What Happened in San Francisco on Sunday, May 24th, 2026
Yesterday in San Francisco, police responded to 100 incidents, up 14% from 88 the day before. 29 violent crimes were reported, and officers made 31 arrests.
The most common incident type was Assault & Violence, accounting for 27 of 100 reports (27% of total). The most active neighborhood was Mission with 22 incidents.
Activity was roughly in line with the 30-day average of 105 incidents per day.
Incident Categories
Yesterday, San Francisco reported incidents across 8 categories. Assault & Violence led with 27 incidents (27% of total), followed by Administrative with 21 and Drugs & Alcohol with 14.
Robbery — up 46% over the past 7 days (32 incidents this week vs 22 the prior week).
Incident Category Breakdown
Overview
Violent Crime
29 violent crimes were reported in San Francisco yesterday, accounting for 29% of all incidents. This is up 26% from the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:02 | Simple Assault | Tenderloin | 1000 Geary Street |
| 00:34 | Aggravated Assault | Mission | 3100 22Nd Street |
| 01:00 | Simple Assault | Bayview Hunters Point | Baldwin Ct & Oakdale Ave |
| 01:00 | Aggravated Assault | South of Market | 1000 Folsom Street |
| 01:38 | Simple Assault | South of Market | 1200 Market Street |
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Arrests
San Francisco police made 31 arrests yesterday. 7 arrests were related to violent incidents.
Arrests accounted for 31% of all incidents. Of the 31 arrests, 13 were Drugs & Alcohol, 5 were Administrative, and 5 were Assault & Violence. This is down 11% from the 35 arrests the prior day.
| Time | Offense | Neighborhood | Block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | Drug Violation | Nob Hill | Leavenworth St & Sutter St |
| 01:10 | Other | Chinatown | Columbus Ave & Green St & Stockton St |
| 02:12 | Simple AssaultViolent | Mission | 11Th Street |
| 06:00 | Burglary - Other | Lakeshore | 500 Block of Buckingham Way |
| 06:52 | Warrant | Sunset/Parkside | 2700 Block of Sunset Boulevard |
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Neighborhood Activity
Yesterday, incidents were reported across 28 neighborhoods in San Francisco. Mission had the highest activity with 22 incidents, followed by Tenderloin with 12 and South of Market with 10.
4 specific locations have appeared in the top 10 most active blocks for 4 or more of the last 7 days, including 3000 16Th Street (5 of 7 days).
Explore all neighborhoods and their trends in San Francisco Neighborhood Safety. →
Hourly Breakdown
Activity in San Francisco yesterday peaked between 5 PM – 6 PM with 8 incidents during that hour. The quietest period was 3am with no incidents reported.
Overnight (12–6 AM) saw 14 incidents, morning (6 AM–12 PM) had 27, afternoon (12–6 PM) had 29, and evening (6 PM–12 AM) had 30. Evening was the busiest period overall.
Sundays in San Francisco typically average 101 incidents. Yesterday's total of 100 is 1 incident below that 8-week average (1% lower).
How Does This Compare?
The 7-day rolling average is 109.3 incidents per day, above the 30-day average of 104.6 — suggesting a busier-than-normal stretch.
Key Patterns
Robbery Up 46% This Week
Robbery incidents have risen sharply: 32 in the past 7 days compared to 22 the prior 7 days — a 46% increase.
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