What Happened in San Francisco on Friday, April 24th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 90 incidents, down 13% from 104 the day before. 22 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 35 arrests.
The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 31 of 90 reports (34% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 16 incidents.
Overall activity was 33% below the 30-day average of 135 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 31 incidents (34% of total), followed by Assault & Violence with 18 and Drugs & Alcohol with 14.
Robbery — up 18% over the past 7 days (26 incidents this week vs 22 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
What's in “Administrative”?
Overview
Violent Crime
22 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 24% of all incidents. This is down 8% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:30 | Simple Assault | Sunset/Parkside | 2400 Noriega Street |
| 00:46 | Aggravated Assault | South of Market | 1000 Howard Street |
| 01:00 | Simple Assault | Nob Hill | 1000 Sutter Street |
| 02:23 | Simple Assault | Financial District/South Beach | 100 1St Street |
| 09:34 | Simple Assault | Tenderloin | 500 O'farrell Street |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 35 arrests yesterday. 5 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 39% of all incidents. Of the 35 arrests, 13 were Drugs & Alcohol, 9 were Administrative, and 5 were Assault & Violence. This is down 15% from the 41 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Category | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:37 | Larceny - From Vehicle | Theft & Larceny | West of Twin Peaks |
| 01:55 | Forgery And Counterfeiting | Fraud & Financial | Tenderloin |
| 02:20 | Other | Administrative | Tenderloin |
| 02:59 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | South of Market |
| 05:43 | Other | Administrative | Marina |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 26 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 16 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 14 and South of Market with 13.
3 specific locations have appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including 100 6Th Street (4 of 7 days).
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Hourly Breakdown
Activity in San Francisco yesterday peaked between 2 PM – 3 PM with 9 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 4am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 13 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 29, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 32, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 16. Afternoon was the busiest period overall.
Fridays in San Francisco typically average 155 incidents. Yesterday's total of 90 is 65 incidents below that 8-week average (42% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 109.1 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 134.5 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
This Week Is Pacing Lower Than Last
Through Friday (5 days), this week has recorded 498 incidents — 19% fewer than the 614 reported at the same point last week. The current pace suggests this week may finish below last week.
Unusually Quiet for a Friday
90 incidents is 42% below the 8-week Friday average of 155. That's 65 fewer incidents than expected. This marks 7 consecutive days below the rolling average.
7 Days Below Average
San Francisco has reported below-average incident counts for 7 consecutive days. The 30-day average is 135 per day; today's 90 continues the quieter stretch. This week is at 498 incidents compared to 614 at this point last week.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 90 incidents reported to the sfgov.org on Friday, April 24th, 2026. Published Saturday, April 25th, 2026.
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