San Jose, CA Crime Map

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About San Jose Crime

Is San Jose safe?

San Jose earns a city-wide Safety Rating of Safe (B) based on analysis of 392 neighborhoods. A striking 78% of neighborhoods received grades of A or B, meaning the majority of the city's 1.79 million residents live in areas with low to moderate crime. More specifically, 53.6% of neighborhoods — 210 out of 392 — earned a Grade A, and another 24.5% (96 neighborhoods) landed at Grade B. At the other end of the spectrum, only 10.4% of neighborhoods received a D or F grade, concentrated in areas like Edge, El Rancho Verde, and Lochridge / Luby. Neighborhoods such as Silver Creek (population 10,576, median income $243,662) and Graystone (median income $220,803) exemplify the high-safety, high-income corridors that define much of San Jose's residential landscape.

What is the crime rate in San Jose?

San Jose carries an overall Crime Grade of C- at the city level, which reflects the aggregate across all 392 analyzed neighborhoods — including commercial corridors and transitional zones that weigh down the average. However, the neighborhood-level picture is considerably more optimistic: 53.6% of neighborhoods grade out at A, 24.5% at B, 11.5% at C, 7.9% at D, and just 2.6% (10 neighborhoods) at F. In practical terms, that means roughly 9 out of 10 San Jose neighborhoods fall at C or above. Higher-crime concentrations are found in a small cluster of areas — Edge, El Rancho Verde, Northwood, and Alvin / Burdette among them — while the vast majority of the city's residential neighborhoods post grades that are well above the national average for cities of comparable size.

What are the safest neighborhoods in San Jose?

Of the 392 neighborhoods analyzed, 210 received a Grade A — and 10 earned the top mark of A+. The data-richest picture of safety comes from looking at both crime grades and income levels together:

• Silver Creek — A+, population 10,576, median income $243,662. The largest of the A+ neighborhoods and one of the most affluent in the city.
• Country View Estates — A+, median income $228,163. A smaller enclave (1,598 residents) with consistently low crime.
• Graystone — A+, population 2,558, median income $220,803.
• Woodside of Almaden — A+, median income $218,414.
• Basking Ridge — A+, population 1,516, median income $177,657.
• Burning Tree — A+, median income $143,833, despite a smaller population of just 939.
• Ruskin — A+, median income $137,796.
• Comanche — A+, population 2,215, median income $122,118.
• Serenade — A+, population 2,319, median income $90,441 — demonstrating that top safety grades are not exclusive to the highest-income areas.

Collectively, these neighborhoods illustrate that safe living options exist across a range of income levels in San Jose, from the $90K median of Serenade to the $243K median of Silver Creek.

Which neighborhoods in San Jose have the highest crime?

Out of 392 neighborhoods, 31 received a D grade (7.9%) and 10 received an F grade (2.6%), meaning roughly 1 in 10 San Jose neighborhoods falls into the higher-crime tier. The neighborhoods with the lowest safety grades include Edge, El Rancho Verde, Lochridge / Luby, and Northwood — all graded F+ — along with Alvin / Burdette, which grades at D-. These areas account for a disproportionate share of the city's overall crime activity and are the primary reason the city-wide Crime Grade sits at C- despite the majority of individual neighborhoods scoring much higher. Residents and prospective renters researching these ZIP codes should weigh the neighborhood-level grade alongside the city-wide figure for the most accurate picture.

Is San Jose a good place to live in 2026?

By the numbers, San Jose presents a compelling case. The median household income of $117,324 is well above the national median, and the unemployment rate of 4.6% reflects the city's continued role as the economic engine of Silicon Valley. The poverty rate of 8.3% is relatively low for a major metro. On the housing side, a median home value of $924,059 and median rent of $2,232 place San Jose firmly in the high-cost tier — but those figures also correlate with the strong safety profile: 78% of neighborhoods grade A or B, and more than half of all 392 analyzed neighborhoods earn an A. For families prioritizing safety, neighborhoods like Silver Creek, Graystone, and Basking Ridge offer A+ crime grades alongside median incomes that exceed $177,000. Even more moderately priced A+ neighborhoods like Serenade and Comanche (median incomes in the $90K–$122K range) demonstrate that safe, livable options exist across San Jose's economic spectrum.

How does San Jose's neighborhood safety vary across the city?

The spread across San Jose's 392 neighborhoods is notable. At the top, 210 neighborhoods (53.6%) earn an A grade — a figure that speaks to the city's substantial safe residential base. Add in the 96 B-grade neighborhoods (24.5%) and you account for 306 of 392 neighborhoods, or 78% of the city, in the safe tier. The middle tier — 45 neighborhoods at C (11.5%) — represents areas with moderate crime that may be improving or stabilizing. The bottom tier, 41 neighborhoods at D or F (10.4% combined), is geographically concentrated rather than spread evenly, meaning most of San Jose's residential areas are insulated from the crime patterns found in places like Edge or Northwood. This concentration effect is important context: the city-wide C- grade is pulled down by a relatively small number of high-crime neighborhoods, while the typical San Jose resident lives in an A or B neighborhood.