These San Diego neighborhoods had essentially the most crimes in 2023, information reveals

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Crime numbers throughout the nation fell final 12 months in comparison with 2022, in keeping with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the latest information publicly launched by San Diego Affiliation of Governments (SANDAG) in October’s mid-year crime report additionally confirmed a downward development in crime regionally.

Nevertheless, almost 40,000 property crimes and about 13,500 crimes in opposition to folks had been reported to the San Diego Police Division (SDPD) from January to December of final 12 months.

In line with the most recent crime information from SDPD, there was a complete of 13,462 “crimes in opposition to individuals” in 2023.

“Crimes in opposition to individuals” embrace homicide, negligent manslaughter, justifiable murder, rape, sodomy, sexual assault with objects, fondling, aggravated assault, easy assault, intimidation, kidnapping/abduction, incest, statutory rape, human trafficking-commercial intercourse acts, and human trafficking involuntary servitude.

The highest 5 neighborhoods the place “crimes in opposition to individuals” had been reported essentially the most final 12 months had been:

• East Village (850)
• Pacific Seaside (459)
• Core-Columbia (419)
• Hillcrest (376)
• Gaslamp (369)

As well as, 37,676 crimes in opposition to property had been reported in San Diego final 12 months. Crimes in opposition to property embrace 12 offenses — theft, housebreaking, larceny, theft, motorcar theft, arson, destruction of property, counterfeiting/forgery, fraud, embezzlement, extortion/blackmail, bribery and stolen property.

In line with SDPD information, there have been over a thousand property crimes reported in every of the eight following neighborhoods:

• San Ysidro (1,784)
• Mission Valley East (1,539)
• College Metropolis (1,231)
• Pacific Seaside (1,155)
• Halfway District (1,135)
• Mira Mesa (1,125)
• East Village (1,112)
• North Park (1,064)

SANDAG’s mid-year crime report stated the commonest offenses in San Diego within the first half of 2023 had been larceny/theft, easy assault, destruction of property, drug narcotic violations and motorcar thefts.

It additionally confirmed that whereas most crime classes decreased in 2023 from 2022, there have been will increase reported in aggravated assault, intimidation, drug gear violations and prostitution.

To view an entire model of SDPD’s crime information from 2023, go to the Metropolis of San Diego’s annual crime studies webpage.