Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Pacific Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Pacific Beach 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 Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA Safe from Theft?

The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Pacific Beach is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of neighborhoods are safer and 26% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pacific Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Pacific Beach is 20.98 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pacific Beach generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Pacific Beach may be as high as 1 in 25 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 85 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA: about 105 per year. The southeast part of Pacific Beach has fewer cases of theft with only 21 in a typical year.

How Pacific Beach's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Pacific Beach to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Pacific Beach is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Pacific Beach about $3,180,089 in 2025, or roughly $109 per resident. This is part of Pacific Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pacific Beach, including every crime type and how Pacific Beach compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Pacific Beach's crime maps on the Pacific Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Pacific Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Pacific Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Pacific Beach.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Bay Ho, San Diego, CA	B-	B-	C	C+
Bay Park, San Diego, CA	C+	C+	C-	C
North Clairemont, San Diego, CA	C+	C+	C	C
Moreno Mission, San Diego, CA	B	C	B-	B
Clairemont Mesa, San Diego, CA	B	B-	B-	B-
Loma Portal, San Diego, CA	B-	C+	C	C+
La Jolla Village, La Jolla, CA	B-	C+	C	C
Linda Vista, San Diego, CA	B-	C	C	C+
Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA	B-	C	C+	B
University City, San Diego, CA	B+	B+	B-	B

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Pacific Beach is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Near West Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	C-	D
Mayfield, Philadelphia, PA	B+	B+	B+	B
Rancho Charleston, Las Vegas, NV	D-	D	D	D
Nevada-Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA	D-	C	C	D-
West Bloomington, Bloomington, MN	B-	A	A	C+
The Lakes, Las Vegas, NV	C+	B-	B-	B+
Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX	C-	C-	C-	D+
Pennsport-Whitman-Queen, Philadelphia, PA	A-	B+	B+	B-
Pottage Park, Chicago, IL	B+	A-	A-	A-
Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA	A-	B+	B+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pacific Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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