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Crime rates for Los Altos, CA
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POPULATION
27,585
Los Altos Crime Rates
Los Altos Crime Data
CRIME INDEX
71
100 is safest
This city is safer than 71% of the cities in the US.
city Annual Crimes
| VIOLENT | PROPERTY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 288 | 298 |
| annual crimes per 1,000 residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.36 | 10.44 | 10.80 |
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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 4.7
- MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
- in Los Altos
1 in 2759 - in California
1 in 178
| Los Altos | California |
|---|
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
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Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 34.3
- MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
- in Los Altos
1 in 96 - in California
1 in 28
| Los Altos | California |
|---|
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 95 | 173 | 16 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 3.44 | 6.27 | 0.58 |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
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Crimes Per Square Mile
| Los Altos | California |
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- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 49.6
Los Altos is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (71%) and also has a lower crime rate than about 90% of the communities in California, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Los Altos is one in 93 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 51.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Los Altos, and we found that the crime rate in Los Altos is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Los Altos is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Los Altos does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Los Altos.
For Los Altos, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Los Altos than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2759, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Los Altos is below average compared to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Los Altos than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 96.
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