San Diego, CA Crime Rate & Safety Grade

Is San Diego safe?

San Diego scores C — roughly average for a US city its size. Conditions vary sharply block to block, so check the map before you decide.

San Diego's reported crime works out to roughly 1,900 total offenses per 100,000 residents per year — about 399 violent and 1,501 property. Crime is never uniform across a city, though: two neighborhoods a mile apart can have very different safety profiles. The interactive San Diego crime map shades every area so you can see exactly where the safer and higher-risk pockets are before you rent, buy, or visit.

How the San Diego safety grade works

Grades run A+ (safest) to F, based on reported violent- and property-crime rates versus other US cities, using verified public data. This is an editorial safety grade for general information — not a prediction, and never a substitute for checking a specific address on the map.

Crime maps & safety grades for other US cities