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Portola

Portola recorded 20 police incidents in the 30 days ending July 7, 2026, 100% of them non-violent. It ranks #31 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 55% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 122 calls here over the same period.

Source: San Francisco Police Department · Updated daily · Methodology

San Francisco/Neighborhoods/Portola
Live map · Last 30 days

Portola & surrounding blocks

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Neighborhood overview

Portola at a glance

Last 30 days
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Portola this week is
Typical

About 1 reported incident a day, concentrated Morning. 100% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents
20
#31 of 41
Arrests
3
15% of incidents
Fire median
5:26
+0:13 vs city
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Notable incident · July 5, 7:27 PM

Assault

0 block Girard Street St · 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
6p–8p
2-hour window
Busiest day
Fri
25% on weekends
Quietest time
1a–3a
Sat lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Burglary#3 Fraud60%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Weapons20%
Community Services#1 Property Lost/Found#2 Suspicious10%
Operations & Administrative#1 Investigation5%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons5%
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
5:26median dispatch → on scene
0:13 slower than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 5:26City median 5:13
67%
On scene under 8 min
#24
Fastest of 41 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Portola
EMS / Medic49%110 units
Engine company39%88 units
Command & support7%15 units
225 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.

39 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 · 14% of activity recorded in the evening.

7
Incidents · 90d
10%
of Portola
Midday
Peak block
Top incidentTheft5in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Theft
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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