University Heights, San Diego, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.16 million

Cost of Crime™ for University Heights, San Diego, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $557 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of University Heights 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 D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in University Heights against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. University Heights sits in the 24th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 24% of neighborhoods and behind 76%. The grade covers only University Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in University Heights is 6.991 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 86 in the southwest areas to 1 in 169 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of University Heights, San Diego, CA report the most violent crime, about 20 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in University Heights, San Diego, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in University Heights is projected at $5,155,991 for 2025, about $309 per resident and $557 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 45.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

University Heights, San Diego, CA:	$309
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $309 per resident each year in University Heights, which is $51 more than the national average and $45 more than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to University Heights:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $514 more than in University Heights.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $227 less than in University Heights

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to University Heights	Cost per University Heights Resident
Murder	$1.52 million	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$459,711	$28
Robbery	$772,230	$46
Assault	$2.40 million	$144
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,155,991	$309

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in University Heights, 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 University Heights totals $13,369,346 ($802 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,525,337 ($1,111 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in University Heights, 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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University Heights Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.014
Robbery	1.473
Rape	0.4549
Murder	0.0487
Total Violent Crime	6.991 (D+)

Individual University Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA	C-	D	D
Hillcrest, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F
Mission Valley East, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F
Normal Heights, San Diego, CA	C	D+	D+
Park West, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D-
East San Diego, San Diego, CA	C	D+	D+
Middletown, San Diego, CA	C-	C	D
Mission Hills-San Diego, San Diego, CA	D+	C-	D-
City Heights West, San Diego, CA	C+	D+	C-
Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

University Heights 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
Group 14621, Rochester, NY	C-	F	F
North Westminster, Westminster, CO	D	B-	B-
Lowell, La Habra, CA	B	B-	B-
Lea Hill, Auburn, WA	C+	A-	A-
Langley Park, Hyattsville, MD	A	C-	C-
La Sierra South, Riverside, CA	A-	A-	A-
Kuliouou-Kalani Iki, East Honolulu, HI	A+	A	A
Heritage, San Antonio, TX	B-	B-	B-
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA	D-	D	D
Ottawa, Toledo, OH	D+	D	D

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

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