Safety index · San Diego · data through October 2026
Is La Jolla safe?
La Jolla shows a typical level of reported crime for San Diego. Its SafeRoute safety index is 44 out of 100 — 6 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 30th of 53 San Diego communities — based on 191 incidents reported to the San Diego Police within 1 km of the community center over the 8 months to October 2026.
DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to San Diego — a typical San Diego community sits near 50. It ranks La Jolla against other communities here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 41% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 0% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 79 · 41% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 26 · 14% | |
| Violent crime | 16 · 8% | |
| Other | 29 · 15% | |
| Burglary | 10 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 16 · 8% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in La Jolla at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Pacific Beach22/100 · High risk
- University30/100 · Elevated
- Clairemont Mesa61/100 · Moderate
- Mission Beach28/100 · Elevated
- Mission Bay Park66/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is La Jolla safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 44/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in La Jolla?
Other theft — 79 of 191 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the community center over the 8 months to October 2026.
How is the La Jolla safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the San Diego Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the community center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within San Diego, so scores compare communities to each other and cannot be read against another city's.