Have you ever wondered which days of week are most common for vehicle break-ins, stolen cars, burglaries, robberies and other crimes? What about times of day? What about your neighborhood, your street…? For cities and communities served by the San Diego County Sheriff, crime reports can be viewed on maps and received through automated e-mail alerts via crimemapping.com.
To give you an idea of the types of information you can view from this website, below are a few crimemapping.com screenshots of various areas of San Marcos. Keep in mind that each map has a completely different number of homes, businesses, roads and open space, so the number of crimes in each area are not meant to compare against one another. Also note, for these screenshots, we limited the types of crimes to: Burglary, Robbery, Motor Vehicle Theft, Vehicle Break-In/Theft.
BURGLARY: Unlawful entry of a structure to commit a theft or other felony.
ROBBERY: Taking property from a person by force, threat of force, or fear.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: Theft of a car, truck, motorcycle, or any motor vehicle.
VEHICLE BREAK-IN THEFT: Theft of articles from a vehicle.
Crime Within 2 Mile Radius of San Marcos Community Center (1/24-7/23)
Crime Within 2 Mile Radius of Lake San Marcos / San Elijo Area (1/24-7/23)
Crime Within 2 Mile Radius of NW San Marcos (1/25-7/24)
Crime Within 2 Mile Radius of Mission Hills High (1/24-7/23)
Below is a list of each symbol that you will see on CrimeMapping.com and its definition.
Crime Mapping Symbols & Definitions
ARSON: Willful, malicious burning of a structure, vehicle, or personal property.
ASSAULT: Attack on a person to commit injury. Aggravated assault usually includes a deadly weapon and simple assault does not. Domestic violence is not included.
BURGLARY: Unlawful entry of a structure to commit a theft or other felony.
DISTURBING THE PEACE: Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace.
DRUGS / ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS:
- Drug Abuse Violations – The violation of laws prohibiting the production, cultivation, manufacture, distribution, possession and/or use of certain controlled substances.
- Liquor Laws – The violation of laws prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, not including driving under the influence and drunkenness.
DUI: Driving or operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
FRAUD: The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another person or other entity to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right.
HOMICIDE: Unlawful killing of one person by another.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: Theft of a car, truck, motorcycle, or any motor vehicle.
ROBBERY: Taking property from a person by force, threat of force, or fear.
SEX CRIMES:
- Rape – Carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
- Prostitution – Engaging in or soliciting sexual activities for money or other compensation.
- Sex Offenses – Lewd or obscene conduct such as indecent exposure or peeping.
THEFT / LARCENY: Unlawful taking of property from another person. Embezzlement, forgery, check fraud, and theft from a vehicle are excluded.
VANDALISM: Willful, malicious destruction, damage, or defacement of property.
VEHICLE BREAK-IN THEFT: Theft of articles from a vehicle.
WEAPONS: Violation of laws prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession or use of deadly weapons.
MULTIPLE CRIMES AT ONE LOCATION: This symbol represents multiple crimes at the exact same location. Clicking on the crime will bring up a page-by-page list of the crimes.
