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Safety index · San Diego · data through October 2026

Is Mid-City: Eastern Area safe?

Mid-City: Eastern Area records more reported crime than most San Diego communities. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — 20 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 36th of 53 San Diego communities — based on 351 incidents reported to the San Diego Police within 1 km of the community center over the 8 months to October 2026.

30/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mid-City: Eastern Area — higher is safer. 36th of 53 San Diego communities.

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 Mid-City: Eastern Area against other communities here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (16% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

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

College Grove Drive54th Street community center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the community center351 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mid-City: Eastern Area center · San Diego Police data through October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the community center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
57 · 16%
Other theft
142 · 40%
Criminal damage & arson
28 · 8%
Other
55 · 16%
Public order
18 · 5%
Vehicle crime
25 · 7%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Mid-City: Eastern Area at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Mid-City: Eastern Area safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Mid-City: Eastern Area?

Violent crime — 57 of 351 incidents (16%) reported within 1 km of the community center over the 8 months to October 2026.

How is the Mid-City: Eastern Area 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.