What Happened in San Francisco on Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 159 incidents, up 6% from 150 the day before. 17 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 52 arrests.
The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 55 of 159 reports (35% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 31 incidents.
Activity was roughly in line with the 30-day average of 166 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 55 incidents (35% of total), followed by Theft & Larceny with 39 and Drugs & Alcohol with 19.
Sex Offenses — up 33% over the past 7 days (4 incidents this week vs 3 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
What's in “Administrative”?
Overview
Violent Crime
17 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 11% of all incidents. This is down 23% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01:45 | Simple Assault | Mission | N/A |
| 01:50 | Aggravated Assault | South of Market | N/A |
| 09:20 | Simple Assault | Mission | N/A |
| 09:21 | Weapons Offense | Western Addition | N/A |
| 12:30 | Simple Assault | Nob Hill | N/A |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 52 arrests yesterday. 7 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 33% of all incidents. Of the 52 arrests, 14 were Drugs & Alcohol, 14 were Administrative, and 4 were Weapons. This is up 16% from the 45 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Category | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Burglary - Residential | Burglary | Mission |
| 00:14 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | South of Market |
| 01:10 | Warrant | Administrative | South of Market |
| 01:26 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
| 01:45 | Simple Assault | Assault & ViolenceViolent | Mission |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 33 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 31 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 20 and Bayview Hunters Point with 13.
1 specific location has appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including Unknown (7 of 7 days).
Explore all neighborhoods and their trends in San Francisco Neighborhood Safety. →
Hourly Breakdown
Activity in San Francisco yesterday peaked between 9 AM – 10 AM with 17 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 3am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 21 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 42, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 49, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 47. Afternoon was the busiest period overall.
Thursdays in San Francisco typically average 170 incidents. Yesterday's total of 159 is 11 incidents below that 8-week average (6% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 159.3 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 165.6 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
This Week Is Pacing Lower Than Last
Through Thursday (4 days), this week has recorded 648 incidents — 10% fewer than the 722 reported at the same point last week. The current pace suggests this week may finish below last week.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 159 incidents reported to the sfgov.org on Thursday, January 8th, 2026. Published Friday, January 9th, 2026.
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