Violent crime
501 per 100,000 residents, per year
48 reported in the last 12 months
−43% vs. San Diego (874)
Data through August 2026, San Diego Police Department
Crime in Talmadge, San Diego
The violent crime rate in Talmadge is 501 per 100,000 residents per year, 43% below San Diego as a whole (874). It ranks 74 of 106 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
1,191 per 100,000 residents, per year
114 reported in the last 12 months
−38% vs. San Diego (1,927)
All reported
1,807 per 100,000 residents, per year
173 reported in the last 12 months
−44% vs. San Diego (3,201)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 9,575 for Talmadge. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Talmadge sits in San Diego, and where incidents concentrate
rank 74 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.
Talmadge is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 74 of 106. Nearby in the ranking: Alta Vista (509), Ocean Crest (505), Mission Hills (466), Carmel Mountain (465).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0144XX Menlo Ave | 9 | 8 | 19% |
| 0250XX Collwood Blvd | 8 | 11 | 17% |
| 0344XX 44th St | 6 | 6 | 13% |
“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 3 account for 48% of Talmadge’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 Talmadge |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 43 | 449 | −44% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 5 | 52 | −19% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 44 | 460 | +34% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 36 | 376 | −57% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 19 | 198 | −22% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 10 | 104 | −69% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 5 | 52 | −56% |
| Drug offensesOther | 8 | 84 | −76% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 31 | −37% |
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
- 9,575 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in San Diego, CA
- All neighborhoods
- San Diego neighborhoods by reported crime rate