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Public Protection

Service area · 11 departments · $2.1B adopted (FY2026)

In fiscal year 2026, the 11 departments grouped under Public Protection account for $2.1B, 13.4% of San Francisco's spending. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.

Adopted (FY2026)
$2.1B
Share of city spending
13.4%
Departments
11
Side
Spending
Departments in this service area — FY2026
+ 3 smaller departments
Superior Court1.6% of the area$33.2MPolice Accountability0.4% of the area$9.0MSheriff's Office of Inspector General0.1% of the area$1.3M
What kind of money — FY2026
+ 4 smaller categories
Debt Service$13.4MOverhead and Allocations$1.5MTransfers Out$1.4MFacilities Maintenance$437,982
Negative lines
Transfer Adjustment - Uses−$85.2M
Source

Adopted budget lines for the “Public Protection” service area, fiscal year 2026, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗

See also

The other service areas of the FY2026 budget.

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce8 departments, FY2026$5.8BCommunity Health1 department, FY2026$3.3BHuman Welfare & Neighborhood Development8 departments, FY2026$2.7BGeneral Administration & Finance15 departments, FY2026$790.4MGeneral City Responsibilities1 department, FY2026$718.9MThe San Francisco budget, FY2026Every department, service area and spending type