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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is Portola safe?

Portola shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 57, ranking 19th of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 443 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

63/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Portola — higher is safer. 19th of 41 SF neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 33% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

3rd StreetAlemany Boulevard neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
443 incidents reported within 1 km of the Portola center · SFPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
146 · 33%
Violent crime
42 · 9%
Criminal damage & arson
44 · 10%
Vehicle crime
65 · 15%
Other
41 · 9%
Shoplifting
58 · 13%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Portola safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Portola are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Portola?

Other theft — 146 of 443 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Portola safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the SFPD by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.