Cardiff By The Sea, CA Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Cardiff By The Sea

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Cardiff By The Sea residents.

 

Cardiff By The Sea, CA Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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D-
Other Crime Grade
A-
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A crime occurs every 20 hours 30 minutes (on average) in Cardiff By The Sea.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Cardiff By The Sea in green. The most dangerous areas in Cardiff By The Sea 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 Cardiff By The Sea, CA Safe?

The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Cardiff By The Sea is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of cities are safer and 63% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cardiff By The Sea's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Cardiff By The Sea is 2.206 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cardiff By The Sea generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Cardiff By The Sea may be as high as 1 in 341 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 566 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime 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 Cardiff By The Sea, CA: about 6 per year. The southwest part of Cardiff By The Sea has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Cardiff By The Sea, remember that the rate of drug-related crime 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 west part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Cardiff By The Sea residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Cardiff By The Sea 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 Cardiff By The Sea has 4, have the same problem. Of Cardiff By The Sea’s 12,056 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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Cardiff By The Sea Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Cardiff By The Sea residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.708
Robbery
0.9679
Rape
0.4611
Murder
0.0380
Total Violent Crime
4.175 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
17.66
Vehicle Theft
5.134
Burglary
4.049
Arson
0.2274
Total Property Crime
27.07 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1030
Drug Crimes
2.206
Vandalism
1.485
Identity Theft
0.3670
Animal Cruelty
0.0223
Total "Other" Rate
4.183 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Cardiff By The Sea is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cardiff By The Sea.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
D
D+
D-
B
D-
D+
F
C+
C+
C-
C-
B
D-
D
F
C+
C-
D+
D
B
C+
C
C-
B
C
C
D+
B
C
C
D
B
C
C
D+
B
C
C+
D+
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cardiff By The Sea is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. 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
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
A-
A
A
A-
A+
A+
A+
B-
A
B+
B+
A
B+
C+
C+
C+
C+
D
D
B+
C-
C
C
D-
D
D
D
B-
B-
C+
C+
B
F
F
F
B+
C
C
C
D

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Cardiff By The Sea is less safe than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cardiff By The Sea, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cardiff By The Sea schools on SchoolGrade

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