Safety index · San Diego · data through August 2026
Is University safe?
University records more reported crime than most San Diego communities. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — 23 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 35th of 53 San Diego communities — based on 310 incidents reported to the San Diego Police within 1 km of the community center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to San Diego — a typical San Diego community sits near 53. It ranks University 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 | 143 · 46% | |
| Violent crime | 35 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 · 8% | |
| Vehicle crime | 33 · 11% | |
| Other | 43 · 14% | |
| Public order | 12 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in University at night?
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Common questions
Is University safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 0% of severity-weighted incidents in University are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in University?
Other theft — 143 of 310 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the community center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the University 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.