How Safe Is Your Oceanside Neighborhood?

OCEANSIDE, CA — The annual crime index report from NeighborhoodScout® reveals that Oceanside has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average, compared to other communities of similar population size.

Overall the Oceanside Crime Index Score is 20 (100 is safest), making it safer than 20% of all U.S. Cities.

According to the report, the crime rate in Oceanside is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 26 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Oceanside is 1 in 39.

The Oceanside neighborhoods that were rated safest on the report include:

San Onofre / Las Flores
Leisure Village Way / Cordoba Way
Douglas Dr / Vandegrift Blvd
Mesa Dr / Sagewood Dr
N River Rd / College Blvd
Lake Blvd / Blue Sky Ln
Mesa Dr / College Blvd
Mesa Dr / N Santa Fe Ave
Sleeping Indian Rd / Burma Rd
S Pacific St / Oceanside Blvd

NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.

View Crime Prevention resources from the City of Oceanside.

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