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

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Bay Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Bay 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 Bay Park, San Diego, CA Safe?

The F grade means the rate of arson is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Bay Park is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of neighborhoods are safer and 6% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bay Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Bay Park is 0.2852 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bay Park generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Bay Park may be as high as 1 in 3,222 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,943 in the southeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the arson map, however, because comparing rates for arson or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Bay Park, San Diego, CA: about 1 per year. The west part of Bay Park has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Arson Maps

When looking at the arson map for Bay Park, remember that the rate of arson per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the arson rate map do not always indicate danger for Bay Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Bay Park has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Bay Park has 0, have the same problem. Of Bay Park’s 16,345 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Bay Park Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All arson rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bay Park residents in a standard year.

Individual Bay Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Moreno Mission, San Diego, CA	B	C	B-	F
Linda Vista, San Diego, CA	B-	C	C	D-
Clairemont Mesa, San Diego, CA	B	B-	B-	D-
Bay Ho, San Diego, CA	B-	B-	C	F
Bird Land, San Diego, CA	C-	C-	D	D-
Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA	C	C	D+	F
North Clairemont, San Diego, CA	C+	C+	C	F
Mission Hills-San Diego, San Diego, CA	D+	C-	D-	F
Mission Valley East, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Loma Portal, San Diego, CA	B-	C+	C	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bay Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Whitmer-Trilby, Toledo, OH	C	C	C	C+
Lowell, La Habra, CA	B	B-	B-	D
Ballantyne West, Charlotte, NC	B	A	A	A-
North Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	D	D	D	C
Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ	A+	A	A	B
Pleasure Ridge Park, Louisville, KY	C-	B-	B-	B
Playa del Ray, Playa Del Rey, CA	B	B-	B-	D-
Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA	D	B-	B-	D-
University, Denver, CO	D+	C+	C+	D+
Gandy-Sun Bay South, Tampa, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bay Park, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Bay Park schools on SchoolGrade

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