Daly City, CA Crime Map

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Daly City, CA

Is Daly City safe to live in?

Yes — and the numbers back it up. Across all 13 neighborhoods analyzed, 100% earned either an A or B safety grade, placing Daly City's city-wide rating firmly in the Safe (B) category. Four neighborhoods — Southern Hills, Cemetery, Serramonte, and Cypress Hills — achieved A- grades, the highest tier recorded. The remaining nine neighborhoods, including Westlake (B+), Crocker (B+), and Hillside (B+), all landed in the B range. Even the areas with comparatively more activity, such as Broadmoor (B-) and Original Daly City (B), remain well within safe territory. No neighborhood in Daly City received a C, D, or F grade.

What is the crime rate in Daly City?

Daly City's overall crime grade is C- when measured against national benchmarks, but its neighborhood-level safety rating is B (Safe) — an important distinction. Looking at the most recent 90-day incident window, 888 total incidents were recorded across the city. The breakdown tells a clear story: assault accounted for 29% (260 incidents), making it the most frequently reported crime type, followed by theft at 21% (190 incidents) and vandalism at 13% (116 incidents). Lower-frequency categories include burglary (8%, 70 incidents), retail theft (7%, 63 incidents), fraud (6%, 54 incidents), and drug offenses (6%, 51 incidents). Property-related crimes — theft, burglary, and retail theft combined — represent roughly 36% of all incidents, while assault alone drives nearly a third of the total count.

What are the safest neighborhoods in Daly City?

The four top-rated neighborhoods all carry A- grades and share relatively higher median household incomes:

• Serramonte — the largest of the A-grade areas with a population of 17,480 and a median income of $114,648
• Southern Hills — population 2,465, median income $105,626
• Cemetery — population 911, median income $104,331
• Cypress Hills — a smaller enclave of 651 residents with a median income of $73,240

Just below them, five neighborhoods earned B+ grades: Westlake (pop. 20,908, income $104,451), Crocker (pop. 12,336, income $112,770), Hillside (pop. 10,972, income $91,787), Central Colma, and Sterling Park. Together, these nine A and B+ neighborhoods account for roughly 69% of all analyzed areas and cover a substantial share of Daly City's population.

Which neighborhoods in Daly City have higher crime levels?

Even Daly City's highest-crime neighborhoods remain in the B range — none dropped below a B- in the analysis. Broadmoor earned a B-, placing it at the lower end of the safety spectrum relative to the rest of the city. Bayshore, St. Francis, and Original Daly City each received straight B grades, while Hillside sits at B+. Original Daly City, with a population of 15,419 and a median income of $74,377, is the most populous of the higher-activity areas. It's worth noting that even a B- in Daly City's context still reflects a community where crime is present but not at levels that would trigger a C or below designation — a meaningful distinction when comparing cities nationally.

What types of crimes are most common in Daly City?

Based on the last 90 days of incident data (888 total), assault is the single largest crime category at 29% of all incidents (260 cases) — nearly three times the rate of burglary (8%). Theft is the second most common at 21% (190 incidents), followed by vandalism at 13% (116 incidents). Together, those three categories alone account for 63% of all reported incidents. Burglary (70 incidents), retail theft (63 incidents), fraud (54 incidents), and drug offenses (51 incidents) each represent between 6% and 8% of the total. The prevalence of assault over property crimes is a notable pattern — it suggests that while Daly City's property crime picture is relatively contained, interpersonal incidents warrant continued community attention, particularly in areas like Broadmoor and Original Daly City.

Is Daly City a good place to live and raise a family?

For most households, yes. Daly City's median household income of $99,910 and a poverty rate of just 6.7% point to a stable economic base. The unemployment rate of 4.7% is in line with healthy labor market conditions. On the housing side, a median home value of $851,030 and median rent of $2,240 reflect the premium of Bay Area living, though the city remains more accessible than neighboring San Francisco. From a safety standpoint, 30.8% of neighborhoods hold A grades and 69.2% hold B grades — meaning every single analyzed neighborhood is rated safe. Families drawn to top-rated areas like Serramonte or Westlake will find large, well-populated communities with strong safety profiles. Even in more active areas like Original Daly City or Bayshore, the B-level grades indicate manageable risk rather than cause for alarm.