Neighborhoods

Safest & Most Dangerous San Diego Neighborhoods

The San Diego neighborhoods that report the least crime, and those that see the most.

116Neighborhoods graded

93%Graded A or B

C+San Diego grade

Overview

How San Diego neighborhoods compare

San Diego's safest pockets cluster along the coast and in newer northern communities, while the higher-activity areas concentrate in the urban core and parts of mid-city. The contrast is real but less extreme than in many large cities.

Lowest crime

Safest neighborhoods in San Diego

Communities like Carmel Valley, La Jolla, Scripps Ranch, and Rancho Bernardo regularly report low crime, aided by newer development, coastal residential character, and limited through-traffic.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	Torrey Highlands	A+	7,903	$191,187
2	San Dieguito	A+	946	$119,402
3	Scripps Ranch	A+	22,255	$167,154
4	Otay Mesa	A+	3,654	$95,600
5	Torrey Pines	A+	8,976	$126,362
6	Miramar Ranch North	A+	14,140	$170,153
7	Pacific Highlands Ranch	A+	7,523	$191,858
8	The Crosby Club	A+	977	$192,992
9	Black Mountain Ranch	A+	8,440	$185,058
10	Ocean Crest	A+	11,683	$101,592
11	Rancho Encantada	A+	1,006	$224,884
12	Del Sur	A+	2,071	$190,819

Highest crime

Highest-crime neighborhoods in San Diego

Higher reported activity tends to center on downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter, City Heights, and stretches of the mid-city area, where commercial density, nightlife, and transit converge.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population
1	Teralta West	C-	4,980
2	Talmadge	C	9,828
3	Torrey Preserve	C+	893
4	El Cerrito	C+	6,075
5	Horton Plaza	C+	1,702
6	East Village	C+	8,668
7	Azalea - Hollywood Park	C+	4,380
8	Core-Columbia	C+	6,417
9	Lincoln Park	B-	10,014
10	Rolando	B-	6,759
11	Kearny Mesa	B-	3,209
12	Golden Hill	B-	9,751

