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United States / California / San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area / San Diego County / San Diego / Zip Codes
The crime rate in San Diego, CA is slightly lower than the national average. The violent crime rate in San Diego stands at 24.4 per 1,000 people, compared to the US average of 22.7. When it comes to property crime, San Diego's rate of 31.4 per 1,000 people is also below the US average of 35.4. This suggests that overall crime is lower in San Diego than the rest of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

San Diego violent crime is 24.4. (The US average is 22.7)
San Diego property crime is 31.4. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
San Diego, CA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000565.54.327.6140.3393.33096530.51817.7747.7
2001594.2427.4138.74243453.8579.32010.2864.3
2002567.13.726128.3409.13384.8602.31937.7844.8
2003578.75.131.9127.84143644.2634.52022.3987.4
2004528.74.829.1128.8365.93546.4570.11964.21012.2
2005519429.6146.4339.13632.7586.61934.81111.3
2006504.55.427.5170.8300.83568.6611.41904.31052.9
2007502.14.723.5166.1307.83502608.91844.61048.5
2008475.54.329.6158.8282.93174.2608.91725.7839.6
2009451.13.124.2144.9278.92452.6509.11373.4570.1
2010427.62.222.8124.62782341.4486.31368.7486.4
2011387.62.922.2110.6251.92255.9443.51337.2475.3
2012413.13.522.7113.3273.52368.4440.91433.6493.8
20132.923.4107.9258.82351.44711425.2455.3
2014380.92.327.196.3255.21959373.71219.5365.8
2015398.62.640.498.4257.12082366.21351.9363.9
2016377.23.540.598.1235.12025.2335.61276.5413.1
2017366.62.539.399225.918432681214.4360.6
2018373.12.442.1100.2228.41908.5261.21286.6360.7
2019361.73.538.993.42261882.5245.71278358.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
La Mesa, CA290.71,670.454,66372019
Lemon Grove, CA614.52,031.326,42072019
National City, CA589.11,817.455,80092019
Coronado, CA42.61,534.528,78592019
Santee, CA166.91,373.158,586102019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Los Angeles, CA732.22,383.34,007,9051122019
Las Vegas, NV531.22,771.61,666,8032602019
Phoenix, AZ698.93,314.61,300,7862972019
Fresno, CA555.33,344.6403,9663142018
Mesa, AZ376.91,868.7445,2563162019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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riley · Escondido, CA
Can you afford to live here?
This Year

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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Mark · San Diego, CA
America's finest city? If not, pretty darn close.
Over 2 years ago

The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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Peter · San Diego, CA
Beautiful Place, Too Crowded and Expensive.
Over 2 years ago

I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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