Violent crime
444 per 100,000 residents, per year
162 reported in the last 12 months
−49% vs. San Diego (874)
Data through August 2026, San Diego Police Department
Crime in La Jolla, San Diego
The violent crime rate in La Jolla is 444 per 100,000 residents per year, 49% below San Diego as a whole (874). It ranks 77 of 106 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
2,918 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,065 reported in the last 12 months
+51% vs. San Diego (1,927)
All reported
3,403 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,242 reported in the last 12 months
+6% vs. San Diego (3,201)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 36,493 for La Jolla. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where La Jolla sits in San Diego, and where incidents concentrate
rank 77 of 106Loading map…
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.
La Jolla is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 77 of 106. Nearby in the ranking: Mission Hills (466), Carmel Mountain (465), Lake Murray (442), Sunset Cliffs (418).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0188XX Villa La Jolla Dr | 17 | 130 | 10% |
| 0286XX Villa La Jolla Dr | 12 | 251 | 7% |
| 036XX Tourmaline St | 6 | 14 | 4% |
| 0432XX Via Marin | 6 | 5 | 4% |
| 0534XX Nobel Dr | 5 | 7 | 3% |
“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 5 account for 28% of La Jolla’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in La Jolla |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 14 |
| Oct 2025 | 22 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 14 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| Jun 2026 | 16 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 22 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 141 | 386 | −52% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 20 | 55 | −15% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 2.7 | −27% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 648 | 1,776 | +103% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 150 | 411 | +20% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 106 | 290 | −14% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 95 | 260 | +3% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 66 | 181 | +51% |
| Drug offensesOther | 12 | 33 | −91% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 8.2 | −83% |
Source and dates
police-nibrs- Source
- San Diego Police Department, via City of San Diego Open Data (dataset police-nibrs), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 36,493 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in San Diego, CA
- All neighborhoods
- San Diego neighborhoods by reported crime rate