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Portola

Portola recorded 40 police incidents in the 30 days ending August 31, 2026, 85% of them non-violent. It ranks #28 of 41 San Francisco neighborhoods by activity, 4% below its trailing-12-month average. Fire & EMS answered 127 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

173 located eventsView live map›
Neighborhood overview

Portola at a glance

Rank
#28/41
?64ELEVATED
Portola this week is
Elevated

About 1 reported incident a day, concentrated Late night. 85% of incidents are non-violent.

Incidents · 30D
40
1% of city
Arrests · 30D
10
25% of incidents
Fire median · 30D
5:20
+0:15 vs city
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Notable arrest · August 28, 6:30 AM

Robbery — arrest made

8400 block San Bruno Avenue 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
12a–2a
2-hour window
Busiest day
Thu
23% on weekends
Quietest time
10p–12a
Sat lowest
By time of day
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
Share of incidents by day
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
What gets reported
By category family
Property Crimes#1 Theft#2 Fraud#3 Theft - Vehicle50%
Violent & Person Crimes#1 Assault - Simple#2 Robbery#3 Weapons18%
Operations & Administrative#1 Administrative#2 Investigation10%
Persons in Need#1 Missing Persons8%
Public Order#1 Other Offense#2 Public Hazard8%
Community Services#1 Property Lost/Found#2 Suspicious5%
Traffic & Vehicles#1 Traffic Enforcement3%
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
5:20median dispatch → on scene
0:15 slower than the city median
0:0010:00
This neighborhood 5:20City median 5:05
65%
On scene under 8 min
#26
Fastest of 39 hoods
Who responds here
Share of units dispatched to Portola
EMS / Medic46%121 units
Engine company35%93 units
Command & support11%29 units
264 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.

51 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 ·

8
Incidents · 90d
8%
of Portola
Midday
Peak block
Top incidentTheft7in the last 90 days
Day rhythmMost common: Theft
MorningAfternoonEveningOvernight
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