San Diego, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in the San Diego area in green. The most dangerous areas in the San Diego area 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 Diego, CA Safe from Assault?

The D+ grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. San Diego is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of cities are safer and 28% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the San Diego area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in the San Diego area is 2.734 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the San Diego area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in the San Diego area may be as high as 1 in 219 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 501 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of San Diego, CA: about 2,495 per year. The northeast part of the San Diego area has fewer cases of assault with only 257 in a typical year.

How San Diego's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in the San Diego area 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, the San Diego area is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in San Diego, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of San Diego about $261,265,646 in 2025, or roughly $79 per resident. This is part of the San Diego area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Diego, including every crime type and how San Diego compares to other cities.

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 San Diego's crime maps on the San Diego overall crime page.

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Individual San Diego Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in the San Diego area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the San Diego area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
La Mesa, CA	D	D	D-	D+
Lemon Grove, CA	D	D	D-	D+
La Jolla, CA	D	D	D-	D
Coronado, CA	F	F	F	F
National City, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Santee, CA	C+	C	C-	C
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	D+	D+	D	C-
Spring Valley, CA	C	C-	D+	C
La Presa, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
Bostonia, CA	D+	D+	D	D+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

San Diego is similar versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Denver, CO	D-	D	D	D
Tampa, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Minneapolis, MN	D+	C	C	C
Baltimore, MD	D	D	D	D
St. Louis, MO	D-	D	D	D
Orlando, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+	C-
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+	D+
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-	D+
Portland, OR	D-	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See San Diego schools on SchoolGrade

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