What happened in San Francisco on Saturday, April 18th
On Saturday, San Francisco police filed 121 incident reports, 14 fewer than the day before (10%); 19 were violent and 45 ended in arrest. San Francisco Fire Department logged 546 responses, dispatching 1,142 apparatus across them.
Incident Categories
Saturday's reports roll up into 8 category families. Property Crimes led with 47 reports (39%), ahead of violent & person crimes (21) and operations & administrative (20). The most common single category was Theft (24).
The largest category families by share of activity, each with its top categories.
Neighborhood Activity
Incidents spread across 29 neighborhoods. Tenderloin led with 21 incidents, 17% of the citywide total.
The most active neighborhoods by total incidents.
Hourly Breakdown
Activity peaked between 5 PM–6 PM with 11 incidents.
Reported incidents by hour of day, with the busiest hour highlighted.
Fire & EMS
San Francisco Fire Department logged 546 responses on Saturday, 19% above the 28-day average of 459, dispatching 1,142 apparatus across them. 414 of the 546 were medical (76%). The day's largest response went to a structure fire call at 4:24 AM, sending 11 apparatus (3 Engines · 1 Ambulance · 4 Command · 2 Truck · 1 Rescue).
Full Event Log
The complete San Francisco log for April 18, 2026, straight from official records. It lists 121 police incidents (19 violent, 45 ending in arrest) and 546 Fire & EMS responses (414 medical, 19 fire, 25 rescue, 88 other).
Showing 5 of 667 events. Events posted on SFPD and SFFD activity reports for Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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