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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$8.41 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,989 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kearny Mesa 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 Kearny Mesa, 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 Kearny Mesa's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Kearny Mesa sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of neighborhoods and behind 99%. The grade covers only Kearny Mesa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Kearny Mesa is 138.0 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the north areas to 1 in 11 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA report the most crime, about 352 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kearny Mesa for 2025 is $8,406,662, about $1,488 per resident and $2,989 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 9.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Kearny Mesa Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA:	$1488
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 Kearny Mesa is $1,488 per year, which is $1,024 more than the national average and $997 more than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Kearny Mesa:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $8 more than in Kearny Mesa.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $1,288 less than in Kearny Mesa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Kearny Mesa	Cost per Kearny Mesa Resident
Murder	$669,376	$118
Rape/Sexual Assault	$170,997	$30
Robbery	$704,089	$125
Assault	$2.30 million	$407
Kidnapping	$29,622	$5
Vehicle Theft	$788,890	$140
Burglary	$733,626	$130
Theft	$2.39 million	$422
Arson	$40,591	$7
Vandalism	$307,713	$54
Animal Cruelty	$2,053	$0
Drug Crimes	$174,049	$31
Identity Theft	$96,846	$17
Total Cost of Crime	$8,406,662	$1,488

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kearny Mesa, 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 Kearny Mesa totals $6,270,375 ($1,110 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,677,037 ($2,598 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 southwest 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 Kearny Mesa has 2, do the same, and of Kearny Mesa's 5,650 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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Kearny Mesa 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 Kearny Mesa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	14.19
Robbery	3.962
Rape	0.4991
Murder	0.0630
Total Violent Crime	18.71 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	81.56
Vehicle Theft	9.017
Burglary	14.32
Arson	0.2975
Total Property Crime	105.2 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0865
Drug Crimes	4.165
Vandalism	7.624
Identity Theft	2.215
Animal Cruelty	0.0491
Total "Other" Rate	14.14 (D+)

Individual Kearny Mesa Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Clairemont Mesa, San Diego, CA	B	B-	B-
Serra Mesa, San Diego, CA	B-	B-	C+
Bird Land, San Diego, CA	C-	C-	D
Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+
North Clairemont, San Diego, CA	C+	C+	C
Linda Vista, San Diego, CA	B-	C	C
Grantville, San Diego, CA	C	C	D+
Allied Gardens, San Diego, CA	C	C+	D+
Mission Valley East, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F
Bay Park, San Diego, CA	C+	C+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Kearny Mesa 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
Woodridge Lakes, Mesa, AZ	A-	A-	A-
Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC	F	D-	D-
Armatage, Minneapolis, MN	B-	A+	A+
Baden, St. Louis, MO	F	F	F
Bailey, East Lansing, MI	B-	C+	C+
Woburn Street Historic District, Reading, MA	A+	A+	A+
Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI	A-	A	A
Coral Ridge, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A+	B+	B+
Sam Hughes, Tucson, AZ	D	D	D
Old Town, Eureka, CA	D	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Kearny Mesa 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 Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Kearny Mesa schools on SchoolGrade

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