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LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO RETIRE?
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OVERVIEWThe data in the first table (except for Rancho Bernardo), is based on FBI's UCR (Universal Crime Rate) statistics. It shows that North San Diego County's overall crime rates are lower than the national averages, implying that North San Diego County is a relatively safe place to retire to. The information in the second table is based on San Diego County Sheriff Department and (for Rancho Bernardo), the San Diego City Police Department's crime statistics. It shows the Crime Rates for North San Diego County's Individual Cities. Both tables are base on Crime Rate Statistics for the year 2005. The U.S. averages used to calculate these crime rates were: 469 Violent Crimes and 3429 Property Crimes per 100,000 people, per year. If you want even more details on this subject, please check out the crime rate information presented by the FBI, the San Diego County Sheriff Department and the San Diego City Police Department's Crime Statistics Links. The first table below compares crime rates of the Top 10 Retirement Places that are defined by David Savageau's excellent book titled "Retirement Places Rated" 1 6th edition). This book is recommended reading for all of you who are trying to decide where to live out your retirement years. It profiles, scores and ranks 203 of the most popular retirement places in the U.S. and ranks North San Diego County as the 5th Best Place To Retire. It appears however to rank North San Diego County lower than it should be, possibly because the book's crime rate data includes some higher crime rate areas that, although located in San Diego County, are not included in the area that we define as North San Diego County. We believe that if the lower crime rates of the area that we define as North San Diego County were used, the "Mean Score" would increase sufficiently to rank us as the "Number 1 Best Place" to retire to in the U.S.
Please also check out the Top 10+2 Reasons For Considering North San Diego County for Your Retirement Destination. Crime Rates of The Top 10 Rated Retirement Places 1 (Lower Numbers Indicate Lower Crime Rates) |
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| Retirement Place |
Violent (% of U.S. Avg.) |
Property (% of U.S. Avg.) |
Retirement Safety Considerations |
| Florence, OR | 24.7 | 154.4 |
Violent crime rate is very low, but property crime rate is above the U.S. average. Other retirement safety considerations may include the fact that Florence is located in a Tsunami Hazard Zone and that the local and nearby hospitals are small which may limit their capabilities. |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 43.2 | 98.3 |
Has low Violent Crime Rates. This appears to be a fairly safe retirement suburb of Phoenix. |
| Charleston, SC | 202.1 | 130.5 |
Has high Crime Rates. Also is in a hurricane area- Hugo did $7.2B damage and killed 28 people in 1989. |
| Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL | 148.1 | 120.4 |
Has high Crime Rates. Also is in a hurricane area- Hurricanes reportedly "brush" the area every 3.2 years and score a "direct hit" every 12 years. |
| North San Diego County, CA | 93.8 | 86.3 |
Overall Violent Crime Rate is below the U.S. average. Property Crime Rate
is the lowest of
the 9 Top Retirement Places for which FBI Crime Rate data
is available.
Note: The Crime Rate data
presented here are the overall rates for Oceanside, Carlsbad,
Encinitas, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido and Rancho Bernardo (approximately 92% of the N.S.D.C. population). 2005
Crime Rate data is not available
for the other North County towns and cities.
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| Tucson, AZ | 203.2 | 172.0 |
Has high Crime Rates |
| Medford-Ashland, OR | 85.2 | 165.0 |
Violent Crime Rates are below U.S. average. This appears to be an area with low violent crime rates but high property crime rates. |
| Lake Winnipesaukee, NH | No Data | No Data |
Small town probably has low crime rates. |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 349.1 | 213.7 |
Has very high crime rates. Also has frequent Hurricanes. |
| Fayetteville, AR | 108.9 | 132.5 |
Violent Crime Rates are slightly above the U.S. average. This appears to be a fairly safe retirement area. |
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Mid-2005 San Diego Sheriff's Dept. Derived Crime Rates | ||
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CITY OR TOWN |
VIOLENT
CRIMES
( %
OF U.S. AVERAGE) |
PROPERTY CRIMES (% OF U.S. AVERAGE) |
| OCEANSIDE | 108.7 | 95.9 |
| CARLSBAD | 57.5 | 77.6 |
| ENCINITAS | 46.9 | 53.4 |
| SOLANA BEACH | 27.7 | 63.6 |
| DEL MAR | 19.2 | 150.2 |
| RANCHO SANTA FE | - | - |
| VISTA | 108.7 | 81.8 |
| SAN MARCOS | 63.9 | 57.7 |
| BONSALL | - | - |
| FALLBROOK | 74.6 | 77.0 |
| VALLEY CENTER | 68.2 | 53.1 |
| ESCONDIDO | 108.7 | 105.3 |
| RANCHO BERNARDO1 | 18.3 | 48 |
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Notes: 1. From San Diego City Police Dept. Data, based on an estimated 45,000 population. |
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FBI (UCR) 2005 Universal Crime Reports (See tables 1 & 8) San Diego Sheriff's Department (Mid 2005) (A pdf file.) City of San Diego Neighborhoods Crime Rates (Dec. 2005) Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the above pdf files.
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If you are interested in purchasing a home,
Patty Anderson
will team-up with you in person, by telephone and by Email to create a list of homes that best fit your
personal requirements and then show them to you when you are available. Patty is a licensed real estate agent
with SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) credentials who is with Prudential California Realty of
Encinitas, CA. She has extensive Real Estate sales experience of all types of homes
throughout the North San Diego County area. She can help you
locate the area, community and home that best satisfies your personal needs and desires. |
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HELPING FOLKS RETIRE TO NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY |
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1. David Savageau, Retirement Places Rated, (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publications, 2004), page viii. |
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