The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Santa Clara, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$33.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Santa Clara, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $655 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Santa Clara with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Santa Clara, CA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Santa Clara's combined rate is lower than the norm. Santa Clara sits in the 81st percentile, ahead of 81% of cities and behind 19%. The grade covers only Santa Clara's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Santa Clara is 15.22 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 93 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Santa Clara, CA report the most crime, about 348 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 122 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Santa Clara, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Santa Clara for 2025 is $33,174,215, about $250 per resident and $655 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Santa Clara Compared to Other Cities?

Santa Clara, CA:	$250
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Santa Clara is $250 per year, which is $215 less than the national average and $241 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Santa Clara:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,138 more than in Santa Clara.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $36 less than in Santa Clara

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Santa Clara for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Santa Clara	Cost per Santa Clara Resident
Murder	$3.61 million	$27
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.54 million	$34
Robbery	$3.52 million	$26
Assault	$6.56 million	$49
Kidnapping	$1.14 million	$9
Vehicle Theft	$5.14 million	$39
Burglary	$2.04 million	$15
Theft	$3.38 million	$25
Arson	$683,945	$5
Vandalism	$1.04 million	$8
Animal Cruelty	$12,578	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.30 million	$10
Identity Theft	$216,702	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$33,174,215	$250

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Santa Clara, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Santa Clara totals $49,540,406 ($373 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $82,714,621 ($622 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports, of which Santa Clara has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Santa Clara has 18, do the same, and of Santa Clara's 132,930 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Santa Clara Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Santa Clara residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.718
Robbery	0.8415
Rape	0.5627
Murder	0.0145
Total Violent Crime	3.136 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.908
Vehicle Theft	2.495
Burglary	1.693
Arson	0.2131
Total Property Crime	9.309 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1417
Drug Crimes	1.318
Vandalism	1.096
Identity Theft	0.2106
Animal Cruelty	0.0128
Total "Other" Rate	2.779 (A)

Individual Santa Clara Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Santa Clara is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Clara.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sunnyvale, CA	B+	B-	C+
Cupertino, CA	C	B+	D
Alviso, CA	D+	F	D
Campbell, CA	D	C-	D-
San Jose, CA	C+	C-	C-
Saratoga, CA	B-	B-	C-
Milpitas, CA	B-	D-	B-
Mountain View, CA	D	C	D-
Los Altos, CA	C+	B-	D+
Alum Rock, CA	C+	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Santa Clara is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Amarillo, TX	D-	D	D
Ames, IA	C	C+	C+
Auburn, WA	D-	D+	D+
Allentown, PA	B	B	B
Augusta, GA	C	C-	C-
Arden-Arcade, CA	F	F	F
Ann Arbor, MI	C-	C-	C-
Austin, TX	C-	C	C
Atlanta, GA	C	C-	C-
Aurora, IL	C+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Santa Clara is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Clara, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Santa Clara schools on SchoolGrade

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