Neighborhood overview
Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego
Recent police-feed safety data for Rancho Penasquitos 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
Rancho Penasquitos reports lower per-capita rates than San Diego citywide.
Violent (persons)
54 / 100k local
vs San Diego 420 / 100k citywide (-87%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-86%)
Property
501 / 100k local
vs San Diego 1,684 / 100k citywide (-70%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-74%)
~48,720 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)
Recent activity (53 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (4 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 7 week-over-week (1 this week, 8 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (4 this week, 5 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.