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Public Protection

Service area · 11 departments · $1.7B adopted (FY2022)

In fiscal year 2022, the 11 departments grouped under Public Protection account for $1.7B, 12.8% of San Francisco's spending. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.

Adopted (FY2022)
$1.7B
Share of city spending
12.8%
Departments
11
Side
Spending
Departments in this service area — FY2022
+ 3 smaller departments
Superior Court2.0% of the area$33.5MPolice Accountability0.5% of the area$9.2MSheriff's Office of Inspector General0.1% of the area$2.0M
What kind of money — FY2022
+ 3 smaller categories
Debt Service$5.4MIntrafund Transfers Out$1.8MTransfers Out$1.3M
Negative lines
Transfer Adjustment - Uses−$57.0M
Overhead and Allocations−$11,725
Source

Adopted budget lines for the “Public Protection” service area, fiscal year 2022, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗

See also

The other service areas of the FY2022 budget.

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce8 departments, FY2022$4.4BCommunity Health1 department, FY2022$2.8BHuman Welfare & Neighborhood Development9 departments, FY2022$2.4BGeneral Administration & Finance15 departments, FY2022$837.4MGeneral City Responsibilities1 department, FY2022$636.3MThe San Francisco budget, FY2022Every department, service area and spending type