What Happened in San Francisco on Friday, February 27th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 176 incidents, up 1% from 174 the day before. 14 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 31 arrests.
The most common incident type was Theft & Larceny, accounting for 53 of 176 reports (30% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 28 incidents.
Activity was roughly in line with the 30-day average of 162 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Theft & Larceny led with 53 incidents (30% of total), followed by Administrative with 42 and Vandalism & Destruction with 18.
Sex Offenses — up 50% over the past 7 days (3 incidents this week vs 2 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
What's in “Administrative”?
Overview
Violent Crime
14 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 8% of all incidents. This is down 33% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:10 | Simple AssaultViolent | Mission | — |
| 04:28 | Simple AssaultViolent | Tenderloin | — |
| 06:41 | Simple AssaultViolent | Tenderloin | — |
| 07:47 | Weapons OffenseViolent | South of Market | — |
| 15:40 | Simple AssaultViolent | Castro/Upper Market | — |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 31 arrests yesterday. 3 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 18% of all incidents. Of the 31 arrests, 13 were Drugs & Alcohol, 7 were Administrative, and 5 were Theft & Larceny. This is down 40% from the 52 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Category | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Prostitution | Sex Offenses | Mission |
| 01:08 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
| 04:28 | Simple Assault | Assault & ViolenceViolent | Tenderloin |
| 06:41 | Simple Assault | Assault & ViolenceViolent | Tenderloin |
| 07:26 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 30 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 28 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 21 and South of Market with 19.
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 6 PM – 7 PM with 19 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 5am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 20 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 32, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 63, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 61. Afternoon was the busiest period overall.
Fridays in San Francisco typically average 174 incidents. Yesterday's total of 176 is 2 incidents above that 8-week average (1% higher).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 162.6 incidents per day, above the 30-day average of 161.5 — suggesting a busier-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
Disorder Up 39% This Week
Disorder incidents have risen sharply: 103 in the past 7 days compared to 74 the prior 7 days — a 39% increase. Today alone saw 11 disorder incidents.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 176 incidents reported to the sfgov.org on Friday, February 27th, 2026. Published Saturday, February 28th, 2026.
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