Neighborhood overview
Alta Vista, San Diego
Recent police-feed safety data for Alta Vista in San Diego, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the San Diego police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Alta Vista reports below San Diego's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
374 / 100k local
vs San Diego 420 / 100k citywide (-11%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-1%)
Property
510 / 100k local
vs San Diego 1,684 / 100k citywide (-70%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-74%)
~4,513 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~238 days · newest report Aug 21, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~238-day data window with 26 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (21 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.