Neighborhood overview

Hillcrest, San Diego

Recent police-feed safety data for Hillcrest in San Diego, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the San Diego police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Hillcrest reports higher per-capita rates than San Diego citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    870 / 100k local

    vs San Diego 421 / 100k citywide (+107%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+129%)

  • Property

    3,017 / 100k local

    vs San Diego 1,686 / 100k citywide (+79%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+56%)

~18,500 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~238 days · newest report Aug 22, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (138 reports in the last 30 days)

  • · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (7 this week, 12 the week before).
  • · property reports down 5 week-over-week (4 this week, 9 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (13 this week, 14 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.