What Happened in San Francisco on Sunday, May 10th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 83 incidents, down 18% from 101 the day before. 17 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 43 arrests.
The most common incident type was Administrative, accounting for 38 of 83 reports (46% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 15 incidents.
Overall activity was 22% below the 30-day average of 106 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Administrative led with 38 incidents (46% of total), followed by Assault & Violence with 14 and Disorder with 13.
Sex Offenses — up 100% over the past 7 days (3 incidents this week vs 0 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
What's in “Administrative”?
Overview
Violent Crime
17 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 20% of all incidents. This is up 55% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:20 | Aggravated Assault | Mission | 16Th St & Valencia St |
| 01:38 | Aggravated Assault | Inner Richmond | 200 Clement Street |
| 02:59 | Simple Assault | Tenderloin | Larkin St & Ofarrell St |
| 04:15 | Weapons Offense | Hayes Valley | 100 Laguna Street |
| 07:10 | Simple Assault | North Beach | Broadway & Kearny St |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 43 arrests yesterday. 6 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 52% of all incidents. Of the 43 arrests, 12 were Administrative, 10 were Drugs & Alcohol, and 6 were Assault & Violence. This is up 26% from the 34 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Category | Neighborhood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Fraud | Fraud & Financial | North Beach |
| 00:20 | Aggravated AssaultViolent | Assault & ViolenceViolent | Mission |
| 00:51 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
| 00:59 | Traffic Collision - Hit & Run | Traffic & Vehicles | Mission |
| 01:09 | Drug Violation | Drugs & Alcohol | Tenderloin |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 23 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 15 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 14 and South of Market with 8.
1 specific location has appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including Eddy St & Leavenworth St (4 of 7 days).
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Hourly Breakdown
Activity in San Francisco yesterday peaked between 1 PM – 2 PM with 9 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 6am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 17 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 20, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 27, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 19. Afternoon was the busiest period overall.
Sundays in San Francisco typically average 114 incidents. Yesterday's total of 83 is 31 incidents below that 8-week average (27% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 103.4 incidents per day, below the 30-day average of 106.2 — suggesting a quieter-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
Disorder Up 30% This Week
Disorder incidents have risen sharply: 61 in the past 7 days compared to 47 the prior 7 days — a 30% increase. Today alone saw 13 disorder incidents.
Unusually Quiet for a Sunday
83 incidents is 27% below the 8-week Sunday average of 114. That's 31 fewer incidents than expected. This marks 3 consecutive days below the rolling average.
Full Incident Log
This log contains all 83 incidents reported to the sfgov.org on Sunday, May 10th, 2026. Published Monday, May 11th, 2026.
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