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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$4.78 million

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

In 2025, crime will cost $835 per household.

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

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where San Carlos's combined rate is lower than the norm. San Carlos sits in the 75th percentile, ahead of 75% of neighborhoods and behind 25%. The grade covers only San Carlos's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in San Carlos is 25.44 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the northeast areas to 1 in 58 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of San Carlos, San Diego, CA report the most crime, about 84 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 13 per year.

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

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in San Carlos for 2025 is $4,782,435, about $326 per resident and $835 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

San Carlos, San Diego, CA:	$326
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 San Carlos is $326 per year, which is $139 less than the national average and $165 less than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to San Carlos:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $1,170 more than in San Carlos.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $126 less than in San Carlos

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to San Carlos	Cost per San Carlos Resident
Murder	$525,940	$36
Rape/Sexual Assault	$428,819	$29
Robbery	$582,176	$40
Assault	$664,961	$45
Kidnapping	$87,819	$6
Vehicle Theft	$704,921	$48
Burglary	$356,857	$24
Theft	$913,767	$62
Arson	$94,687	$6
Vandalism	$191,043	$13
Animal Cruelty	$2,877	$0
Drug Crimes	$195,021	$13
Identity Theft	$33,548	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$4,782,435	$326

The Intangible Cost of Crime in San Carlos, 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 San Carlos totals $6,068,597 ($413 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,851,032 ($739 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 northeast 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 San Carlos's 14,685 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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San Carlos 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 San Carlos residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.577
Robbery	1.260
Rape	0.4816
Murder	0.0191
Total Violent Crime	3.338 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.01
Vehicle Theft	3.100
Burglary	2.679
Arson	0.2670
Total Property Crime	18.06 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0986
Drug Crimes	1.795
Vandalism	1.821
Identity Theft	0.2952
Animal Cruelty	0.0265
Total "Other" Rate	4.037 (A-)

Individual San Carlos Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Del Cerro, San Diego, CA	B+	B-	B
Allied Gardens, San Diego, CA	C	C+	D+
Lake Murray, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+
College Area, San Diego, CA	B-	C+	C+
Rolando, San Diego, CA	C	C-	D+
Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+
Grantville, San Diego, CA	C	C	D+
El Cerritos, San Diego, CA	C	C	D+
Talmadge, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-
Darnall, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

San Carlos is lower 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
Original Town, Carrollton, TX	D+	C-	C-
North Aurora, Aurora, CO	F	D-	D-
North Broadway, Newark, NJ	A-	B	B
North Burnet, Austin, TX	D+	C-	C-
North City, San Diego, CA	A-	A-	A-
North Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	D	D	D
North Hill, Akron, OH	D+	D+	D+
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, NY	A	B-	B-
Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA	D+	D-	D-
New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, San Carlos is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Carlos, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See San Carlos schools on SchoolGrade

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