Shoreview is a neighborhood of 4,510 residents in San Mateo, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Shoreview in San Mateo safe?
Yes, crime in Shoreview is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Shoreview sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 41% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. San Mateo as a whole grades B+. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A- to B; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 787 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Shoreview as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Shoreview scores 787.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Shoreview, San Mateo, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Shoreview in San Mateo, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Shoreview
One weak spot: burglary. It grades C+ in Shoreview, worse than in the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live, against B+ for property crime as a whole.
Car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In San Mateo as a whole, 63% of reported car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks, against 27% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Shoreview
CrimeGrade™ estimates Shoreview has about 51 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 38% more than the US as a whole and 59% more than San Mateo as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Shoreview is theft, about 48% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in San Mateo
The San Mateo Police Department polices Shoreview; these figures cover San Mateo as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In San Mateo as a whole, 47% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 50% of them, against 18% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (50%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Shoreview compares with nearby neighborhoods
Shoreview has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Two things set Shoreview apart: it has 3.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 155 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.155 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (32 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 54% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Shoreview: D+ (20 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Shoreview
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Shoreview about $1,004 a year per household, 17% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $6.1 million a year, or $1,346 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Shoreview means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Shoreview is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Shoreview, San Mateo, CA average a SchoolGrade of B: 39% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Shoreview on SchoolGrade
