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

Crime Grade's murder 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?

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Balboa Park is in the 42nd percentile for safety, meaning 58% of neighborhoods are safer and 42% 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 murder in Balboa Park is 0.0781 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Balboa Park generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Balboa Park may be as high as 1 in 8,505 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,812 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder 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 Balboa Park, San Diego, CA: about 0 per year. The north part of Balboa Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Balboa Park, remember that the rate of murder 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 south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Balboa Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Balboa 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 Balboa Park has 32, have the same problem. Of Balboa Park’s 10,672 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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Balboa Park Crime Breakdown

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

Individual Balboa Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Balboa Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. 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	Murder Crime Grade
Mission Grove, Riverside, CA	B+	A-	A-	B+
Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA	B+	B	B	A
North Shore, Haleiwa, HI	B+	B+	B+	A
Saint Anthony, St. Paul, MN	D-	D+	D+	C-
Friendly, Fort Washington, MD	A	A-	A-	D-
Bulls Head, Staten Island, NY	A-	C+	C+	C
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+	B

Considering only the murder rate, Balboa 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 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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