If this is an emergency, there is an immediate threat to you or others, or a crime is in progress, please call 911.
If you are the victim of an auto burglary in San Francisco (also known as “theft from vehicle” or “car break-in”), please visit the nearest police station to file a report or complete an online report of the incident with the San Francisco Police Department here.
There were more than 30,000 reported incidents of auto burglary in San Francisco in 2017, resulting in just 481 arrests, and 391 prosecutions. The SFDA Auto Burglary Tip Line is a tool to engage the community in a collaborative effort to gather information to more effectively investigate and prosecute auto burglary in San Francisco.
If you have specific information about an auto burglary incident in San Francisco, such as suspect information, photos, or video, please click on the SFDA Auto Burglary Tip Line Form link below, and carefully review the Policy & Terms of Use. If you do have photos or video that you would like to share, please maintain the original media files. A successful prosecution of auto burglary cases requires strong evidence, including evidence proving forced entry into a locked vehicle with the intent to steal. Any information you can provide is valued.
Complete the SFDA Auto Burglary Tip Line Form
(If you are unable to attach files through the form, please send them via email to SFDA.AutoBurgTips@sfgov.org)