What Happened in San Francisco on Friday, March 6th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 159 incidents, unchanged from 159 the day before. 30 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 53 arrests.
The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 50 of 159 reports (31% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 29 incidents.
Activity was roughly in line with the 30-day average of 158 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 50 incidents (31% of total), followed by Theft & Larceny with 29 and Drugs & Alcohol with 25.
Weapons — up 92% over the past 7 days (23 incidents this week vs 12 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
What's in “Administrative”?
Overview
Violent Crime
30 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 19% of all incidents. This is up 20% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:55 | Simple AssaultViolent | Mission | — |
| 01:03 | Simple AssaultViolent | Mission | — |
| 04:05 | ArsonViolent | Bernal Heights | — |
| 04:30 | Aggravated AssaultViolent | Bernal Heights | — |
| 08:00 | Weapons OffenseViolent | Financial District/South Beach | — |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 53 arrests yesterday. 11 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 33% of all incidents. Of the 53 arrests, 23 were Drugs & Alcohol, 8 were Administrative, and 5 were Assault & Violence. This is up 26% from the 42 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Category | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Warrant | Administrative | Mission |
| 00:00 | Larceny Theft - From Building | Theft & Larceny | Financial District/South Beach |
| 00:22 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
| 04:30 | Aggravated Assault | Assault & ViolenceViolent | Bernal Heights |
| 06:50 | Burglary - Hot Prowl | Burglary | Castro/Upper Market |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 30 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 29 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 29 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 3 PM – 4 PM with 12 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 3am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 17 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 39, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 50, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 53. Evening was the busiest period overall.
Fridays in San Francisco typically average 179 incidents. Yesterday's total of 159 is 20 incidents below that 8-week average (11% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 156.0 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 157.8 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
Weapons Up 92% This Week
Weapons incidents have risen sharply: 23 in the past 7 days compared to 12 the prior 7 days — a 92% increase.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 159 incidents reported to the sfgov.org on Friday, March 6th, 2026. Published Saturday, March 7th, 2026.
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