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Portola

Portola recorded 48 police incidents in the 30 days ending October 13, 2026, 79% of them non-violent. It ranks #28 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 13% above its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 153 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

Live map · Last 30 days

Portola & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Portola at a glance

Rank
#28/41
Activity index?
Calm
48Incidents1% of city30D
6Arrests30D
5:41Fire median+0:32 vs city30D

About 2 reported incidents a day, concentrated in the morning. 79% of incidents are non-violent.

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Notable incident · October 4, 3:05 AM

Robbery

700 block Barneveld Avenue Ave · Portola

Activity patterns

When and what gets reported in Portola

Reported incidents over the last 30 days, broken down by time of day, day of week, and category family.

When activity happens
Busiest time
2p–4p
2-hour window
Busiest day
Fri
25% on weekends
Quietest time
9p–11p
Sun lowest
By time of day

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Share of incidents by day

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What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Vandalism#3 Fraud42%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Child Abuse#3 Robbery27%
Community Services#1 Suspicious#2 Property Lost/Found10%
Public Order#1 Disturbance#2 Other Offense8%
Operations & Administrative#1 Investigation#2 Warrant6%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons4%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Collision2%
Fire & EMS

How fast help arrives, and who responds

Median time for the first unit to reach a high-priority (Priority 0–2) call, benchmarked against the city median and the 8-minute target, plus the mix of units sent to Portola.

How fast help arrives here
Fire / EMS response to Portola
5:41median dispatch → on scene
0:32 slower than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 5:41City median 5:08
70%
On scene under 8 min
#28
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Portola

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EMS / Medic45%134 units
Engine company38%112 units
Command & support10%31 units
298 Fire/EMS units dispatched · last 30 days
Inside Portola

Block by block

The busiest block-faces in this neighborhood, and what each one is like. Hover any block to preview its character, timing, and what gets reported there.

65 blocks in Portola, from highest to lowest incidents · 90dHover to preview
Portola

2400 Block San Bruno Avenue Ave

Peak window Midday · Theft is the most frequent call type · 12% of activity recorded in the evening.

17
Incidents · 90d
12%
of Portola
Midday
Peak block
Top incidentTheft13in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Theft

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