San Miguel, Sunnyvale, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

San Miguel is a neighborhood of 4,610 residents in Sunnyvale, about 2 miles northeast of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in San Miguel?

Violent crime in San Miguel sits near the national middle: an A, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 52% of Americans live. Assaults make up 84% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Sunnyvale as a whole grades A for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 852 of 1,000
About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood What this means

48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than San Miguel as a whole, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. San Miguel scores 852.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 787 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
B
Property crimeSafety score 675 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of San Miguel

Map of San Miguel shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in San Miguel, Sunnyvale, CA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in San Miguel in Sunnyvale, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Violent crime rates and types in San Miguel

CrimeGrade™ estimates San Miguel has about 4.7 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 65% less than the US as a whole and 16% less than Sunnyvale as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in San Miguel, about 84% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderAunder 10.010.05
RapeB+10.280.38
RobberyB20.440.62
AssaultA183.912.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when violent crime happens in Sunnyvale

The Sunnyvale Police Department polices San Miguel; these figures cover Sunnyvale as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Sunnyvale as a whole, 40% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 40% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStores and businesses (40%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (40%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary.


Violent crime in San Miguel and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to San Miguel, 7 have less violent crime. Birdland Neighbors and Sunnyvale West have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
San MiguelA852A-4,610
Snail 1 mileA-826B+8,840
Lakewood 1 mileA876A-8,680
Lowlanders 1 mileA-828B3,590
Naglee Park 8 milesD+289F13,000
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Heritage District 2 milesA869B+11,400
Ponderosa Park 2 milesA889B+14,700
Sunnyvale West 3 milesA905A-44,000
Whisman Station 3 milesA892A5,660
North Whisman 3 milesA-845A-7,350
Birdland Neighbors 3 milesA+943A6,000
Martens-Carmelita 4 milesA901A-3,200

Nearest first, with each place's distance from San Miguel. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, San Miguel is safer than 89% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
San MiguelA852A-4,610
Ridgeway, Stamford, CTA898A4,640
Suncrest, Orem, UTA-838A-4,580
Shadow Wood, Coral Springs, FLA-777A-4,600
West Plaza, Kansas City, MOB624D-4,610
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Downtown East, Minneapolis, MNB-593C+4,620
Columbus Park, Omaha, NEC-318D+4,600
Dwight, New Haven, CTD+234F4,650
Highwood, Hamden, CTD215F4,640
Central West Denver, Denver, COF0F4,610
Arbor Hill, Albany, NYF0F4,620

Jobs, density and walkability in San Miguel

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set San Miguel apart: it has 10 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 95% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with few jobs tend to report less robbery.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.10 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 89% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.95% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 80% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault. 50% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (37 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 52% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.7% where people liveUS: 21%Lower than for 62% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs San Miguel

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs San Miguel about $2.4 million a year, or $512 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $510,000, or $110 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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