Neighborhood overview
Serra Mesa, San Diego
Recent police-feed safety data for Serra Mesa 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
Serra Mesa reports below San Diego's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
190 / 100k local
vs San Diego 416 / 100k citywide (-54%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-50%)
Property
976 / 100k local
vs San Diego 1,609 / 100k citywide (-39%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-50%)
~30,478 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~189 days · newest report Jul 6, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (60 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (6 this week, 3 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 4 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (8 this week, 6 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.