What happened in San Francisco on Friday, December 5th
On Friday, San Francisco police filed 193 incident reports, 11 more than the day before (6%); 2 were violent and 47 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 496 responses, dispatching 1,048 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Friday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 90 reports (47%), ahead of violent & person crimes (27) and operations & administrative (22). The most common single category was Theft (48).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 34 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 32 incidents, 17% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 5 PM–6 PM with 19 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 496 responses on Friday, 10% above the 28-day average of 451, dispatching 1,048 apparatus across them. 360 of the 496 were medical (73%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 8:41 PM, sending 13 apparatus (4 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 4 Command · 2 Truck · 2 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for December 5, 2025, straight from official records. It lists 193 police incidents (2 violent, 47 ending in arrest) and 496 Fire & EMS responses (360 medical, 34 fire, 17 rescue, 85 other).
Showing 5 of 689 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Friday, December 5, 2025.
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