Balboa Park, San Diego, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Balboa Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Balboa Park are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Balboa Park, San Diego, CA Safe?

The D grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Balboa Park is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of neighborhoods are safer and 21% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Balboa Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Balboa Park is 23.25 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Balboa Park generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Balboa Park may be as high as 1 in 23 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 66 in the central part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Balboa Park, San Diego, CA: about 95 per year. The north part of Balboa Park has fewer cases of theft with only 6 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for Balboa Park, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Balboa Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Balboa Park has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Balboa Park has 32, have the same problem. Of Balboa Park’s 10,672 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Balboa Park Crime Breakdown

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

Individual Balboa Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Balboa Park is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Balboa Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Grant Hill, San Diego, CA	D	D-	D-	D
Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F	F
East Village, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D	D
Core, San Diego, CA	F	F	F	F
Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Mount Hope, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-	C+
North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA	C-	D	D	D
Marina, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F	F
Bario Logan, San Diego, CA	C	D-	C-	C+
Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA	F	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Balboa Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Mission Grove, Riverside, CA	B+	A-	A-	B+
Elk Plain, Spanaway, WA	B+	B	B	A+
North Shore, Haleiwa, HI	B+	B+	B+	C+
Saint Anthony, St. Paul, MN	D-	D+	D+	F
Friendly, Fort Washington, MD	A	A-	A-	A+
Bulls Head, Staten Island, NY	A-	C+	C+	B-
Mandarin, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	B+
Sans Pareil, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A-
South Knoxville, Knoxville, TN	B	C-	C-	A+
Providence Plantation, Charlotte, NC	A	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the theft rate, Balboa Park 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 Balboa Park, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Balboa Park schools on SchoolGrade

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