Crime in Kearny Mesa, San Diego

About 108,741 people work in Kearny Mesa, 20 times its 5,575 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Kearny Mesa on a weekday live somewhere else. The counts, and how they change from year to year, say more than the rate.

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 5,575 for Kearny Mesa. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.

1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.

SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.

Kearny Mesa is among the highest in the city: rank 6 of 106. Nearby in the ranking: Core-Columbia (3,694), Mission Beach (3,429), Cortez (2,599), Mission Valley East (2,427).

“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 40XX Menlo Ave), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 7 account for 35% of Kearny Mesa’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.