What happened in San Francisco on Friday, April 17th
On Friday, San Francisco police filed 135 incident reports, 33 more than the day before (32%); 16 were violent and 41 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 509 responses, dispatching 1,007 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Friday's reports roll up into 7 category families. Property Crimes led with 54 reports (40%), ahead of operations & administrative (25) and violent & person crimes (22). The most common single category was Theft (29).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 28 neighborhoods. South of Market led with 22 incidents, 16% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 6 PM–7 PM with 13 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 509 responses on Friday, 11% above the 28-day average of 457, dispatching 1,007 apparatus across them. 382 of the 509 were medical (75%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 10:55 AM, sending 15 apparatus (5 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 5 Command · 3 Truck · 1 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for April 17, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 135 police incidents (16 violent, 41 ending in arrest) and 509 Fire & EMS responses (382 medical, 16 fire, 11 rescue, 100 other).
Showing 5 of 644 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Friday, April 17, 2026.
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