Neighborhood overview
Downtown, San Diego
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown 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
Downtown reports close to San Diego's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
488 / 100k local
vs San Diego 407 / 100k citywide (+20%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+29%)
Property
1,017 / 100k local
vs San Diego 1,453 / 100k citywide (-30%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-47%)
~36,092 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~168 days · newest report Jun 13, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (209 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 11 week-over-week (17 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports down 7 week-over-week (5 this week, 12 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 5 week-over-week (41 this week, 36 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.