What Happened in San Francisco on Monday, May 4th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 86 incidents, up 1% from 85 the day before. 15 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 33 arrests.
The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 38 of 86 reports (44% of total). The most active neighborhood was South of Market with 18 incidents.
Overall activity was 26% below the 30-day average of 116 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 38 incidents (44% of total), followed by Theft & Larceny with 16 and Drugs & Alcohol with 14.
Fraud & Financial — up 80% over the past 7 days (18 incidents this week vs 10 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
What's in “Administrative”?
Overview
Violent Crime
15 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 17% of all incidents. This is down 40% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:15 | Simple Assault | Financial District/South Beach | 0 Market Street |
| 02:10 | Simple Assault | Tenderloin | 400 Ellis Street |
| 05:04 | Weapons Offense | Mission | 900 South Van Ness Avenue |
| 10:15 | Simple Assault | Russian Hill | Francisco St & Polk St |
| 11:00 | Aggravated Assault | South of Market | 800 Bryant Street |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 33 arrests yesterday. 4 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 38% of all incidents. Of the 33 arrests, 12 were Drugs & Alcohol, 8 were Theft & Larceny, and 6 were Administrative. This is up 10% from the 30 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Category | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:08 | Other | Administrative | Tenderloin |
| 03:01 | Warrant | Administrative | Inner Sunset |
| 04:22 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
| 05:04 | Weapons Offense | WeaponsViolent | Mission |
| 08:11 | Loitering | Administrative | South of Market |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 21 neighborhoods in San Francisco. South of Market had the highest activity with 18 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 15 and Mission with 14.
2 specific locations have appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including 200 Turk 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 12 AM – 1 AM with 9 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 1am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 17 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 19, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 32, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 18. Afternoon was the busiest period overall.
Mondays in San Francisco typically average 129 incidents. Yesterday's total of 86 is 43 incidents below that 8-week average (33% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 103.1 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 115.6 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
Fraud & Financial Up 80% This Week
Fraud & Financial incidents have risen sharply: 18 in the past 7 days compared to 10 the prior 7 days — a 80% increase.
Unusually Quiet for a Monday
86 incidents is 33% below the 8-week Monday average of 129. That's 43 fewer incidents than expected. This marks 3 consecutive days below the rolling average.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 86 incidents reported to the sfgov.org on Monday, May 4th, 2026. Published Tuesday, May 5th, 2026.
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