Santa Cruz, California Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 376 violent crimes in Santa Cruz CA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 612.92. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 8%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other California cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Santa Cruz, CA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Santa Cruz, CA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 553 972.56
2011 480 791.41
2012 433 710.98
2013 407 651.02
2014 173 272.70
2015 499 778.76
2016 521 801.92
2017 409 627.96
2018 390 593.79
2019 389 596.05
2020 309 474.85
2022 447 725.06
2023 412 667.16
2024 376 612.92