What happened in San Francisco on Thursday, March 5th
On Thursday, San Francisco police filed 155 incident reports, unchanged from the day before; 23 were violent and 44 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 446 responses, dispatching 884 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Thursday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 64 reports (41%), ahead of violent & person crimes (27) and substance & vice (18). The most common single category was Theft (38).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 30 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 28 incidents, 18% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 2 PM–3 PM with 14 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 446 responses on Thursday, 6% below the 28-day average of 472, dispatching 884 apparatus across them. 334 of the 446 were medical (75%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 8:32 AM, sending 14 apparatus (5 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 3 Command · 3 Truck · 2 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for March 5, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 155 police incidents (23 violent, 44 ending in arrest) and 446 Fire & EMS responses (334 medical, 20 fire, 13 rescue, 79 other).
Showing 5 of 601 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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