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

Crime Grade's assault 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 Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US neighborhood. Balboa Park is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of neighborhoods are safer and 21% 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 assault in Balboa Park is 5.362 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Balboa Park generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Balboa Park may be as high as 1 in 69 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 230 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of Balboa Park, San Diego, CA: about 20 per year. The north part of Balboa Park has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

How Balboa Park's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault 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 assault rate, Balboa Park is less safe than 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 Assault in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Balboa Park about $1,643,374 in 2025, or roughly $154 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 Assault Map

Remember that assault 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

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Mission Grove, Riverside, CA	B+	A-	A-	A-
Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA	B+	B	B	B
North Shore, Haleiwa, HI	B+	B+	B+	B+
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+	B-
Mandarin, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Sans Pareil, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN	B	C-	C-	D+
Providence Plantation, Charlotte, NC	A	A+	A+	A+

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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