Healthcare & Safety — El Cajon, California

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTRN/A starsN/A
GROSSMONT HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
PALOMAR HEALTH DOWNTOWN CAMPUSN/A starsN/A
TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
NH Camp PendletonN/A starsN/A
SHARP CHULA VISTA MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
NMC San DiegoN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.254%
Adult Smoking0.102%
Uninsured0.0727566314%
Physical Inactivity0.183%
Excessive Drinking0.2302881894%
Poor Health0.164%
Children Poverty0.116%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceCALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL - EL CAJON 680N/A mi
PoliceEL CAJON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceGROSSMONT - CUYAMACA COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE DISTRICT - CUYAMACA CAMPUSN/A mi
FireHeartland Fire and Rescue El Cajon Station 8N/A mi
FireSan Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Station 19N/A mi
FireHeartland Fire and Rescue El Cajon Station 6N/A mi
EMSEL CAJON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 8N/A mi
EMSBALBOA AMBULANCE INCORPORATEDN/A mi
EMSSAN MIGUEL CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT STATION 19N/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes271
Fatalities288
Fatality Rate (per 100K)8.7
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities99

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 195.0%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)27.82
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.