Neighborhood overview

Serra Mesa, San Diego

Recent police-feed safety data for Serra Mesa in San Diego, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the San Diego police open-data feed.

B

Safety Index

Serra Mesa reports below San Diego's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    193 / 100k local

    vs San Diego 413 / 100k citywide (-53%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-49%)

  • Property

    900 / 100k local

    vs San Diego 1,436 / 100k citywide (-37%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-53%)

~30,478 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~161 days · newest report Jun 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (49 reports in the last 30 days)

  • · violent / persons reports up 7 week-over-week (8 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · property reports up 2 week-over-week (5 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 7 week-over-week (12 this week, 5 the week before).

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.