What Happened in San Francisco on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 104 incidents, down 3% from 107 the day before. 24 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 41 arrests.
The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 23 of 104 reports (22% of total). The most active neighborhood was Tenderloin with 28 incidents.
Overall activity was 23% below the 30-day average of 136 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 23 incidents (22% of total), followed by Drugs & Alcohol with 18 and Assault & Violence with 18.
Sex Offenses — up 300% over the past 7 days (4 incidents this week vs 1 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
Overview
Violent Crime
24 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 23% of all incidents. This is up 41% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:10 | Simple Assault | Mission Bay | 1000 4Th Street |
| 03:27 | Robbery - Carjacking | County | N/A |
| 05:00 | Aggravated Assault | Tenderloin | 300 Taylor Street |
| 07:00 | Aggravated Assault | Outer Mission | Elliot St & Raymond Ave |
| 09:00 | Simple Assault | Mission | 24Th St & Folsom St |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 41 arrests yesterday. 7 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 39% of all incidents. Of the 41 arrests, 17 were Drugs & Alcohol, 12 were Administrative, and 5 were Assault & Violence. This is down 24% from the 54 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:02 | Drug Violation | Tenderloin | 800 Block of Larkin Street |
| 00:04 | Drug Violation | South of Market | 900 Block of Harrison Street |
| 00:36 | Drug Violation | South of Market | 0 Block of 6Th Street |
| 06:07 | Vandalism | Nob Hill | 1300 Block of Van Ness Avenue |
| 06:07 | Other | Tenderloin | 1100 Block of Market Street |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 20 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Tenderloin had the highest activity with 28 incidents, followed by Mission with 17 and South of Market with 17.
Tenderloin accounted for 27% of all incidents — a quarter or more of the city's activity in a single neighborhood.
3 specific locations have appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including 0 6Th Street (4 of 7 days).
Explore all neighborhoods and their trends in San Francisco Neighborhood Safety. →
Hourly Breakdown
Activity in San Francisco yesterday peaked between 9 AM – 10 AM with 9 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 2am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 13 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 37, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 30, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 24. Morning was the busiest period overall.
Thursdays in San Francisco typically average 162 incidents. Yesterday's total of 104 is 58 incidents below that 8-week average (36% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 109.4 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 135.9 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
This Week Is Pacing Lower Than Last
Through Thursday (4 days), this week has recorded 408 incidents — 14% fewer than the 476 reported at the same point last week. The current pace suggests this week may finish below last week.
Unusually Quiet for a Thursday
104 incidents is 36% below the 8-week Thursday average of 162. That's 58 fewer incidents than expected. This marks 6 consecutive days below the rolling average.
6 Days Below Average
San Francisco has reported below-average incident counts for 6 consecutive days. The 30-day average is 136 per day; today's 104 continues the quieter stretch. This week is at 408 incidents compared to 476 at this point last week.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 104 incidents posted on sfgov.org on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.
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