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Police Department Incident Reports: 2018 to Present

Metadata Updated: April 12, 2026

Note: All incident locations are mapped to nearby intersections to ensure anonymity. The locations of incidents reported before April 24, 2024 are currently mapped to a slightly different set of intersections than those reported on or after April 24. This may result in slight reporting irregularities for analyses that span this date. We will harmonize all historical data and resolve this as soon as possible.

A. SUMMARY Read the detailed overview of this dataset.

This dataset includes incident reports that have been filed as of January 1, 2018. These reports are filed by officers or self-reported by members of the public using SFPD’s online reporting system. The reports are categorized into the following groups based on how the report was received and the type of incident:

Initial Reports: the first report filed for an incident Coplogic Reports: incident reports filed by members of the public using SFPD’s online reporting system Vehicle Reports: any incident reports related to stolen and/or recovered vehicles

Disclaimer: The San Francisco Police Department does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or correct sequencing of the information as the data is subject to change as modifications and updates are completed.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED Data is added to open data once incident reports have been reviewed and approved by a supervising Sergeant or Lieutenant. Incident reports may be removed from the dataset if in compliance with court orders to seal records or for administrative purposes such as active internal affair investigations and/or criminal investigations.

Read more about how incident reports are created and approved in the detailed overview of this dataset.

C. UPDATE PROCESS Updated automatically daily by 10:00 Pacific

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET Read more about how to appropriately use identifiers, interpret different kinds of records, and limitations of analysis related to active privacy controls.

E. RELATED DATASETS

  • Reference: Police Department Incident Code Crosswalk
  • Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from SFO JSON

    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026
    Publisher data.sfgov.org
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.sfgov.org/api/views/wg3w-h783
    Data First Published 2025-06-12
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-11
    Category Public Safety
    Public Access Level public
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.sfgov.org/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Title SFO JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.sfgov.org/d/wg3w-h783
    License http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 965fdd63d8490363cd9ac2378bc783e3736fc2e722ef7c2ba26bc30ddf5e5c6b
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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