Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cortez Hill in green. The most dangerous areas in Cortez Hill 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 Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Cortez Hill is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of neighborhoods are safer and 52% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cortez Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Cortez Hill is 0.0635 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cortez Hill generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cortez Hill may be as high as 1 in 12,073 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,554 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Cortez Hill has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Cortez Hill's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cortez Hill 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 murder rate, Cortez Hill is less safe 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 Murder in Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cortez Hill about $1,080,520 in 2025, or roughly $119 per resident. This is part of Cortez Hill's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cortez Hill, including every crime type and how Cortez Hill compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Cortez Hill's crime maps on the Cortez Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Cortez Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Cortez Hill is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Cortez Hill.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Little Italy, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F	B
Core, San Diego, CA	F	F	F	B-
Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA	F	F	F	C+
Park West, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D-	C+
Marina, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F	C+
East Village, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D	B+
Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F	C-
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D	C
Middletown, San Diego, CA	C-	C	D	C+
Hillcrest, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Cortez Hill is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bella Vista, Philadelphia, PA	B	B+	B+	D-
Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA	B+	B+	B+	B-
Cliffcannon, Spokane, WA	F	D	D	B+
Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ	C+	C	C	B+
Charlotte, Rochester, NY	C+	D+	D+	B+
Walteria, Torrance, CA	C	C	C	A-
Cane Ridge, Antioch, TN	C+	B-	B-	B
Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A+	A-	A-	B-
Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B	B	D-
Coronado, El Paso, TX	C-	C	C	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Cortez Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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