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Safest San Jose Neighborhoods
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POPULATION
893,889

CRIME INDEX
33
100 is safest
This city is safer than 33% of the cities in the US.
city Annual Crimes
| VIOLENT | PROPERTY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 3,392 | 23,124 | 26,516 |
| annual crimes per 1,000 residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3.79 | 25.87 | 29.66 |
| San Jose | California |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 24 | 260 | 788 | 2,320 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.03 | 0.29 | 0.88 | 2.60 |
| 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 |
| San Jose | California |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 3,643 | 14,708 | 4,524 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 4.08 | 16.45 | 5.06 |
| 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 |
| San Jose | California |
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San Jose has an overall crime rate of 30 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in San Jose is 1 in 34. How does San Jose fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? San Jose's crime rate is lower than approximately 60% of California communities.
However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to San Jose, and we found that the crime rate in San Jose is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in San Jose occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in San Jose – such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder – is 1 in 264. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in San Jose – burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson – is 26 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.




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