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Wednesday's incident file had 297 reports. Drug Offense led the list.

Drug Offense was the largest category, and Southern logged the most reports. 33 incidents dated Wednesday fell in the violent categories tracked here. Reports remain allegations until resolved.

Better 311 · Oct 23, 2026 · 11:20 PM PT · 2 min read

SFPD published 297 incident reports on October 21, Wednesday. The file records reports, which are allegations until the department resolves them.

The largest categories were Drug Offense (43), Larceny Theft (32), Warrant (30), Assault (30).

By the district that filed them, the most reports came from Southern (60), Mission (59), Tenderloin (42).

Reports tied to October 21 itself in the violent categories the file tracks (assault, robbery, weapons, arson, sex offenses and homicide) numbered 33, inside the 20 to 49 range of the prior ten days.

The incident file carries no names and no home addresses. Locations are block level, which is why a daily count like this can be published without pointing at any person or doorstep.

Incident reports: DataSF wg3w-h783 (SFPD incident reports), pulled October 23, 2026. Report totals count rows whose report date is 2026-10-21. The violent daily figure counts incidents dated 2026-10-21 in the listed categories. Reports are allegations until resolved.

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Wednesday's incident file had 297 reports. Drug Offense led the list.

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