Los Altos, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Los Altos in green. The most dangerous areas in Los Altos are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Los Altos, CA Safe from Assault?

The B grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US city. Los Altos is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Los Altos's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Los Altos is 1.154 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Los Altos generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Los Altos may be as high as 1 in 311 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,345 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northwest parts of Los Altos, CA: about 9 per year. The southwest part of Los Altos has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Los Altos's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Los Altos to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Los Altos is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Los Altos, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Los Altos about $1,324,691 in 2025, or roughly $33 per resident. This is part of Los Altos's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Los Altos, including every crime type and how Los Altos compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Los Altos's crime maps on the Los Altos overall crime page.

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Individual Los Altos Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Los Altos is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Los Altos.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Mountain View, CA	D	C	D-	C+
Los Altos Hills, CA	B	C+	C	B
Sunnyvale, CA	B+	B-	C+	B
Cupertino, CA	C	B+	D	A-
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	F	C-
Stanford, CA	D-	C-	F	C
Portola Valley, CA	B-	D+	C+	C
Santa Clara, CA	A-	C	B	C+
East Palo Alto, CA	C-	D	D+	D+
Menlo Park, CA	C-	D+	D+	C-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Los Altos is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Indian Trail, NC	C+	B+	B+	B
Long Beach, NY	B	C	C	C
Linton Hall, VA	A-	A	A	B+
Laurel, MS	B+	A-	A-	B-
Lake Wales, FL	A-	B-	B-	C
La Quinta, CA	C	C-	C-	C-
La Puente, CA	C	C-	C-	D+
Kearney, NE	C	B	B	B-
Jamestown, NY	C-	D	D	D
Saratoga Springs, NY	B-	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Los Altos, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 75% actual proficiency versus 65% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Los Altos schools on SchoolGrade

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