Balboa Park, San Diego, CA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Balboa Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Balboa Park are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Balboa Park, San Diego, CA Safe from Arson?

The D grade means the rate of arson is higher than the average US neighborhood. Balboa Park is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of neighborhoods are safer and 19% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Balboa Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Balboa Park is 0.2109 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Balboa Park generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Balboa Park may be as high as 1 in 3,140 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,428 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the south parts of Balboa Park, San Diego, CA: about 1 per year. The north part of Balboa Park has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Balboa Park's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Balboa Park to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Balboa Park is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Balboa Park about $54,358 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Balboa Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Balboa Park, including every crime type and how Balboa Park compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Balboa Park's crime maps on the Balboa Park overall crime page.

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Individual Balboa Park Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Balboa Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Balboa Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Grant Hill, San Diego, CA	D	D-	D-	D
Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F	D
East Village, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D	D
Core, San Diego, CA	F	F	F	D
Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Mount Hope, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-	D
North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA	C-	D	D	D
Marina, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F	D-
Bario Logan, San Diego, CA	C	D-	C-	D
Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA	F	F	F	D

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Balboa Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Mission Grove, Riverside, CA	B+	A-	A-	D
Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA	B+	B	B	D+
North Shore, Haleiwa, HI	B+	B+	B+	D-
Saint Anthony, St. Paul, MN	D-	D+	D+	D+
Friendly, Fort Washington, MD	A	A-	A-	A-
Bulls Head, Staten Island, NY	A-	C+	C+	A
Mandarin, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Sans Pareil, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN	B	C-	C-	C
Providence Plantation, Charlotte, NC	A	A+	A+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Balboa Park schools on SchoolGrade

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