SFPD reports lower overall crime but flags Bayview shooting and rise in gun incidents

San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott told the Police Commission on April 2 that overall Part I crime is down for the year but that gun violence remains a concern after a March 30 shooting in the Bayview that wounded four people.

In his weekly report the chief said the city is tracking a 32% reduction in Part I crimes year to date, with violent crime down about 15% and property crime down about 34%. He said gun violence, by contrast, is up roughly 7% compared with 2024. The week’s major incident was a March 30 multi‑victim shooting in the 100 block of Acacia Avenue in the Bayview: multiple shooters fired and four victims were injured, three of whom self-transported to San Francisco General Hospital; all victims were reported in stable, non-life-threatening condition and the investigation is ongoing.

Chief Scott said the department’s homicide count stood at four for the year; he said the department’s overall homicide clearance rate is above the…