Safety index · San Diego · data through October 2026
Is Midway-Pacific Highway safe?
Midway-Pacific Highway records a high level of reported crime for San Diego. Its SafeRoute safety index is 11 out of 100 — 39 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 52nd of 53 San Diego communities — based on 1,291 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 Midway-Pacific Highway 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 32% 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 | 412 · 32% | |
| Drugs | 259 · 20% | |
| Violent crime | 124 · 10% | |
| Other | 272 · 21% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 57 · 4% | |
| Public order | 65 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Midway-Pacific Highway 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
- Old Town San Diego13/100 · High risk
- Uptown14/100 · High risk
- Mission Bay Park66/100 · Moderate
- Ocean Beach12/100 · High risk
- Peninsula53/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Midway-Pacific Highway safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 11/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Midway-Pacific Highway?
Other theft — 412 of 1,291 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the community center over the 8 months to October 2026.
How is the Midway-Pacific Highway 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.