El Camino, South San Francisco, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$2.37 million

Cost of Crime™ for El Camino, South San Francisco, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $988 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of El Camino with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in El Camino against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. El Camino sits in the 33rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 33% of neighborhoods and behind 67%. The grade covers only El Camino's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in El Camino is 5.923 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 108 in the north areas to 1 in 273 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of El Camino, South San Francisco, CA report the most violent crime, about 18 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in El Camino, South San Francisco, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in El Camino is projected at $2,370,743 for 2025, about $371 per resident and $988 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in El Camino Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

El Camino, South San Francisco, CA:	$371
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $371 per resident each year in El Camino, which is $113 more than the national average and $107 more than South San Francisco's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to El Camino:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $453 more than in El Camino.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $289 less than in El Camino

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for El Camino, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to El Camino	Cost per El Camino Resident
Murder	$1.16 million	$181
Rape/Sexual Assault	$208,718	$33
Robbery	$410,187	$64
Assault	$595,670	$93
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,370,743	$371

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in El Camino, South San Francisco, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in El Camino totals $9,046,940 ($1,416 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,417,683 ($1,787 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in El Camino, South San Francisco, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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El Camino Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 El Camino residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.246
Robbery	2.041
Rape	0.5388
Murder	0.0963
Total Violent Crime	5.923 (C-)

Individual El Camino Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Serra Highlands, South San Francisco, CA	B	B-	B-
Sunshine Gardens, South San Francisco, CA	A-	B-	B
Westborough, South San Francisco, CA	B	B	C+
Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA	B	C-	B-
Serramonte, Daly City, CA	C-	C-	D
Paradise Valley, South San Francisco, CA	B+	C+	B
Lindenville, South San Francisco, CA	D-	D	F
Westview, Pacifica, CA	A-	B	B+
Fairmont, Pacifica, CA	B+	B+	B-
Edgemar-Pacific Manor, Pacifica, CA	B	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

El Camino is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
North Orange, Orlando, FL	A	A-	A-
Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL	D	B	B
Rabbit Creek, Anchorage, AK	A+	A-	A-
Pipers Meadow, San Antonio, TX	D-	D+	D+
Pecan Valley, San Antonio, TX	D	D+	D+
Original Thornton, Thornton, CO	D+	C+	C+
On Top of The World, Clearwater, FL	A+	A+	A+
Old West Durham, Durham, NC	D+	C-	C-
Oak Grove, Springfield, MO	C-	C+	C+
North Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA	A-	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, El Camino is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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