Thursday, San Francisco police filed 206 incident reports, 31 more than the day before (18%); 1 was violent and 54 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 504 responses, dispatching 999 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Thursday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 108 reports (52%), ahead of operations & administrative (33) and violent & person crimes (29). The most common single category was Theft (47).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 31 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 33 incidents, 16% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 12 AM–1 AM with 18 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 504 responses on Thursday, 9% above the 28-day average of 461, dispatching 999 apparatus across them. 380 of the 504 were medical (75%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 7:08 AM, sending 12 apparatus (3 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 3 Command · 4 Truck · 1 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for August 21, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 206 police incidents (1 violent, 54 ending in arrest) and 504 Fire & EMS responses (380 medical, 18 fire, 20 rescue, 86 other).
Showing 5 of 710 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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