What happened in San Francisco on Friday, January 9th
On Friday, San Francisco police filed 191 incident reports, 32 more than the day before (20%); 2 were violent and 70 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 466 responses, dispatching 987 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Friday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 81 reports (42%), ahead of violent & person crimes (33) and operations & administrative (31). The most common single category was Theft (44).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 35 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 30 incidents, 16% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 12 AM–1 AM with 14 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 466 responses on Friday, 6% below the 28-day average of 498, dispatching 987 apparatus across them. 338 of the 466 were medical (73%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 10:36 PM, sending 14 apparatus (4 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 5 Command · 3 Truck · 1 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for January 9, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 191 police incidents (2 violent, 70 ending in arrest) and 466 Fire & EMS responses (338 medical, 30 fire, 12 rescue, 86 other).
Showing 5 of 657 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Friday, January 9, 2026.
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