Santa Clara, CA Crime Reports & Statistics

Law Enforcement officers are individuals who ordinarily carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for sworn law enforcement representatives. (UCR Definition)

In 2009, Santa Clara, California law enforcement had 168 violent crimes reported. With a population of 111,106 in 2009, there were 15.1 occurrences of violent crimes per 10k persons in Santa Clara, California. The total known offenses in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 180, 231 and 231, respectively .

Violent crime is composed of four offenses: forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, aggravated assault, and robbery. Violent crimes involve force or threat of force. (UCR Definition)

Santa Clara, California had 6 murders in 2009. With a total population of 111106 in 2009, there were 0.5 occurrences of murder per 10k persons in Santa Clara, California. The murder rates in Santa Clara, California in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 3, 3 and 4, respectively.

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter is the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. (UCR Definition)

The total known offenses of aggravated assault in Santa Clara, California in 2009 was 79. Santa Clara had 7.1 occurrences of aggravated assault per 10k persons in a population of 111,106 in 2009. In Santa Clara there were 102 offenses in 2006, 123 in 2007, and 124 in 2008.

Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. The Program further specifies that this type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by other means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display of--or threat to use--a gun, knife, or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely result if the assault were completed. When aggravated assault and larceny-theft occur together, the offense falls under the category of robbery. (UCR Definition)

In 2009, Santa Clara, California had 63 occurrences of robberies reported to the police. With 111,106 in 2009 people living in Santa Clara, in 2009 there were 5.7 occurrences per 10k persons. Based on statistics from the FBI, there were 59 robberies in 2006, 73 in 2007 and 83 in 2008.

Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. (UCR Definition)

A property crime includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. In 2009, Santa Clara, California had 3028 property crimes. The population in 2009 for Santa Clara was 111,106 in 2009; the number of violent crimes per 10k persons was 272.5. Looking back at the previous three years in Santa Clara, California, you will see that there were 3354 property crimes in 2006, 3430 in 2007 and 3024 in 2008.

A property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The property crime category includes arson because the offense involves the destruction of property; however, arson victims may be subjected to force. Because of limited participation and varying collection procedures by local agencies, only limited data are available for arson. Arson statistics are included in trend, clearance, and arrest tables throughout Crime in the United States, but they are not included in any estimated volume data. The arson section in this report provides more information on that offense. (UCR Definition)

The total known offenses of burglary in Santa Clara, California in 2009 was 428. Burglary is part of the violent crimes category. Based on the known offenses and its population of 111,106 in 2009 in 2009, Santa Clara, California had 38.5 occurrences of burglary per 10k persons. In Santa Clara there were 595 burglary offenses in 2006, 553 in 2007, and 450 in 2008.

Burglary is defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as a burglary. Burglary in the UCR program is categorized into three sub classifications: forcible entry, unlawful entry where no force is used, and attempted forcible entry. (UCR Definition)

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Santa Clara, California had 2182 offenses of larceny-theft reported to the police in 2009. With 111,106 in 2009 people living in Santa Clara that year, there were 196.4 occurrences per 10k persons. Based on the statistics from the FBI, there were 2283 larceny-thefts in 2006, 2420 in 2007 and 2172 in 2008.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft) is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded. (UCR Definition)

In 2009, Santa Clara, California law enforcement had 418 motor vehicle thefts reported. With a population of 111,106 in 2009 in Santa Clara, there were 37.6 occurrences of motor vehicle theft per 10k persons. The total known offenses by law enforcement of this kind in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 476, 457 and 402, respectively.

Motor vehicle theft is the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The offense includes the stealing of automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc. The taking of a motor vehicle for temporary use by persons having lawful access is excluded from this definition. (UCR Definition)

The total known offenses of arson in Santa Clara in 2009 was 13. Santa Clara, California had 1.2 occurrences of arson per 10k persons in a population of 111,106 in 2009. In Santa Clara, California, the known offenses of arson were 14 in 2006, 13 in 2007, and 14 in 2008.

Arson is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. (UCR Definition)