Neighborhood overview
Hillcrest, San Diego
Recent police-feed safety data for Hillcrest in San Diego, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the San Diego police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Hillcrest reports notably higher per-capita rates than San Diego citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
733 / 100k local
vs San Diego 107 / 100k citywide (+585%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+123%)
Property
2,523 / 100k local
vs San Diego 372 / 100k citywide (+578%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+63%)
~18,500 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~140 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (105 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (100% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (4 this week, 5 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (5 this week, 5 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 5 week-over-week (4 this week, 9 the week before).
- · Most reports in Hillcrest occur during late night (12am-6am) — 100% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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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. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.