Full ranking

All San Diego neighborhoods, safest to highest-crime

Every graded neighborhood. Tap any name for its own map, grade and recent incidents.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	Black Mountain Ranch	A+	8,440	$185,058
2	Pacific Highlands Ranch	A+	7,523	$191,858
3	The Crosby Club	A+	977	$192,992
4	Rancho Encantada	A+	1,006	$224,884
5	Otay Mesa	A+	3,654	$95,600
6	Scripps Ranch	A+	22,255	$167,154
7	Miramar Ranch North	A+	14,140	$170,153
8	Del Sur	A+	2,071	$190,819
9	Ocean Crest	A+	11,683	$101,592
10	San Dieguito	A+	946	$119,402
11	Torrey Highlands	A+	7,903	$191,187
12	Torrey Pines	A+	8,976	$126,362
13	Fairbanks Ranch Country Club	A	1,308	$178,486
14	Carmel Valley	A	33,257	$162,998
15	Carmel Mountain	A	12,166	$143,763
16	Carmel Country Highlands	A	2,731	$194,589
17	Torrey Hills	A	3,659	$194,834
18	Rancho Penasquitos	A	46,040	$141,292
19	Sabre Springs	A	10,921	$139,496
20	Miramar	A	4,839	$87,395
21	Clairemont Mesa West	A	11,501	$103,695
22	4S Ranch	A	8,652	$163,954
23	Del Mar Highlands	A	3,090	$160,758
24	San Carlos	A	13,799	$112,957
25	Broadway Heights	A	368	$107,142
26	Tierrasanta	A	28,843	$111,120
27	Jamacha Lomita	A	10,777	$76,346
28	Allied Gardens	A	12,127	$90,735
29	Lake Murray	A	18,849	$100,546
30	Mission Hills	A	5,574	$114,139
31	Point Loma	A	63,383	$93,078
32	Chollas View	A	4,764	$43,842
33	Bay Terraces	A	33,522	$89,295
34	Del Cerro	A	7,322	$134,242
35	Rancho Bernardo	A	46,871	$115,558
36	Bay Park	A	16,649	$95,897
37	Palm City	A	5,928	$67,210
38	Mission Bay Park	A	1,796	$74,389
39	Bay Ho	A	12,745	$102,869
40	Mission Beach	A	3,888	$78,075
41	Shelltown	A-	4,504	$35,852
42	Paradise Hills	A-	17,859	$76,377
43	Midtown	A-	4,991	$96,959
44	Pacific Beach	A-	42,161	$89,707
45	Mira Mesa	A-	69,850	$109,426
46	Kensington	A-	6,047	$109,413
47	Fox Canyon	A-	1,613	$33,453
48	North Clairemont	A-	15,751	$79,396
49	Morena	A-	7,934	$77,710
50	South Park	A-	5,676	$84,545
51	Serra Mesa	A-	23,077	$99,488
52	Egger Highlands	A-	9,409	$63,580
53	Otay Mesa West	A-	33,324	$68,694
54	Nestor	A-	16,249	$54,522
55	Sorrento Valley	A-	6,021	$154,707
56	StoneCrest Village	A-	744	$129,602
57	Burlingame	A-	1,132	$89,054
58	Barrio Logan	A-	15,785	$39,438
59	Hillcrest	A-	15,173	$77,985
60	Park West	B+	8,873	$75,877
61	Islenair	B+	540	$41,784
62	Marina	B+	5,354	$110,184
63	Fairmont Village	B+	6,667	$44,339
64	Old Town	B+	1,249	$73,369
65	Harborview	B+	1,696	$88,960
66	Encanto	B+	16,823	$69,597
67	Tijuana River Valley	B+	4,291	$47,546
68	Skyline	B+	9,409	$78,092
69	Redwood Village - Rolando Park	B+	8,701	$79,104
70	Fairmont Park	B+	2,832	$82,234
71	Chollas Creek	B+	6,678	$43,994
72	Clairemont Mesa East	B+	27,103	$80,969
73	Linda Vista	B+	26,077	$64,970
74	Birdland	B+	4,525	$85,702
75	Alta Vista	B+	2,513	$96,793
76	Cherokee Point	B+	6,064	$49,646
77	Grant Hill	B+	4,892	$38,145
78	Logan Heights	B+	15,988	$32,914
79	Southcrest	B+	5,701	$37,162
80	Mt Hope	B+	6,096	$43,879
81	Ridgeview - Webster	B+	6,360	$64,341
82	Castle	B+	10,308	$41,329
83	Sherman Heights	B	3,205	$36,534
84	College West	B	10,131	$73,718
85	Stockton	B	4,758	$37,525
86	Emerald Hills	B	4,394	$57,829
87	University City	B	51,548	$92,666
88	Valencia Park	B	11,593	$60,569
89	University Heights	B	12,489	$75,464
90	Balboa Park	B	2,267	$83,115
91	Corridor	B	8,973	$39,021
92	College East	B	11,114	$46,616
93	North Park	B	40,755	$64,994
94	Little Italy	B	1,971	$86,892
95	Normal Heights	B	16,714	$57,073
96	Mission Valley	B	14,892	$90,628
97	Mountain View	B	16,118	$35,195
98	Swan Canyon	B	4,771	$50,386
99	Oak Park	B	15,404	$63,894
100	Colina Del Sol	B	11,919	$34,114
101	Grantville	B-	8,406	$73,879
102	Cortez	B-	2,107	$85,987
103	Gaslamp	B-	1,143	$63,050
104	Teralta East	B-	7,125	$29,939
105	Golden Hill	B-	9,751	$56,582
106	Kearny Mesa	B-	3,209	$101,767
107	Rolando	B-	6,759	$58,222
108	Lincoln Park	B-	10,014	$39,709
109	Core-Columbia	C+	6,417	$63,043
110	Azalea - Hollywood Park	C+	4,380	$39,909
111	East Village	C+	8,668	$52,358
112	Horton Plaza	C+	1,702	$58,042
113	El Cerrito	C+	6,075	$62,931
114	Torrey Preserve	C+	893	$104,925
115	Talmadge	C	9,828	$69,953
116	Teralta West	C-	4,980	$31,927

By ZIP code

San Diego crime by ZIP code

ZIP codes ranked from safest to highest-crime.

#	ZIP code	Grade	Population	Median income
1	92152	A+	89	$180,588
2	92131	A	36,967	$168,733
3	92130	A	53,379	$170,567
4	92127	A	42,470	$164,287
5	92119	A	25,709	$100,493
6	92106	A	21,404	$113,416
7	92140	A	2,057	$128,923
8	92155	A	11	$81,696
9	92107	A	30,091	$89,598
10	92128	A	48,816	$116,860
11	92124	A	31,038	$109,672
12	92120	A	29,256	$106,429
13	92135	A	6,106	$179,160
14	92129	A	56,954	$146,039
15	92109	A	50,054	$89,410
16	92147	A	216	$87,087
17	92103	A	33,955	$85,745
18	92145	A	51	$64,317
19	92136	A-	4,625	$33,837
20	92117	A-	52,526	$90,324
21	92110	A-	27,010	$82,360
22	92104	A-	49,797	$64,789
23	92123	A-	30,253	$98,781
24	92154	A-	86,310	$72,272
25	92116	A-	33,351	$72,041
26	92111	A-	50,594	$75,765
27	92126	B+	70,781	$108,795
28	92108	B+	19,569	$83,947
29	92122	B+	47,311	$94,197
30	92134	B+	164	$94,506
31	92139	B+	37,444	$82,914
32	92132	B+	786	$137,521
33	92121	B+	7,405	$129,266
34	92102	B+	47,518	$53,642
35	92105	B+	74,849	$46,524
36	92114	B	70,329	$74,781
37	92101	B	39,808	$71,287
38	92113	B	55,984	$34,791
39	92182	B	851	$18,158
40	92115	B-	61,941	$61,533

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