Number of crimes per 100,000 people (including violent and property), reported to law enforcement. Reflecting most recent data available (2019).
The number of overall crimes in San Diego County have been declining since we began measuring this indicator. The report below shows the following charts: Data by Year and Region. Simply click the report's forward or back arrow to view each chart. (Reports are best viewed and printed in Google Chrome.)
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Crime can have a significant impact on the well-being of the population and contributes to premature death and disability, poor mental health, and lost productivity. Exposure to crime and violence has been shown to increase stress, which may:
Neighborhoods with high violence are thought to encourage isolation and therefore inhibit the social support needed to cope with stressful events. Evaluations, such as the County Health Rankings, measure crime statistics as indicators for success.
SANDAG’s Criminal Justice Research Division supports local criminal
justice planning and policy-making by providing analyses of crime
occurrence, crime trends, response to crime in the region and other
topics of interest to criminal justice agencies, school
administrators, public officials, city and county administrators,
social service and health agencies, and the general public.
Other related indicators such as Unintentional Injuries, Violent Crime, and Property Crime are reported below. The report below shows the following charts: Data by Year, HHSA Service Region, City and Sub-regional Areas. Simply click the report's forward or back arrow to view each chart.
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