Safety index · San Diego · data through October 2026
Is Mission Valley safe?
Mission Valley records a high level of reported crime for San Diego. Its SafeRoute safety index is 14 out of 100 — 36 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 48th of 53 San Diego communities — based on 918 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 Mission Valley 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 46% 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 | 421 · 46% | |
| Violent crime | 101 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 73 · 8% | |
| Vehicle crime | 96 · 10% | |
| Other | 120 · 13% | |
| Drugs | 55 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Mission Valley 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
- Serra Mesa58/100 · Moderate
- Mid-City: Normal Heights28/100 · Elevated
- Linda Vista30/100 · Elevated
- North Park16/100 · High risk
- Uptown14/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Mission Valley safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 14/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Mission Valley?
Other theft — 421 of 918 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the community center over the 8 months to October 2026.
How is the Mission Valley 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.