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September 3 SFPD incident brief withdrawn

The source dataset was incomplete when our automation read it. The original count should not have been published.

Better 311 · Sep 4, 2026 · 5:46 AM PT · Correction

Correction, September 4, 2026: Better 311 initially published an automated brief stating that SFPD filed one incident report on September 3. That number reflected an incomplete DataSF load, not a reliable completed-day total.

We withdrew the brief rather than substitute an unverified number. The publishing pipeline now compares each target day with recent completed report days and holds abnormally low loads for review.

No corrected September 3 total is stated here because it has not yet passed that completeness check.

Source involved: DataSF wg3w-h783, SFPD incident reports. This notice preserves the original URL and documents why the automated brief was withdrawn.
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