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Public Protection

Service area · 11 departments · $2.0B adopted (FY2024)

In fiscal year 2024, the 11 departments grouped under Public Protection account for $2.0B, 13.3% of San Francisco's spending. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.

Adopted (FY2024)
$2.0B
Share of city spending
13.3%
Departments
11
Side
Spending
Departments in this service area — FY2024
+ 3 smaller departments
Superior Court1.7% of the area$32.8MPolice Accountability0.5% of the area$9.6MSheriff's Office of Inspector General0.1% of the area$1.8M
What kind of money — FY2024
+ 4 smaller categories
Debt Service$4.5MIntrafund Transfers Out$1.8MTransfers Out$1.4MCarry-Forward Budgets Only$494,805
Negative lines
Transfer Adjustment - Uses−$62.7M
Overhead and Allocations−$15,084
Source

Adopted budget lines for the “Public Protection” service area, fiscal year 2024, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗

See also

The other service areas of the FY2024 budget.

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce8 departments, FY2024$5.0BCommunity Health1 department, FY2024$3.1BHuman Welfare & Neighborhood Development9 departments, FY2024$2.5BGeneral Administration & Finance15 departments, FY2024$763.5MGeneral City Responsibilities1 department, FY2024$685.1MThe San Francisco budget, FY2024Every department, service area and spending type