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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$8.40 million

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

In 2025, crime will cost $1,515 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of East 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 East San Diego, San Diego, CA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where East San Diego's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. East San Diego sits in the 39th percentile, ahead of 39% of neighborhoods and behind 61%. The grade covers only East San Diego's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in East San Diego is 42.40 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the west areas to 1 in 32 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of East San Diego, San Diego, CA report the most crime, about 128 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

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

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East San Diego for 2025 is $8,396,783, about $603 per resident and $1,515 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

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

East San Diego, San Diego, CA:	$603
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 East San Diego is $603 per year, which is $139 more than the national average and $113 more than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East San Diego:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $893 more than in East San Diego.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $403 less than in East San Diego

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East San Diego for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to East San Diego	Cost per East San Diego Resident
Murder	$1.44 million	$104
Rape/Sexual Assault	$384,643	$28
Robbery	$696,580	$50
Assault	$1.96 million	$141
Kidnapping	$84,259	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1.21 million	$87
Burglary	$618,580	$44
Theft	$1.39 million	$100
Arson	$67,907	$5
Vandalism	$292,020	$21
Animal Cruelty	$2,805	$0
Drug Crimes	$188,170	$14
Identity Theft	$58,345	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$8,396,783	$603

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East 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 East San Diego totals $12,306,295 ($884 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,703,078 ($1,487 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 southeast 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 do the same, and of East San Diego's 13,919 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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East 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 East San Diego residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.916
Robbery	1.591
Rape	0.4558
Murder	0.0551
Total Violent Crime	7.017 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.23
Vehicle Theft	5.618
Burglary	4.900
Arson	0.2020
Total Property Crime	29.95 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0998
Drug Crimes	1.828
Vandalism	2.937
Identity Theft	0.5416
Animal Cruelty	0.0272
Total "Other" Rate	5.433 (B+)

Individual East San Diego Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
City Heights West, San Diego, CA	C+	D+	C-
Normal Heights, San Diego, CA	C	D+	D+
Kensington, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C
City Heights East, San Diego, CA	C	D+	D+
North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA	C-	D	D
Talmadge, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-
University Heights, San Diego, CA	C	D+	D+
Ridgeview-Webster, San Diego, CA	C-	C-	D+
El Cerritos, San Diego, CA	C	C	D+
Oak Park, San Diego, CA	B-	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East 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
Winter Hill, Somerville, MA	A-	C+	C+
Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA	D	C-	C-
Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B+
Belmont Heights, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	C-
Baymeadows, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Washington Park, Denver, CO	D+	C	C
Pine Grove, Chicago, IL	D	B	B
whitehall, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	A+	A+
Windsor Park, Chicago, IL	D	D	D
Winter Gardens, Lakeside, CA	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, East 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 East San Diego, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See East San Diego schools on SchoolGrade

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