Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$3.23 million

Cost of Crime™ for Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $434 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Tierrasanta 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 B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Tierrasanta against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. Tierrasanta sits in the 74th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 74% of neighborhoods and behind 26%. The grade covers only Tierrasanta's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Tierrasanta is 3.013 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 271 in the southwest areas to 1 in 432 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA report the most violent crime, about 22 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Tierrasanta is projected at $3,228,059 for 2025, about $148 per resident and $434 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 48.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.2%

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

Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA:	$148
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $148 per resident each year in Tierrasanta, which is $110 less than the national average and $116 less than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Tierrasanta:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $676 more than in Tierrasanta.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $65 less than in Tierrasanta

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Tierrasanta	Cost per Tierrasanta Resident
Murder	$977,782	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$598,428	$27
Robbery	$698,282	$32
Assault	$953,568	$44
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,228,059	$148

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Tierrasanta, San Diego, 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 Tierrasanta totals $10,013,770 ($459 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,241,830 ($606 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Tierrasanta, San Diego, 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 central 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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Tierrasanta Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.521
Robbery	1.017
Rape	0.4520
Murder	0.0238
Total Violent Crime	3.013 (B+)

Individual Tierrasanta Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Allied Gardens, San Diego, CA	C	C+	D+
Grantville, San Diego, CA	C	C	D+
Kearny Mesa, San Diego, CA	F	F	F
San Carlos, San Diego, CA	B+	B	B
Del Cerro, San Diego, CA	B+	B-	B
Serra Mesa, San Diego, CA	B-	B-	C+
Kensington, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C
College Area, San Diego, CA	B-	C+	C+
Bird Land, San Diego, CA	C-	C-	D
Lake Murray, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Tierrasanta is lower 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
Bear Creek, Stockton, CA	B	D	D
Brentwood, Los Angeles, CA	B	B-	B-
Brightwood, Washington, DC	D+	D+	D+
Campello, Brockton, MA	A	C+	C+
Cedar Brook, Philadelphia, PA	A	B+	B+
Central, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	D-
Charles Village, Baltimore, MD	D	F	F
Diamond Head-Kapahulu-St Louis, Honolulu, HI	B	A-	A-
Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA	B	C+	C+
Downtown Stamford, Stamford, CT	B	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Tierrasanta is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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