City Heights West, CA Crime Rates: Stats & Map

Total crime NAT. AVG.

74%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

16%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2023 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2024; this is the most current data available.

City Heights West crime rates are not available from the FBI's UCR (uniform crime reporting) program, as a result, estimates are displayed in the table above. The crime reporting program from the FBI does cover more than 98% of the larger metropolitan areas, which represents more than 309 million U.S. residents. This data is gathered from more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies which include tribal, state, county, college, university and city levels. However, the FBI does not report crime on a neighborhood level, therefore estimates were used to calculate the City Heights West crime data. These estimates take into account the overall San Diego crime rates (violent and property), as well as multiple other factors which include: poverty rates, unemployment rates, income, educational achievement, home prices, rent prices and population density. To view crime rates on a block group level, the City Heights West crime map below provides a hyper-local overview of all crimes reported throughout San Diego.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	City Heights West_{/100k people}	San Diego_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	30,731	2,250 (estimate)	2,230	2,834	2,281
Murder	40	n/a	2.9	5.0	5.7
Rape	296	n/a	21.5	36.4	38.0
Robbery	1,204	n/a	87.4	128.3	66.5
Assault	4,219	n/a	306.1	338.6	264.1
Violent crime	5,759	632 (estimate)	418	508	364
Burglary	2,777	n/a	201.5	347.4	250.7
Theft	15,419	n/a	1,118.7	1,466.0	1,347.2
Vehicle theft	6,776	n/a	491.6	512.2	318.7
Property crime	24,972	1,618 (estimate)	1,812	2,326	1,917

City Heights West crime map

The City Heights West crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in City Heights West as reported by the local law enforcement agencies. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The City Heights West crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level. Please note that the red areas on the City Heights West crime map does not always indicate that it is a dangerous area for its residents. Areas on the heat map could be inflated if they are located in high traffic areas like airports, sports centers or large parks. Other areas on the heat map could see increased crime rates if they are located in major tourist areas like the downtown core.

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Crime Quick Facts

City Heights West crime rates are 1% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in City Heights West are 74% higher than the national average
In City Heights West you have a 1 in 45 chance of becoming a victim of crime
City Heights West is safer than 46% of the cities in California
Year over year crime in San Diego has decreased by 1%

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Daily Crime In City Heights West (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in City Heights West

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in City Heights West is 1 in 159

The chance of being a victim of property crime in City Heights West is 1 in 62

The chance of being a victim of crime in City Heights West is 1 in 45

Year Over Year Crime In San Diego (per 100,000 people)

San Diego police department

Item	City Heights West	San Diego	California
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	2,481	51,506
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.9	3.6

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	79,891	232	266

There are a total of 79,891 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 232 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Granite Hills, CA	4,020	138	632	770
Crest, CA	2,721	155	708	863
Jamul, CA	5,776	165	756	922
Bonita, CA	12,470	194	886	1,080
Santee, CA	57,407	292	957	1,249
Imperial Beach, CA	27,334	359	921	1,280
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	19,327	244	1,117	1,361
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	418	1,812	2,230

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dallas, TX	1,338,846	672	4,030	4,702
San Antonio, TX	1,529,133	694	5,395	6,089
Philadelphia, PA	1,581,531	983	5,057	6,040
Phoenix, AZ	1,658,422	785	2,484	3,269
San Jose, CA	1,029,409	274	1,256	1,530
San Diego, CA	1,414,545	418	1,812	2,230

Source: The City Heights West, San Diego, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2023. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

City Heights West, San Diego, CA Crime Rates