The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Columbia San Diego

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Columbia San Diego. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
C

$4.44 million

Cost of Crime™ for Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,075 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Columbia San Diego with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Columbia San Diego's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Columbia San Diego sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of neighborhoods and behind 97%. The grade covers only Columbia San Diego's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Columbia San Diego is 99.52 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the southeast areas to 1 in 30 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA report the most crime, about 257 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Columbia San Diego for 2025 is $4,438,670, about $1,233 per resident and $2,075 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Columbia San Diego Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA: $1233
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA: $1496
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir: $200
California: $491
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Columbia San Diego is $1,233 per year, which is $769 more than the national average and $743 more than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Columbia San Diego:
  • In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $263 more than in Columbia San Diego.
  • In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $1,033 less than in Columbia San Diego

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Columbia San Diego for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Columbia San Diego
Cost per Columbia San Diego Resident
Murder
$419,437
$117
Rape/Sexual Assault
$98,001
$27
Robbery
$306,070
$85
Assault
$1.66 million
$461
Kidnapping
$21,389
$6
Vehicle Theft
$373,614
$104
Burglary
$222,564
$62
Theft
$1.03 million
$287
Arson
$19,530
$5
Vandalism
$190,551
$53
Animal Cruelty
$910
$0
Drug Crimes
$62,748
$17
Identity Theft
$33,221
$9
Total Cost of Crime
$4,438,670
$1,233

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Columbia San Diego totals $3,855,003 ($1,071 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,293,673 ($2,304 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Columbia San Diego has 4, do the same, and of Columbia San Diego's 3,599 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Columbia San Diego Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
16.04
Robbery
2.704
Rape
0.4491
Murder
0.0620
Total Violent Crime
19.25 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
55.43
Vehicle Theft
6.704
Burglary
6.818
Arson
0.2247
Total Property Crime
69.18 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0980
Drug Crimes
2.357
Vandalism
7.411
Identity Theft
1.193
Animal Cruelty
0.0342
Total "Other" Rate
11.09 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Columbia San Diego is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Columbia San Diego.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D-
F
D-
F
F
D-
D-
D-
F
F
F
D+
D
D
D+
D
D-
D-
F
F
C-
C
D
D+
D
D
D-
D-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Columbia San Diego is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
A+
A
A
D
D
D
C+
A
A
B-
B-
B-
D
D
D
A-
B-
B-
B-
C
C
A
B+
B+
C-
D+
D+
B
A
A

Considering only the crime rate, Columbia San Diego 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 Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Columbia San Diego schools on SchoolGrade

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