Walking in San Diego: reported crime by neighborhood

Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · data as of Oct 2, 2026

46,674 incidents were reported to the police in San Diego in these 12 months, about 128 a day. Each neighborhood below is compared with the rest of San Diego, from very low to very high, taking into account how many people are usually around.

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The map shows every block and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

Neighborhoods

Allied Gardens Very low
Alta Vista Low
Asian Pacific Thematic Historic District Very high
Azalea Park High
Azure Vista Low
Banker's Hill High
Barrio Logan High
Bay Ho Low
Bay Park Moderate
Bay Terraces Moderate
Birdland Moderate
Broadway Heights Low
Burlingame Moderate
California Quadrangle Moderate
Carmel Mountain Ranch Moderate
Carmel Valley Low
Carroll Canyon Low
Chollas View High
City Heights Very high
Civita Moderate
Clairemont High
Convoy District Moderate
Cortez Hill Very high
Darnall High
Del Cerro Low
Del Mar Heights Very low
Del Mar Mesa Very low
Downtown San Diego Very high
East San Diego High
East Village Very high
Egger Highlands Very high
Emerald Hills High
Encanto High
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Very low
Fairmount Park High
Five Points High
Fleetridge Low
Gallagher Square Very high
Gaslamp Quarter Very high
Golden Hill Moderate
Grant Hill High
Grantville High
Harborview Moderate
Hillcrest High
Islenair Moderate
Jamacha Moderate
Kearny Mesa Low
Kensington Moderate
La Jolla Low
La Playa Low
Lincoln Park High
Linda Vista Moderate
Little Italy Moderate
Little Saigon High
Logan Heights High
Loma Portal High
Lomita Moderate
Marina High
Matthews Quadrangle Very low
Mid-City High
Middletown Moderate
Midway District Very high
Mira Mesa Moderate
Miramar Low
Mission Beach Very high
Mission Hills Moderate
Mission Valley Very high
Morena Very high
Mount Hope Moderate
Mountain View High
Navajo Low
Nestor Moderate
Normal Heights High
North Bay Terraces Low
North Clairemont Moderate
North Park High
O'Farrell Moderate
Oak Park Moderate
Ocean Beach Very high
Ocean View Hills Low
Old Town Very high
Otay Mesa Moderate
Otay Mesa West Moderate
Pacific Beach Moderate
Pacific Highlands Ranch Very low
Palm City Moderate
Paradise Hills Moderate
Plaza de Panama Moderate
Point Loma Low
Rancho Bernardo Low
Rancho Encantada Very low
Rancho Peñasquitos Low
Riviera Shores High
Rolando High
Sabre Springs Low
San Carlos Moderate
San Ysidro Very high
Serra Mesa Moderate
Shelltown High
Sherman Heights Very high
Skyline Moderate
Sorrento Mesa Very low
Sorrento Valley Very low
South Bay Terraces Low
South Crest Very high
South Park Moderate
South San Diego High
Stockton High
Sunset Cliffs Low
Talmadge High
The Muirlands Very low
Tierrasanta Low
Tijuana River Valley Very low
Torrey Highlands Very low
Torrey Hills Very low
Torrey Pines Very low
University City Moderate
University Heights Moderate
Valencia Park Very high
Village of La Jolla Low
Webster High
Wooded Area Low

What gets reported in San Diego

Simple assault: 6,952 (15%)
Theft: 6,946 (15%)
Drug offense: 4,993 (11%)
Shoplifting: 4,648 (10%)
Vandalism: 4,629 (10%)
Theft from vehicle: 4,598 (10%)

How San Diego compares with other cities

In 2025 the FBI counted 374 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in San Diego (California: 435, United States: 329).

Property crimes: 1,554 per 100,000 residents (California: 1,821, United States: 1,552).

The FBI counts offenses differently from the city data behind the levels, so the totals do not match exactly.

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within San Diego. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.

San Diego police publish the date of each crime but not the time of day, so day and night views are not available for San Diego.
San Diego publishes one row per offense; offenses are combined into one incident here.
Locations are generalized to the block by the San Diego Police Department.