What happened in San Francisco on Thursday, March 19th
On Thursday, San Francisco police filed 173 incident reports, 14 fewer than the day before (7%); 23 were violent and 51 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 530 responses, dispatching 1,071 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Thursday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 73 reports (42%), ahead of violent & person crimes (30) and operations & administrative (22). The most common single category was Theft (33).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 32 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 31 incidents, 18% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 12 AM–1 AM with 15 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 530 responses on Thursday, 12% above the 28-day average of 473, dispatching 1,071 apparatus across them. 396 of the 530 were medical (75%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 3:52 PM, sending 12 apparatus (5 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 3 Command · 2 Truck · 1 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for March 19, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 173 police incidents (23 violent, 51 ending in arrest) and 530 Fire & EMS responses (396 medical, 16 fire, 30 rescue, 88 other).
Showing 5 of 703 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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