Public Protection
Service area · 10 departments · $1.6B adopted (FY2021)
In fiscal year 2021, the 10 departments grouped under Public Protection account for $1.6B, 12.0% of San Francisco's spending. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2021)
$1.6B
Share of city spending
12.0%
Departments
10
Side
Spending
Departments in this service area — FY2021
Police39.9% of the area$651.8MFire Department24.8% of the area$405.4MSheriff13.3% of the area$217.0MEmergency Management7.0% of the area$114.2MDistrict Attorney4.5% of the area$72.9MPublic Defender2.6% of the area$42.2MAdult Probation2.6% of the area$41.8MJuvenile Probation2.5% of the area$41.1M
+ 2 smaller departments
What kind of money — FY2021
Salaries$980.1MMandatory Fringe Benefits$371.8MServices Of Other Depts$132.4MNon-Personnel Services$120.4MProgrammatic Projects$35.4MMaterials & Supplies$21.8MCity Grant Program$16.2MDebt Service$5.1M
+ 3 smaller categories
Negative lines
Transfer Adjustment - Uses−$58.2M
Overhead and Allocations−$46,757
Source
Adopted budget lines for the “Public Protection” service area, fiscal year 2021, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