Assault per Capita in San Antonio
The map below shows assault per 1,000 San Antonio residents.
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Overall Crime Grade™
D- |
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F |
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Other Crime Grade |
D- |
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A crime occurs every 8 hours 52 minutes (on average) in San Antonio.
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Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in San Antonio in green. The most dangerous areas in San Antonio 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 San Antonio, PR Safe?
The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. San Antonio is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Antonio's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in San Antonio is 4.789 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Antonio generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in San Antonio may be as high as 1 in 135 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 296 in the west part of the city. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.
By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of San Antonio, PR: about 17 per year. The southwest part of San Antonio has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.
Interpreting the Assault Maps
When looking at the assault map for San Antonio, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are few retail establishments in the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for San Antonio residents who live there.
More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which San Antonio 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 San Antonio has 0, have the same problem. Of San Antonio’s 16,580 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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The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 San Antonio residents in a standard year.
Violent Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
4.789 |
Robbery |
1.210 |
Rape |
0.5859 |
Murder |
0.1993 |
Total Violent Crime |
6.784 (D-) |
Property Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
30.32 |
Vehicle Theft |
4.274 |
Burglary |
3.445 |
Arson |
0.1552 |
Total Property Crime |
38.20 (F) |
Other Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.2016 |
Drug Crimes |
4.637 |
Vandalism |
8.855 |
Identity Theft |
0.6399 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.1903 |
Total "Other" Rate |
14.52 (D-) |
Individual San Antonio Crime Maps & Stats
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in San Antonio is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Antonio.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
D- | D- | F | D- | |
D- | F | F | F | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D | F | D | |
D- | D- | F | D- |
Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations
San Antonio is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D- | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
D+ | C- | C- | C- | |
C- | D | D | D | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
D- | D | D | D | |
D | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
C- | B- | B- | B- | |
A+ | A | A | A+ |
Considering only the assault rate, San Antonio is as safe as the Puerto Rico 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 San Antonio, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See San Antonio schools on SchoolGrade
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