West San Jose, San Jose, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$13.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for West San Jose, San Jose, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $334 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West San Jose with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West San Jose against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. West San Jose sits in the 80th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 80% of neighborhoods and behind 20%. The grade covers only West San Jose's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in West San Jose is 2.688 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 236 in the northeast areas to 1 in 581 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of West San Jose, San Jose, CA report the most violent crime, about 81 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West San Jose, San Jose, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in West San Jose is projected at $13,438,304 for 2025, about $120 per resident and $334 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West San Jose Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West San Jose, San Jose, CA:	$120
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $120 per resident each year in West San Jose, which is $138 less than the national average and $144 less than San Jose's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West San Jose:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $703 more than in West San Jose.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $38 less than in West San Jose

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West San Jose, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West San Jose	Cost per West San Jose Resident
Murder	$2.65 million	$24
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.68 million	$33
Robbery	$3.06 million	$27
Assault	$4.05 million	$36
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$13,438,304	$120

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West San Jose, San Jose, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in West San Jose totals $38,109,033 ($341 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $51,547,337 ($461 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West San Jose, San Jose, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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West San Jose Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 West San Jose residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.261
Robbery	0.8708
Rape	0.5426
Murder	0.0126
Total Violent Crime	2.688 (A-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in West San Jose is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West San Jose.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Loma Linda, San Jose, CA	A+	A+	A+
Rancho Rinconada, Cupertino, CA	A-	A	B-
Burbank, San Jose, CA	D	D	D-
Birdland Neighbors, Sunnyvale, CA	A+	A+	A+
Rose Garden, San Jose, CA	B+	C-	B
Ponderosa Park, Sunnyvale, CA	A+	A-	A
Willow Glen, San Jose, CA	A-	C	B+
Cambrian Park, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-
Sunnyvale West, Sunnyvale, CA	A	A	A-
Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA	A	B-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West San Jose is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B-
Bull Mountain, Tigard, OR	C+	B+	B+
Bullard, Fresno, CA	C	C	C
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	C
Near North Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	C-
Cal Young, Eugene, OR	D	A-	A-
Cambrian Park, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-
Camelback East, Phoenix, AZ	D+	C-	C-
West End, Tacoma, WA	D+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, West San Jose is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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