The SFPD has been frequently met with criticism , due to problems of accountability and corruption that plagued the department early in its inception . In 1937 , an investigation , referred to as the " Atherton Report , " by District Attorney Matthew Brady found that more than $ 1 million per year was being pocketed by officers from regular payoffs by prostitution , gambling and other criminal interests . It has also dealt with attacks such as the Preparedness Day Bombing in 1916 and the San Francisco Police Department Park Station bombing in the 1960s by leftist radicals
San Francisco Police Department Park Station bombing
San Francisco Police Department Park Station bombing
San Francisco Police Department