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Public Protection

Service area · 11 departments · $2.2B adopted (FY2027)

In fiscal year 2027, the 11 departments grouped under Public Protection account for $2.2B, 13.4% of San Francisco's spending. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.

Adopted (FY2027)
$2.2B
Share of city spending
13.4%
Departments
11
Side
Spending
Departments in this service area — FY2027
+ 3 smaller departments
Superior Court1.5% of the area$33.2MPolice Accountability0.4% of the area$8.6MSheriff's Office of Inspector General0.1% of the area$1.4M
What kind of money — FY2027
+ 4 smaller categories
Capital Outlay$7.0MOverhead and Allocations$1.6MTransfers Out$1.5MFacilities Maintenance$459,881
Negative lines
Transfer Adjustment - Uses−$70.5M
Source

Adopted budget lines for the “Public Protection” service area, fiscal year 2027, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗

See also

The other service areas of the FY2027 budget.

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce8 departments, FY2027$5.8BCommunity Health1 department, FY2027$3.4BHuman Welfare & Neighborhood Development8 departments, FY2027$2.7BGeneral Administration & Finance15 departments, FY2027$812.5MCulture & Recreation8 departments, FY2027$629.1MThe San Francisco budget, FY2027Every department, service area and spending type